Spike's eyes cracked open and he groaned in exhaustion as he looked around for Luna.

"Ugh… Luna?" Spike groaned sitting up. He took a moment to check his arm for damage, and to his surprise, saw no signs of scarring or injury. "I'm okay?" Spike said, feeling baffled.

"Yes, it was indeed a close one back there," Luna said, trotting over to Spike.

Spike was used to this song and dance by now, so he didn't react with surprise.

"Did I save her? Is Rarity okay?" Spike asked, looking worried.

Luna smiled. "Ask her yourself." She stepped aside, revealing Rarity.

"Oh Spikey, dear!" Rarity hugged him closely with tears in her eyes. Spike allowed a goofy smile to creep onto his face as he hugged back.

Luna eventually had to make Rarity let go and she wiped her eyes.

"Are you ok, Spike? Your arm, I mean." Rarity asked.

"Surprisingly yes, there's no injury." Spike showed them his arm.

"Yes, we performed healing spells," Luna said.

"Thanks, Luna." Spike hopped off of his bed and walked up to Rarity. "Look, Rarity. You don't have to be sorry. I understand that you couldn't control yourself."

"It still doesn't make it right," Rarity murmured.

"It's alright, Rarity." Applejack trotted over with the CMC in tow.

"Yes, I suppose we should get a move on then, but first…" Rarity leaned forward and placed a smooch on Spike's cheek.

Spike blushed. "What was that for?”

“For saving me like a true knight, and who knows considering the distance you went.” Rarity leaned in. “There may be hope for us yet.” Rarity trotted away while Luna had to shake Spike out of the mushy state he was in.

“Think yer pulling his leg a little too hard there?” Applejack said this with a raised brow.

“I was entirely serious, Applejack. He saved me like a valiant knight and…” Rarity trailed off remembering Spike’s heartfelt words.

“Just remember, yer gettin his hopes up, so don’t let him down,” Applejack said with a serious tone.

“I won’t,” Rarity said as they approached the portal.

“Very well, Spike. We are sure you remember the process by now,” Luna said. Spike nodded, standing next to Rarity.

One horn flash later and he was wearing a third ring on his hand.

“You now possess the power of precise vision, a power that allows you to see even the most minor details that are hidden. No deception will get past you while using this.”

“Aw, I was hoping for levitation or teleporting or laser eyes at least,” Spike grumbled.

“This power may be invaluable in the near future, Spike.” Luna turned and activated the next portal.

Spike got nervous as he saw who it was.

Three butterflies...

“For some reason, I’m extra scared this time,” Spike said with a shiver.

“Indeed, there is something different in this nightmare. Be careful, Spike,” Luna said.

“I will,” Spike said with a nod before he walked in.

Sewer water was the first thing Spike experienced as he stepped through the portal.

“Blech!” Spike said as he looked down at the gross water “Ugh! This looks and… smells like a sewer! Why would you send me here?” Spike said, feeling upset.

“It’s where the portal leads,” Luna said most likely with a shrug.

“Ugh, this is most… filthy,” Rarity said, coming out of her ring and sounding grateful that she was simply phasing through the water.

“Agreed. The sooner we get out of here the better,” Spike said, moving ahead in the thigh-deep sewer water.

Spike continued forward until he reached a giant door and when he interacted with it, it opened, slowly. Spike saw the next door further down the corridor and continued walking.

Suddenly a noise echoed through the corridor… it was hard to describe, it was like a bird call, but it was a kind of honking sound that had a slight hiss to it as well.

“What was that?” Spike asked looking around until his eyes centered on a hole in the wall, next to the hole was some writing,

“Beware of the big one…”

“The big one? What does that-” Before Spike could finish, a pair of eyes appeared in the hole.

