After the last meeting between Grogar and his spy Bray, the follower did as he was told and spied on Spike to study his moves, the places he goes, and any known associates. He'd spy on him with Twilight when they would go to the city library to research. He tailed Spike with Rarity at the mall to go clothes shopping. He even had to pretend to be trying on clothes as well so not to give himself away. Bray would catch Spike and Sunset walking around the city checking out new graffiti murals. One night he caught Spike and Rainbow at a batting cage hitting some balls around. He spied on Spike and Pinkie who were in a local sweets shop enjoying a milkshake together, while he was enjoying one himself before getting brain freeze.

Bray would tail Spike and Applejack to the market while watching the two get groceries, while noticing Applejack picking out several apple based products. He decided to buy some strawberries while he was there preferring them over A.J's choice in fruit. He'd finally spy on Spike with Fluttershy in the dog park as the animal lover was meeting every cute dog being walked by their owners. As Bray spied some dogs being walked were growling at him and tried to jump him had their owners not hold them back by keeping them tight on their leashes. Not wanting to get his cover blown he made a run for it, before Spike and Fluttershy could look in his direction.

Through his research on Spike and the girls he spends his time with individually or even together he could tell how close he was with all of them, especially when he'd give each of them a kiss. Bray smirked and said to himself, “Gotcha.”

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Then one night at Micro Corp, Bray was sitting before Grogar at his desk, “You asked to see me?' Grogar inquired.

“Yes, sir.”

“The fact you requested we meet in person outside Eden must mean you have excellent news.” Grogar suspected.

“I do,” Bray assured, “Ever since to you told me to keep an eye on Spike Ddraig that day I suspected him of being Shenron, I have been doing so.”

“And what did you find?” Grogar squinted.

Bray smirked, “Everything.” Bray pulled up multiple screens on his tablet revealing all the times he spied on Spike with each of the girls.

Grogar inspected each of the girls before speaking, “And who are they?”

“Who do you think they are?” Bray countered.

Grogar looked again before looking back at Bray realizing what he was hinting at, “This is them?”

“Yes. All seven of these girls also attend the same academy as Spike Ddraig. The same academy run by Starswirl's former student Celestia,” Bray explained, “Spike hangs out with seven pretty popular girls. And Shenron hangs out in Eden with seven pretty popular girls. In conclusion, these seven girls. Twilight Sagan, Rarity Rivers, Sunset Sanderson, Pinkamena Pie, Jacqueline Daniels, Flutters Modesta, and Iris Dash are the Rainbooms.”

Grogar looked at the images of the seven girls and Spike together while looking at the avatar profiles of the Rainbooms and Shenron. Soon a smirk grew on his face, “So these are your true faces? How interesting. You've done well, Bray. I'll see to it you get paid well for your efforts.”

“Good. But what happens now?” Bray inquired.

Grogar looked at him and back down at the images of the teens, “I need to make a few pick ups.”

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The next day at the tower, the Rainbooms and Spike were relaxing while watching an action movie, with Rainbow standing on the couch getting excited, “Oh, yeah! Now that's what I'm talking about!”

“Rainbow, don't stand on the couch.” Twilight reprimanded her.

Rainbow pouted, “Buzzkill.” she sat back down.

Spike checked his phone before sighing which caught the girls attention, “Something wrong, Spike?” Fluttershy wondered.

“Nothing. I just haven't gotten a text from Ember or Smolder all day. They usually have some kind of news to share with me, big or small.”

“Well, I know what ya mean, sugarcube,” Applejack said, “Apple Bloom usually texts me around this time.”

“Same for Scootaloo.” Rainbow noted.

“Not even Cadence texted me today.” Twilight said in concern.

“And Maud always texts me.” Pinkie said in equal worry, while checking her phone.

Celestia walked in with Luna and spoke, “I think you're all overreacting a little.”

“Huh?” they asked.

“I'm sure they mean to text you but probably found themselves preoccupied with something else.” Luna put in.

“Well, you have a point.” Twilight admitted.

“Yeah, we're getting worked up over nothing.” Spike chuckled, prompting the others to laugh along.

Suddenly Twilight heard her phone ring, before checking and saw a message from an unknown sender telling her to check her emails.

“Strange.” She said, before pulling out her lap top and set it up on the coffee table before opening up her emails.

Twilight looked at her most recent email seeing it was from Micro Corp, “Micro Corp?” this caught her friends, and the two sisters attention as they went over. She opened up the email to see it was a video chat invite.

“Should I?” Twilight asked.

“It's from Micro Crop.” Rarity noted.

Twilight looked to Celestia who nodded with caution. Twilight accepted the invite opening up a video screen, and appearing on that screen was Grogar.

“Twilight Sagan, so nice of you to accept my invite.” he began.

The group gasped, “Grogar?” they gasped.

“In the flesh, and I mean that literally.” Grogar snickered.

“How did you get my email?” Twilight demanded.

“All in good time, my dear,” Grogar replied, before noticing everyone else on screen, “I see you've invited the whole entourage to join you. How convenient. And if I'm not mistaken Celestia and Luna Equestrius. Still as lovely as ever.”

“Quit the flatter, Grogar.” Luna frowned.

“Why have you set up this chatroom?” Celestia demanded.

“Straight to the point, as always,” Grogar smirked, “I've messaged Ms. Sagan, because I just recently learned some very important information about her and her friends. Especially you, Spike Ddraig.”

“What're you getting at?” Spike squinted.

“I know now who you all really are.”

“Who we are?” Pinkie raised a brow.

“You're the very team in Eden who's been causing so much trouble for my Ravagers and getting so much attention and skill power up you could pose as a threat. You are Shenron and the Rainbooms.” Grogar accused.

The group holding in their urge to gasp kept a straight face, as Spike spoke, “We have no idea what you're talking about.”

Grogar frowned, “You can think I'm dumb, just don't talk to me like I am! I know for a fact Celestia there and Luna have gathered you all together as a team to take over Starswirl's castle that I've been occupying while Starswirl himself is in cold storage. That's exactly what Celestia would do!”

“Your accusations are ridiculous and downright rude!” Rarity crossed her arms.

“So you're not going to confess are you? Well, I have ways of making you talk.”

“Try us.” Applejack challenged him.

“Better yet, I'll show you.” Grogar sneered, as his screen shrunk into the side to reveal another screen that left the team horrified.

They saw on the other screen bound and gagged to chairs were their families. The girls parents, Granny Smith, the CMC, Zephyr Breeze, Sunburst, the Pie Sisters, Shining Armor, Cadence, Holiday, Lofty, Torch, Ember, Smolder, and baby Flurry Heart being rocked by one of the guards left to keep an eye on them.

“No.” Spike gasped.

“My God.” Twilight gasped, as even Celestia and Luna were horrified.

Grogar snickered, “Now then, have I got your attention?” when he received silence, he got the picture, “Good, then let's talk business.”

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