After Spike woke up from his night with Morgan, he dressed himself and went out to the deck to see Twilight waiting for him. She walked up to him and said, "My prince, I-"

Spike interrupted Twilight saying, "Please, there's no need to be so formal."

Twilight nodded, "Very well, Spike, I wanted to apologize about how insensitive I was when Zecora died. You were right, if I had lost one of the girls, I would go to the ends of the Spiral for revenge. I understand now that trying to force you to go home was unfair."

Spike smiled, "Thank you Twilight, that means a lot." All of a sudden, Spike realized that Twilight wasn't wearing her naval uniform and said, "Where'd you get those clothes from? You actually look like a pirate instead of a naval officer."

Twilight nodded, "Yes, Rarity made them for us, we figured six naval officers in a pirate crew would draw too much attention, so Rarity made all of us these clothes. What do you think?" blushing a bit as she asked, knowing that her cleavage was heavily exposed."

Spike blushed when he noticed Twilight's cleavage and gulped saying, "You look great."

Twilight smiled, "Thank you captain. Oh, one more thing, Applejack and I built this for you." before removing a mechanical hand from her pocket, "It's made with Valencian technology and was specially designed for you. It's more than just a hand, it's a multipurpose tool. The index finger can be used as a pistol, a lighter, a knife, and much more, while still being usable as an actual hand."

Spike was shocked that Twilight and Applejack had built such a device and smiled, "Thanks." before undoing the stitching on his blade hand and letting Twilight place the new hand on his arm and fitting it in place. He moved the hand, clenching and unclenching it into and out of a fist, "Feels good, much better than that blade. Thanks Twilight."

Twilight nodded, "It was nothing captain."

Spike made a slight grin, "Imagine how my mother would react if she knew you threatened me once."

Twilight stammered, "Th-That's not fair! We didn't even know it was you until- SHIT! I forgot to get in contact with Lyra and Bonbon!"

Spike snickered, "It's not like the captain of the Royal Navy's greatest ship to be so inattentive."

Twilight growled lightly before contacting Lyra and Bonbon with her crystal. "Girls, can you hear me?"

Lyra answered the call, and squealed when she saw it was Twilight, rubbing the mud mask and cucumbers off her face, and smiling nervously, "Wh-What can I do Captain? I swear Bonbon and I haven't been slacking off trying to cast a new tracking spell on Spike!"

Twilight rolled her eyes, "Skip the excuses, the queen has given us new orders. We're coming into Skull Island, on the prince's ship. Our new orders are to accompany Spike as members of his pirate crew."

Lyra jumped up when she heard they found Spike and nodded, saluting, "Y-Yes ma'am! Understood, Bonbon and I will meet you at the docks when you arrive." Before hanging up, just after she yelled, "Bonbon, stop hogging the jacuzzi, we need to go!"

Spike was laughing as he overheard the conversation and said, "You have to admit, they do deserve a little R&R. Maybe we should go to whatever spa they're at. My scales are getting chapped anyway."

Twilight raised an eyebrow at Spike and said, "I thought we were trying to hunt down that Cutthroat who killed Zecora?"

Spike chuckled and rubbed the back of his hand, "Haven't you ever heard the old saying, all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy?"

Twilight rolled her eyes, "It's your choice captain. I won't complain to a little free time."

Spike chuckled, "I didn't think you would. Let's get going, we should get to Skull Island."

Twilight nodded, "Aye, aye captain." before running to the ship's steering wheel and turned the ship around towards the Skull Island docks.

At the entrance of the docks...

Lyra and Bonbon were waiting for Spike's ship to come into the docks, and Lyra said to Bonbon, "You don't think we'll get in trouble for that little spa trip, do you?"

Bonbon gulped, "I'm not sure. If Twilight were in charge, I'd say yes, but you heard her, she and the rest of the HMS Pinafore are part of the prince's crew, he decides our punishment if any."

As Spike and his crew stepped off the ship, they saw the two spies at the top of the docks. They walked over to them, and Spike said, "So, I see you two enjoyed a nice relaxing day at a spa."

Lyra gulped hard and said, "Y-Yes my prince, please for-"

Spike held his hand up, quieting her, "First, you don't need to be formal. Second, you don't need my forgiveness, because I'd like you to lead us to this spa. The girls and my crew have been stressed out, and we could use a bit of the R&R you two were able to get."

Bonbon's eyes widened, but smiled, "Of course captain! It's a great spa, we'd love to show you the place!"

Lyra sighed in relief before nodding, "Of course captain, follow us." before leading them to the spa they were at when Twilight called them.

Spike and some of his other crewmates made an impressed whistle and Spike said, "Good taste you two, good taste. If you don't mind, why don't the two of you join me in the jacuzzi, I want to talk in private."

Bonbon and Lyra both gulped, but nodded, "Yes captain."

And so, Spike has forgiven Twilight for her disrespect of Zecora's death and has gained a much more functional prosthetic hand. Lyra and Bonbon have also joined the crew, but it seems Spike wants to talk to them in private while the others are enjoying a well-deserved break. What could he want to talk to them about?

"You should know by now! More sex!"

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