Those eyes… they were so dark, so creepy, and at the same time mesmerizing, so mind-breaking that the longer he stood there watching the less of his own existence he could feel. He forgot himself, he forgot the world, those eyes were all that existed now, his heart felt like it was going to explode from the gripping fear he felt but there was nothing he could do- stopstaringstopstaringstopstaringstopstaringstopstaringstopstaringstopstaringstopstaringstopstaringstopstaringstopstaringstopstaringstopstaringstopstaringstopstaringstopstaringstopstaringstopstaringstopstaringstopstaringstopstaringstopstaringstopstaringstopstaringstopstaringstopstaringstopstaringstopstaringstopstaringstopstaringstopstaringstopstaringstopstaringstopstaringstopstaringstopstaringstopstaringstopSTOPSTOPSTOPSTOPSTOPSTOPSTOPSTOPSTOPSTOPSTOPSTOPSTOPSTOPSTOPSTOPSTOPSTOPSTOPSTOPSTOPSTOPSTOPSTOPSTOPSTOPSTOPSTOPSTOPSTOPSTOPSTOPSTOPSTOPSTOPSTOPSTOPSTOPSTOPSTOPSTOPSTOPSTOPSTOPSTOPSTOPSTOPSTOPSTOPSTOPSTOPSTOPSTOPSTOPSTOPSTOPSTOPSTOPSTOPSTOPSTOPSTOPSTOPSTOPSTOPSTOPSTOPSTOPSTOPSTOPSTOPSTOPSTOPSTOPSTOPSTOPSTOPSTOPSTOPSTOPSTOPSTOPSTOPSTOPSTOPSTOPSTOPSTOPSTOPSTOPSTOPSTOPSTOPSTOPSTOPSTOPSTOPSTOP-

“WAKE UP SPIKE!” Rarity’s voice shouted in his ears.

“GYA!” Spike yelled shooting off the ground in surprise “RARITY? What- I don’t-” Spike said, panicking a little.

“Calm yourself, Spike!" Rarity said as Spike was gasping for air before he managed to calm himself.

“What… What happened?!” Spike said, looking from right to left.

“A pair of eyes appeared in the hole over there, you froze, and suddenly you collapsed, shaking as though you were having a seizure,” Rarity said the worry was clear in her voice.

“The stare… It was using the stare on me, no… it was like the stare on steroids! Rarity I don’t want to go through that again.” Spike could not stop trembling.

“It will be alright, Spike.” Rarity said to comfort him. “We must get going.”

“O-ok…” Spike got up and activated the next door. As it fully opened, they froze as they saw something floating on the water.

“A...A Swan?” Rarity said confusedly.

It looked like a large yellow Swan, its long neck angled like an S and its eyes were closed. It had a familiar pink mane and the Swan looked dirty from the sewer water.

“I cannot tell whether that is beautiful or disturbing,” Rarity said honestly.

“Is it like the statues? Will it move if I look away?” Spike said not taking his eyes off of the swan.

“I doubt the same tactic would be used twice,” Rarity replied.

To test this theory, Spike took a few steps backward and then quickly looked away then back to the Swan to see if it moved.

It was right where it was before.

“Ok, so not a red light green light monster. Gotcha,” Spike said with an exhale.

“We should still steer clear of it because we don’t know its intentions,” Rarity said cautiously.

“Agreed.” Spike walked around it, only to pause in shock “On second thought, that might be a bit hard.”

“Why- Oh dear!” Rarity exclaimed when she walked to where Spike was and saw multiple Swans floating about.

“We’ve gotta find out what these creatures can do or we’re toast,” Spike said while backing away. He yelped with fright when he accidentally bumped into the Swan they had seen when they were coming in. Spike opened his eyes upon realizing he still had his entrails.

“Huh? It didn’t attack?” Spike said, turning to the Swan, carefully reaching forward.

“Be careful Spike,” Rarity warned. Spike’s hand touched the soft feather-covered plastic surface but the Swan didn’t react.

“I’m confused. Maybe this one is a dud?” Spike wondered.

“Perhaps. Come on, let us hurry so we can be out of this wretched place,” Rarity said walking ahead.

“Agreed,” Spike said following her.

As the two moved through the sewer collecting the occasional Soul Shard Spike carefully approached the Swans up ahead, keeping an eye on them he walked through a group of three.

“Maybe there is no monster?” Spike said with hope.

“Don’t let your guard down,” Luna cautioned.

As Spike grabbed another Soul Shard while leaving the three Swans behind him…

One of them moved…

It began slowly following Spike across the water…

Then, it began a startling transformation…

It slowly stood up on four hooves coming out of four holes in its underbelly, its wings began to flare out, and its neck gradually uncurved and arched up. Its beaked mouth opened and revealed pointy teeth.

Spike noticed the light dimming as the shadow loomed over him and he paused.

“Did it get darker in here?” Spike asked before slowly turning and going rigid at the sight behind him.

The creature’s eyes opened…

Its black eyeballs with red irises, so beautiful, so terrifying…

“SKREEEEEEEEE!” The monster screeched in Spike's face, earning a terrified scream from the dragon.

“RUN!” Rarity cried while dashing away from it. Spike followed as quickly as he could in the water while the demonic Swan snapped at his tail.

