Celestia was in her room pacing around, briefly pausing to gaze one more into the idrningite necklace, before returning to pacing. "Come on Celestia, you aren't going to get Spike back by hesitating." She took a deep breath and exhaled before finally trying to communicate with Spike through the necklace.

Spike saw his necklace glowing while he was steering the ship towards the Ruined Lighthouse and called out, "Bonnie Anne, take the wheel, I've got a call to take."

Bonnie Anne raised an eyebrow, "A call?" before noticing her captain's glowing necklace and saying, "Ah, idrningite, I get it." before taking the wheel to continue to the Ruined Lighthouse.

Spike looked at the necklace and his eyes widened when he realized who was using the other necklace, "M-Mother!? How did you get aunt Luna's necklace!?"

Celestia sighed, "I'm not at liberty to reveal that, but know that we talked me and her in-depth about the pain you're going through. With it all culminating in you suffering from gilded cage syndrome and I'm sorry son. But listen to me my son, I understand you want to have some fun in life, and you have every right to be happy. The life of a royal was never an easy one, both Luna and I know that very well, but running away from your problems never solved anything. Please, is there anything I can do or say to convince you to come back home?" she pleaded as tears streamed down her face.

Spike started tearing up, taking his helmet off to reveal his face, "Mother... I must admit, I do feel homesick, but something happened to one of my crewmates... she died, no, she was murdered. I can't come back until I avenge her death... Please, let me do this, it's important to me."

Celestia wiped the tears from her face, "I see that this crewmate was important to you, and I can understand your desire to administer justice to her killer better then anyone. I told you of the things I did after your late father was killed by the pirate Pontius while protecting the kingdom as head of the royal navy. But please, you must understand that this drive for vengeance will do you no good as it did me. You've already lost your hand and I can't bare you getting even more injured or worse. So please, please come home son..."

Spike sighed and said to his mother, with tears in his eyes. "I promise mother, I promise I'll come home safe when the time is right."

"Spike," was the last word she got out as she was cut off from Spike using a dragon smoke spell to disconnect them. Celestia sighed, "I just hope that time is soon..."

As Spike started to leave his quarters, he put his necklace in his sea chest. He didn't want to completely cut off contact from his mother, but he still needed some time to himself. As he went back up to the deck, Bonnie Anne had docked by the Ruined Lighthouse. Spike asked Morgan, "Ok, where to now?"

Morgan read the will and explained the first test, "It says we have to find the grave of Captain Gunn's first mate, Honest Ned, and there'll be more there."

Spike groaned, "Great, we've gone from a treasure hunt to defiling graves. Gunn couldn't have made it any easier?"

Rainbow Dash shrugged, "I've heard Gunn was a tricky pirate."

Spike sighed, "Well, let's get to it." yet upon exiting the ship and even getting a few steps on the island, a rotting undead ran through the bushes and lunged at Spike.

"Captain!" shouted Bonnie as she immediately cast her signature fox fire upon the zombie, turning it into char.

"Dear Auntie," Spike gasped, his only hand on his rapidly beating heart. "What was that?"

"I-I-It looked like one of the undead," answered Time Turner in horror and disgust.

"By Celestia," cried Adagio. "We can't stay here. What if this was just a lone straggler and this entire island is full of them?"

"Then its a risk we'll have to take," steeled Spike. "We need that treasure if we're going to be able to avenge Zecora."

"And just how do you expect us to get through what could be zombie island?" questioned a bewildered Rainbow Dash.

"I DON'T KNOW," yelled Spike, his voice full of anger and rage that it would have scared away the nearby birds had the island had any to speak of.

Bonnie Anne shushed Spike, "The undead might not be the sharpest knives in the drawer, but they can still hear. Listen, I know a cloaking spell that might help, but it won't stop us from being heard, so if I cast it, everyone needs to be quiet as a mouse."

Rainbow Dash nodded, "Good, that should help us get past these freaks."

