Spike was sleeping in his bed, with Ember by his side, and Aurora in a crib next to them. Suddenly, he was shocked awake, by the sound of both explosions, and Aurora crying. He looked out his tower window and saw a Monquistan ship fleeing from the docks, with two Equestrian ships following it. "Ember, try to calm Aurora down." before grabbing his pirate garb and running to the docks.

As Ember got out of the bed and caressed her daughter to calm her down, Spike stepped out to the private docks and yelled out, "What happened to my fucking ship!?" seeing the mast snapped in two, multiple holes in the hull, and the sails on fire.

As the crew also awoke, joining Spike on the docks, they were just as shocked as he was. Pinkie's eyes were welling up with tears, "That ship was like home to us..."

As the guards came out and tried putting the fires out, one of them said, "I'm terribly sorry about your ship your majesty, a Monquistan ship was seen fleeing soon after the first shots were fired. The navy is already on the hunt for the ship."

Spike was enraged when he heard the Monquistans attacked his ship. He knew the monkeys from the mine had been angry about his support of the slave revolt. The guards stepped away from Spike, seeing just how angry he was had actually startled them.

Twilight placed a hand on Spike's shoulder, "Spike, calm down. We'll get revenge, just like we did with Finn."

"That ship was more than a ship to me Twilight, it was a home, we had good times there." and he wasn't talking about his sexual relationships on the ship, there were good times from before Twilight and the girls joined the crew. Before taking a deep breath and attempting to calm down.

As Celestia ran out onto the docks, her eyes widened when she saw her son's destroyed ship, "My god..." before her shocked face turned to an angry one, "This. Means. War! Guards, contact the Monquistan Revolutionaries, we're sending in our ships to overthrow the crown!"

The guards saluted, "Yes your majesty!" before heading off to get the formal Declaration of War started.

As the Monquistans on Spike's crew came to the docks, a guard attempted to arrest them, before Spike said, "No, they're not with the Crown, they had nothing to do with this. The Crown left them to die, and I took them in on my crew. Leave them be."

The guard bowed and apologized before going to join the others.

Spike had calmed down by breakfast, but unrest was growing in the town. It had been only a week since the festival celebrating Aurora's birth, and then this happens? Needless to say, people were angry.

As Spike walked to the balcony, Luna stopped him, "Spike, let your mother handle this. You're in no condition to give this announcement, you're still furious."

Spike said calmly, "Auntie, I'm fine. I've accepted that these sorts of things are going to become common for me one day. The Monquistans didn't declare war on my mother, they declared war on me. The crown had nothing to do with this, I did. I'm the one who helped the slave revolt, not mother."

Luna sighed, "Fine, just keep it clean."

Spike walked out to the balcony overlooking the crowd and cleared his throat before speaking, "My loyal subjects, as I announced during the festival celebrating my daughter's birthday, I have spent the last two years in Skull Island as a pirate. During my adventures, I came across a slave revolt. Monquistan gold miners were dealing with their enslaved Water Mole workers leading a revolt. As you know, Equestria outlawed slavery following the Crystal Uprising and the execution of the tyrant King Sombra. I expressed my support of the slave revolt, and the Monquistans attempted to arrest my crew and I. They failed and were chased off the island. I warned them of the consequences of becoming my enemy, and it seems they believed I could not be taken seriously. They will regret that mistake."

The crowd cheered as their prince spoke of supporting a slave revolt, chasing slave masters away, and freeing their captive slaves. Spike continued, "As many of you may know, Monquista is dealing with a Civil War in their own realm. As of today, the Royal Navy is aiding the rebels in their war against the Crown of Monquista. The attack on the royal docks had no loss of life or military value, but the ship they destroyed was my personal ship, the one that was my home for the past two years. It may not have been a military ship, or my family's private yacht, but the attack will not be tolerated. My ship is... damaged beyond repair, as heartbreaking as it is to admit. I do not wish to raise my daughter in a time of war, but it seems I have no choice because of the actions of the Crown of Monquista."

The crowd continued to cheer, and one man yelled out, "Remember the HMS Black Rose!" and the people cheered even louder.

Spike was surprised by the man calling his ship the HMS Black Rose, smiling and saying, "Well said, well said indeed."

And so, Spike's actions on the Isle of Doom have followed him home to Equestria. The Crown of Monquista has destroyed his ship, obviously not taking his threat seriously, and now, they have made an enemy of not just Spike, but the Crown of Equestria. Celestia has had an official Declaration of War against the Crown of Monquista drafted, and Spike has rallied his people into the war effort. With a nation rallied behind him, Spike feels more confident in his abilities as a politician and formal leader. But does he have what it takes to lead a full-scale war?

Only time will tell...

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