Spike ran around a corner and activated another door, but it was opening too slowly.

“Come on! Come on!” Spike urged the door.

“SKREEEE!” The Swan rounded the corner and pounced. However, Spike was beginning to adapt to fighting these monsters and he dove to the side, then ran around the monster.

The Swan got up and craned its long neck up to look at its surroundings more thoroughly. It gave a few honks and beat its wings a few times before returning to how it was before it attacked.

“I-is it safe?” Spike asked, peeking out from behind a concealing pipe.

“Yes, it seems to have gone dormant again.” Rarity watched it floating in the water as if it hadn’t turned into a monster a moment ago.

“We sure don’t want to wake that thing again,” Spike gasped. “So it was like the Statues after all. It waited until my back was turned!”

“Not quite, darling,” Rarity said.

“What do you mean?” Spike responded.

“If that were the case, then why didn’t they surround you while you weren't looking at them? No, it seems as though it waited for you to get close. Let us be sure. Throw something at it.”

While Spike was tempted to say ‘hay no!’ Instead, he picked up a small rock and threw it at the Swan. The rock bounced off of its head and it didn’t even react, although when the rock splashed into the water next to it, the eyes of the Swan sprang open. Its creepy eyes darted from side to side as if looking for the disturbance before shutting.

“As I predicted, they are proximity sensitive,” Rarity said.

“Wow, smart,” Spike said, genuinely impressed.

“Did you think that looks were all I had?” Rarity said with a wink, making Spike blush. Afterward, Spike stepped out and carefully walked around the Swan making sure to keep his distance. As Spike continued to move down the corridor to collect the remaining Soul Shards, he noticed that some of the Swans seemed docile.

After bumping into one and finding that it just floated lifelessly on the water he decided to voice his thoughts.

“Hey, how many duds do you think there are?”

“It is possible they are all meant to look identical, leaving you unable to tell which are dangerous or not.” Rarity studied the Swan closely.

“That very well may be,” Luna said.

Spike meanwhile opened another door, revealing more shards and Swans. “How do we tell who’s dangerous and who isn’t?” Spike asked.

“I’m not sure.” The two walked down the pathways carefully approaching another Swan. With a sudden jump, the creature sprung onto all fours and became hostile.

Spike yelped in surprise and got ready to run but then suddenly the creature locked eyes with him and he found himself frozen. Staring into those eyes, he couldn’t move, he couldn’t think. Meanwhile, the Swan beast honked and bobbed up and down.

Rarity tried frantically to snap Spike out of the stare but he was transfixed. Reaching for a solution, any solution, she gave him a quick peck on the cheek and immediately Spike snapped out of it.

“Wha-” Spike said before Rarity grabbed him.

“Don’t talk! Just run!” Spike did so when the monster lunged for him. He ran until he found a door, as he ran by another Swan however it sprang up as well and chased him alongside the other one.

“Are you serious! Two of them?!” Spike made it to the door and it began to open, once again at a snail’s pace.

“Come on! Come on! Come on!” Spike tried to hurry up the process by grabbing the door with his claws and tried to lift it, but it availed nothing. He was suddenly, forcibly turned around to meet the gaze of the Swan.

“NO!” Rarity cried. Before she could do anything, the other Swan tackled Spike down and stomped on his head with a hoof.

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Spike woke up floating in sewer water.

“Ugh, that was not fun,” Spike said.

“Careful, Spike. Our powers are still weak from the previous nightmare. We cannot save you many more times,” Luna said.

“Those doors open so slowly! How am I going to outrun these things if I can't escape?” Spike said while getting up.

“Perhaps opening the doors all at once would work,” Luna suggested.

“That-... is a good point,” Spike said with a sigh.

“But how are we to know if one of these creatures is docile or not? It makes progression in this area quite risky,” Rarity said.

“Have you tried your new power?” Luna asked.

“What? The enhanced detail thing?” Spike asked.

“Enhanced perception, and yes,” Luna responded.

“No,” Spike said.

“Then try. It may help you in this situation,” Luna said.

“We will.” Rarity turned to Spike. “We should give it a chance.”

“Ok.” Spike gave a shrug before walking out and doing what Luna instructed by opening every door. When he came upon two Swans, he focused on his connection to Rarity. He didn’t notice anything different until he blinked, then everything faded in color to black and white.

“Whoa!” Spike said, looking around and shocked about his vision.

“Everything alright there?” Applejack's voice echoed in Spike's head.