Bonnie Anne snapped her fingers and a cloud of purple smoke enveloped them. At first, it looked like nothing happened, and Spike said, "Are you sure it worked?"

Bonnie nodded, "We can see each other, but nobody else can. Now let's get moving." before the group headed deeper into the graveyard, looking at tombstones, but to no avail.

After what must have been hours of searching, they hadn't found Honest Ned's grave, and there was only one more place to look, a strange hollow that led deeper into the graveyard.

Spike sighed, "We've got no choice, it's the last place left." before walking into the hollow. As he entered, they were attacked by more undead pirates, which Bonnie Anne quickly dealt with, with her signature Foxfire spell.

"So, you be the ones who are destroying me children will you!" said an unknown voice from seemingly everywhere. "Now, I an' ! show you why you afraid of the dark!"

As the voice spoke, a giant skeletal bull was formed out of scattered bones and Spike growled, "Shit, a necromancer!"

As the skeletal bull charged and trashed at them, destroying everything in the process and almost stomping or impaling one of them on its horns. Bulk Biceps managed to halt its rampage by tanking its latest charge and grabbing ahold its horns.

"Captain, find the guy controlling this thing, I can't hold it for long," he said through gritted as his feet dug into the ground from the skeletal bull's immense strength.

Spike nodded his head as he immediately looked around to try and find where the one controlling this monstrosity was, to no avail.

"Screw this," he spat in exasperation. "Bonnie," he shouted to her, getting the fox girls attention. "Burn this entire hollow to the ground," he ordered.

"But captain," said Rainbow Dash. "That's-"

"We have no time, just do it," he shouted over her.

"Take cover everyone," Bonnie immediately warned a few seconds ahead of time as she unleashed a great surge of fox fire while everyone scrambled for cover.

"GAHHHHHHH," cried Bulk Biceps as his entire back was singed from the fox fire while he was still wrestling with the bull.

"By Celestia," said Rainbow Dash as poor Bulk Biceps was forced to endure such pain and at the whole place being suddenly set ablaze. All of the dead trees and other such plants making it easy for the fire to spread throughout the place. Yet in the midst of it all, a new figure was soon seen scurrying about the place.

"There he is!" spotted Adagio from behind the cover of a toppled statue.

"I've got him," answered Spike as he leapt towards the necromancer, immune to the flames that now surrounded them. "Take this you bastard," he roared as he swung his blade at the individual in midair. Only to be shocked as his blade ricocheted off the necromancer's upheld arm.

"Not too bright," hissed the necromancer as his hood burned away to reveal nothing but a skull.

"Shit," Spike said as the necromancer swiftly grabbed ahold of Spikes neck in retaliation, where he began to feel his lifeforce being drained away from him.

"Captain," cried Rainbow Dash, as she lost herself in reckless abandon upon seeing her Prince in mortal danger. Causing her to dash and leap towards the necromancer to save Spike, not caring as the flames caught onto her and licked at her wings. Making her appear as a fiery angel in the process, which caused the necromancer to become momentarily stunned in complete shock. Something that would cost him his life as Rainbow Dash swiftly used her built up momentum to deliver a powerful kick to the necromancer's skull, shattering it upon impact. Which caused the skeletal bull to instantly fall apart without its master's magic.

"Woah," whispered Morgan as she watched the scene unfold. Not understanding why this newcomer would put herself through such an ordeal to save Spike. Though wasn't given much time to ponder of it as the place all around them continued to burn and the creaking and snapping of the trees soon started.

"WE'VE GOT TO GET OUTTA HERE," yelled Time Turner over the roaring of the flames.

"I'LL CREATE A PATH," said Adagio as she used her Siren powers to blow a path through the flames.

"QUICKLY EVERYONE, MOVE," said Bonnie as they all quickly ran through the rapidly closing pathway Adagio created, while Rainbow Dash carried the unconscious Spike.

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