As Spike and Rainbow Dash walked around Flotsam, looking for someone to repair the mast, Rainbow Dash couldn't help but noticed that Spike's muscles looked much more toned, and slightly bigger. She asked, "Hey Spike, do you feel any different since recovering from those wounds?"

Spike looked at her with a confused look, "What do you mean Mythic Jewel?"

She blushed lightly and said, "W-Well... ever since you recovered, your muscles, they look bigger and more well-toned."

Spike looked at his arms and noticed she was right, "Huh, I never noticed that... that's weird... It might be my dragon heritage, but I've never noticed it..."

Rainbow Dash nodded, "I understand. Let's get to the shipyard to see if we can get the mast fixed."

Spike smiled, "First, we're going to the tavern. I want to talk in private with a drink."

Rainbow Dash raised an eyebrow but nodded, "Sure thing captain." before the two of them walked up to the Hole in the Wall Tavern. "So, what did you want to talk about Cap'n?"

As Spike took a swig of his drink, he said, "Nothing important, just the fact that-" before splashing his drink in Rainbow Dash's face, causing the hair dye to run and reveal her rainbow-colored hair. "-you're Rainbow Dash."

As Spike splashed his drink in her face, Rainbow Dash coughed and got angry, only to realize that the hair dye was running and Spike knew who she was, "M-My lord!? You knew it was me the whole time!?"

Spike tossed Rainbow Dash a rag to dry herself off and nodded, "Not the whole time, I figured it out during that poker game of yours." before blushing a little bit as he said, "I never forget an ass as perfect and toned as yours, especially after that jock strap incident."

Rainbow Dash blushed as he complemented her ass, and even more so when he brought up the jock strap incident. She gulped, "Ok, you know the truth then, so why didn't you throw me off the ship when you got the chance?"

Spike sipped some of his drink, "I wanted to wait, partially because your loyalty to me as a captain seems to outweigh your loyalty to the HMS Pinafore."

Rainbow Dash nodded quietly, "You're right, it does. It's not my place to tell you how to live your life, and I can't say I understand why you chose to do so, but I've never seen you happier than you are now."

Spike smiled and kissed Rainbow Dash's cheek, "Then prove it, tell the HMS Pinafore we're not in Flotsam anymore."

Rainbow Dash gulped and nodded, pulling out the gem and trying to cover her hair with the hat that Rarity gave her in order to avoid Twilight noticing that Spike had made the dye run. "Twilight, it's me. The prince isn't in Flotsam anymore, he was able to get papers to allow him to get to Puerto Mico. We're heading there now."

Twilight nodded, "We'll meet you there then." before cutting off. As she did, Rainbow Dash crushed the gem in her hand, which she knew Twilight would notice when she can't get a signal.

Meanwhile...

Time Turner saw the HMS Pinafore change direction and wondered, "Why are they heading the other direction? Perhaps Spike has left without me knowing..."

Twilight sighed when she realized the gem used to communicate with Rainbow Dash was crushed, "The prince has obviously cut off contact, he knows who she is now, I'm certain."

Back at the tavern...

Spike stood up, and as he did, "Rainbow Dash, what you've just done has regained my trust in you. Let's get going to find someone to fix our mast. However, you will be punished when we get back to the ship. In my own special way." before winking at her.

Rainbow Dash blushed deeply when Spike mentioned punishing her, but smiled, "I'll take my punishment. Let's get to the shipyard then." before the two of them paid for their drinks and headed to the shipyard to look for someone to fix the mast.

And so, Twilight knows that Rainbow Dash has been revealed as a spy, but she doesn't know that she has lied to her, and that she has sworn her loyalty to Spike as a pirate captain. Now led on a wild goose chase with no way to contact Rainbow Dash, Spike is safe from the HMS Pinafore for a time. But he is still running from the Cutthroats with a broken mast. Will he find someone to fix his mast before the Cutthroats figure out that he's in town?

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