“Yeah, everything’s just- wait a minute.” Spike noticed that one of the two Swans was giving off a reddish aura while the other didn’t. Wanting to test this, Spike backed up behind a corner and threw a rock. The rock splashed in front of the Swans and suddenly the red one’s eyes flew open and it looked from side to side for a second before closing them.

The other didn’t even move.

“You were right, Luna! It’s helping me see which one is which!” Spike looked further down to see at least one more red one in a corner before the power timed out.

“You see? You shouldn’t doubt a power until you’ve used it,” Luna teased.

“Ok, ok. I admit it. This could be useful,” Spike said with an eye roll. Afterward, Spike began to use the power as he began opening doors left and right. He also made sure to pause when his power had run out and proceeded when it was recharged.

“This is seemin’ easier than the last one,” Applejack said, having temporarily replaced Rarity.

“Yeah. So long as I stay out of their range, they won’t attack me,” Spike said before sneaking past another hostile Swan.

“Jus don’t get cocky,” Applejack warned.

“Psh, me cocky? I’m not-” Spike stopped paying attention for one second, and he bumped into a Swan which unfolded into attack form.

“...You were sayin?” Applejack said with a raised brow.

“Alright, maybe I did get a little- OOF!” Spike grunted as the monster pounced on him and reared up its head to give a hiss.

“APPLEJACK!” Spike cried.

“On it!” Applejack and Spike activated the strength boost and Spike grabbed the head that plunged downward for his neck and wrestled it off of him. As it was getting up, Spike jumped onto its back and grabbed it by the neck.

“I got it!” Spike yelled before he saw the creature turn its head to look at him. Thinking fast, he shot flames into its face, making the creature screech and fall down. “Let’s go!” Spike said, running away from the Swan.

“Yer getting better at handling this. You’ve grown a little since the beginning,” Applejack said as they ran.

“I guess a long series of horrific encounters can desensitize someone,” Spike said with a smile at the compliment. Applejack frowned at this, however, thinking Spike may be developing a new mentality on this situation.

It worried her.

“I think we’re almost done here,” Spike said, collecting the last soul shard he could find. “Is the soul nearby?” Spike called.

“Yes, it is in a chamber not far from here, but be wary. The barrier is still too strong. We fear this means more shard collecting,” Luna said.

“I’ve come to expect that…” Spike said, sounding disappointed.

As the small dragon sloshed his way through the sewer, he made it to the other end without any problems. He came upon a spike trap but he carefully walked around that, then when he reached the door and opened it, he was greeted with the sight that all-around disturbed him.

Countless Swans with empty eyes were piled high, stacked atop each other in some kind of large room with pillars and a strange red light that gave the room an eerie feel.

Spike carefully stepped through the room when he saw something drifting in the middle of the room, a soul, yellow in color.

“Fluttershy’s soul! It’s here-” Spike said before the whole room rumbled and a barely audible roar could be heard.

“W-What was that?” Spike said nervously

The CMC came out of their ring. “I don’t know, Spike. We should get movin’ before we find out,” AB stated.

“Yeah, I want out of this creepy place,” Scootaloo said looking scared

“Agreed,” Spike said, hurrying across the room. When he opened the door and crept out into the deeper part of the sewer, he winced.

“Whew! This place stinks even worse!” Sweetie Belle commented.

Spike looked around and he was surprised to see even more Swans. What shocked him more was he saw a shape dart into the shadows.

“They're hiding in the shadows… Girls, they're changing tactics,” Spike said, turning to them.

“Then we’ve gotta be careful!” Sweetie commented

As the group stuck to the original strategy of opening doors and pausing every now and then to recharge the perception power so they know which Swans were hostile, collecting shards the whole time. Spike came to an impasse when the path was blocked by two hostile Swans.

“I need to get around here.” Spike looked and found an adjacent door. After opening it, he resumed collecting soul shards.

“Look out!” Scootaloo called when she spotted movement in the dark.

Spike didn’t see the pincer attack coming…

Two Swans rushed out of the darkness and Spike could only widen his eyes in surprise as he was struck and sent tumbling. Spike slowly got up and when he saw the one that hit him bobbing up and down and honking while the other one hissed and charged at him. Spike tensed and used his multiplication power. The copies ran around the confused bird monster, the second one pounced on one but the copy vanished.

Spike and his copies continued running and the two copies split off into two different directions. One followed the left one but the other kept on Spike’s trail. Spike glanced back but made sure to avoid eye contact.

Spike pushed into a big room with more pillars and had to circle around and collect several more shards while avoiding his pursuer. Spike turned on his perception ability and saw several Swans in the room were hostile. In order to grab one shard, Spike had to get close to a hostile one and as a result, he now had two scary honking pursuers.

“Do these things ever quit!?” Spike moved along and opened another door and he crawled underneath it. By the time the door opened far enough for the two Swans to get through, Spike had hidden behind a large pipe. The two birds ran past him, thankfully not seeming that bright.

Spike continued through the area he was in, moving down a hallway and he had to carefully maneuver on the edge of the water to avoid disturbing one Swan.

Spike managed to open a door while keeping his eyes on the Swan when he noticed another drifting towards him.

“Oh no you don’t!” Spike shouted running as soon as the door opened, but then he tripped and as he was getting up he looked up to see that he fell in front of another hostile and he locked eyes with it.

It was by sheer force of will that Spike was able to wrench his eyes away and run around the Swan. Spike let out a cry as he felt something bite down on his tail. And he turned to see the Swan had bitten down on it while the other continued to drift towards the two.

“APPLEJACK!” Spike shouted and he called upon his strength power, using it to fling the Swan with his tail. Spike ran past as it was getting up.

Spike continued running and avoiding swans until he was sure he lost them, then he then collapsed onto his back and panted. "I can't catch a break in this area," Spike wheezed.

"Come on Spike! You cannot give up now," Luna encouraged.

"I just need a second," Spike said, sitting up. When he did so he noticed three swans had surrounded him.

"Uh oh," Spike said with dread as the Swans turned hostile.

"Sweetie Belle! Scoota-" Spike said intending to use multiply but before he could get the word words out one of the Swans had captured him in its gaze. The other two pounced before he could snap out of it…

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"Oooww…" Spike said, floating in the water at the beginning of the second zone.

"You must not let your guard down, Spike!" Luna scolded.

"Sorry! I just needed a small break. I've been dodging monsters left and right a lot lately."

"Very well, just keep going. You nearly have them all in this area," Luna said.

“Ok ok…” Spike said with a sigh.

Spike wasted no time and got looking, sticking to the original strategy of using his perception power to spot the real Swans. He checked on the right side of the second zone and found nothing.

"The other side, Spike. You need to stay where the shards are," Luna said

"It's not like I have a tablet-like device that can tell me where they are!" Spike complained

Using the path in the middle of the zone, Spike found a room with the last set of shards.

"That's the last of them Spike! Hurry back to the center of the nightmare," Luna said

"Finally!" Spike headed back, only to find the exit was guarded by a swarm of swans. Using his perception ability, he saw that only four of them were hostile while the other five weren't.

“They attempted to lay a minefield,” Spike said out loud.

“We can distract them, Spike,” Sweetie said.

“Yeah! Bring them on!” Scootaloo said, throwing some air punches.

“Thanks, girls,” Spike activated multiply and watched as the copies ran out, stirred the wasp's nest, and ran off, drawing the attention of the Swans. With them out of the way, Spike ran past the lifeless Swans and into the room with Fluttershy’s soul.

As Spike ran over and collected the soul he heard a strange sound and turned to see a familiar shape.

“Oh no,” Spike said as he saw the Shadow.

“That’s far enough, mortal. Credit is due, I am impressed you made it this far, you’ve effectively got my full attention now. A mere baby dragon has managed to pilfer six souls from me. How vexing… Nevertheless, your streak ends here, You see, the Death Swans aren’t the only threat you have to watch out for… the Doom Swan will finish what they couldn’t. Savor these last few minutes mortal, for they will be your last!” The Shadow laughed and vanished.

“Death Swans? Doom Swan?... What is a Doom Swan like exactly-” Spike began before stumbling as the room shook and a roar could be heard. “Uh oh…” Spike gulped as the giant door opened and he saw darkness that almost seemed to envelop the doorway.

“U-uh… h-hello?” Spike said shaking

A pair of large red eyes with black slits stare back at him, and then the creature crept slightly into the room with the darkness receding slightly to show the beast’s body.

The Doom Swan looked like a giant version of the Death Swans only with two fin-shaped wings in place of hooves and its body was peppered with holes, holes that were quickly revealed to be concealing long rotted arms with gloved hands. The creature bobbed its head out and gave a deep and menacing laugh.

“This is crazy! I can’t fight that thing!” Spike screamed before having to jump out of the way as one of the hands lashed out to squash him.

“You must escape!” Luna said.

“How?!” Spike yelled as he continued running, avoiding thrown swans as the creature reached its head down and snapped at him. Its head followed him around a pillar and bit at him but wound end up getting stuck and had to unwind itself.

“First, you must get rid of this creature. Is there a way to close the door it came out of?” Luna said, beginning a strategy.

“Um! I think… Yes! I see something in the middle, Some kind of device with turning cranks!” Spike said while at the same time avoiding the monstrosity that was pelting him with more lifeless Swans, eventually forcing him to hide behind a pillar.

“Turn those cranks then and see if it does something,” Luna instructed.

“Doesn’t that sound a bit like a gamble?” Spike yelled while avoiding the Doom Swan’s head that poked around the side of the pillar and snapped at him.

“You’ll just have to trust us. Spike!” Luna shouted. Spike ran for the device but wound up having to run for cover as several of the hands lashed out at him.

“See, I can’t even get close!” Spike said before realizing he was still out in the open. Spike turned and saw the Swan rear up before dashing its head forward at him. Spike ducked just in time and the Swan wound up smashing its head into a pillar and dazing itself.

“Hey… that could work!” Spike said. Memorizing that for now and running off to the machine, he began turning the crank. The crank gave rusted squeaks as he did so, but eventually, it clicked.

“Yes!” Spike exclaimed only to jump back in surprise, as a hand smashed down where he was a second ago. When Spike looked up, he was snatched by another hand.

“Oh, crud!” Spike yelled as he thrashed to get out of the grasp of the monstrosity. As Spike was brought to the mouth of the creature he used his strength boost to break out of its grip.

The creature growled and slammed its hands down one after another to try and catch Spike, who stumbled and ran around the slamming hands and behind another pillar just in time as the creature had lunged and it ended up smashing its face against the pillar again.

“Alright, you overgrown chicken! Time to go back into your cage!” Spike said, hoping it was a cool line and running forward to grab and turn the crank. Upon doing so, the door slammed shut just as the Doom Swan recovered.

A blaring siren turned on and Spike looked around.

“Did that do it?” Spike said looking around

“SPIKE! The nightmare is beginning to collapse! You must escape!” Luna panicked.

“Ok!” Spike said, running out of the room and into the entrance hall. After locating the exit he ran out into the sewers again.

“You haven't escaped me yet, mortal!”

“Huh?” Spike said, turning around and seeing the wall explode while the Doom Swan descended down the hallway.

"CAN I CATCH A BREAK!?" Spike yelled as he bolted down the path. He intended to take the first left but he saw a Swan bobbing and shifting in place, preventing his access.

"No…" Spike whimpered as he continued running. Everywhere he looked he saw red-eyed Swans guarding the doors, bobbing and taunting him with honks, hissing, and laughter as he ran for his life.

He ran until he saw what looked like a dead-end, then saw a door to his left that was unguarded.

"Yes!" Spike cheered as he activated the door. As it slowly opened, he risked a look to see the monster closing in on him.

"COME ON!" Spike shouted.

Spike decided to squeeze under the door when it was high enough, narrowly avoiding the Doom Swan's snapping maw.

"Keep running, Spike!" Rarity shouted.

"Maybe the door can stop-" Spike was cut off when the door exploded and the massive Swan hissed at him.

"Or not…" Spike groaned as he ran across the next hallway section, the Swans still denying him access to a shortcut.

"I need to buy myself some time. Sweetie Belle, Scootaloo, Apple Bloom! I need you" Spike said and the CMC came out and nodded.

"We're on it Spike," AB said before she and her friends became copies of Spike and ran off to catch the attention of the Doom Swan, slowing it down.

This distraction proved useful as Spike had enough time to slip through the doorway. By the time the big swan got past the CMC, Spike was already at the next door.

"See you later you overgrown chicken," Spike taunted, running down the pathways that led back to the portal.

As Spike approached the outer halls, he noticed a swan floating in his path.

"Just stick to the edge and maybe it'll ignore you," Spike told himself, watching the red eyes watching him.

Spike darted the very moment the swan sprang up and began chasing him

"I'm home free!" Spike said as he closed in on the portal. He was sure that he had no more dangers to worry about, but then the wall right next to the portal exploded and the Doom Swan poked its face through, snapping at Spike.

"AAAAH! WHAT THE-" Spike cried, barely sticking to the left and avoiding it before he tripped in his distraction and tumbled into the portal.

Spike survived the Sewers, one thing is for sure though.

He'll need a shower afterward.

As you can imagine this one was tricky to make but for my fans, I managed,

Next time things get a little crazy and we'll have a surprise guest, can you guess who?