Spike's Run With The Mafia

It's been about two hours since Spike has been pulling the cart, and every time he asks for help, they just snap at him to "shut up" and keep pulling.  Spike was trying to find a way out of his deal with the Godpony.  Just then an idea struck in his head.  When the goons aren't looking, I'll write a letter to Princess Celestia to tell Twilight where I am.  But in order to have time to write the letter, he'd have to shake off those jerks.

"Uh, hey guys, my hands are getting sore from pulling this cart." Spike said, "Can I please take a break to give them a little rest?" He asked.

"How dumb do you think we are?" Shady asked.

"Yeah, how dumb do you think we-OW!" Fish said until he received another slap in the face, this time by Shady.

"Never repeat after me." Shady said.

"Will do, boss." Fish said, rubbing his face.

"Aw come on, be reasonable." Spike pleaded.  "I'm doing this favor for you guys, so cut me a little slack." Spike said.

"Alright, you can rest for five minutes, but no more than that, got it?" Shady said.

"Sure thing." Spike said as he sat on the ground wishing he had something to write with.  "Do any of you guys have a piece of paper and a pen?" Spike asked.  "I, uh, want to write to the Godpony on how well the job's going, and that I'm looking forward to being a member of the family." Spike lied.

"Sure thing kid, glad you've finally got your priorities straight." Shady said as he gave him the paper and pen.

Spike then sat down to write his rescue note to the princess.

Dear Princess Celestia:

It's me, Spike.  If you're reading this, I've been kidnapped by three gangsters who are forcing me to join their mob family.  Please let Twilight know so she can help me.  I'm located near the outskirts of Ponyville, on my way to some place called the Trottaglia family house. These guys are dangerous, they work for the Godpony, Vito Coltleone.  So please help me.

Spike finished writing the letter and sent it to the princess, hoping she'll read it and tell Twilight what happened.

Meanwhile, back in Ponyville:

"Ah'm sorry Twi, but I haven't seen Spike around here at all, and you're tellin' me he went off without sayin' anything to ya?" Applejack asked.  "That just don't seem like Spike at all." She said.

"I know, and I really need some help, so could you help me look for him?" Twilight asked.

"Ah would be glad to help Twi." Applejack said.

"Oh thank you so much Applejack, now I need to go get Rainbow Dash and wait for Rarity to get Pinkie Pie and Fluttershy."  Twilight said.

"Sorry Rarity, but I haven't seen Spike all day." Pinkie said.

"Oh dear, this is terrible, Spike's probably lost somewhere." Rarity said with a dramatic tone.

"Don't worry Rarity, I'll help you find him." Pinkie said, trying to cheer up her distressed friend.

"Oh, thank you Pinkie, now I need to go find Fluttershy and meet back with Twilight and the others."

Rarity left Sugar Cube Corner to be on her way to Fluttershy's cottage.

As she made it there, she knocked on the door.  "Fluttershy, are you home?" Rarity asked.

"Oh, hello Rarity, is something wrong?" Fluttershy asked as she opened the door.

"Yes, something is terribly wrong!" She stated.  "Spike-Wikey is missing, and I can't find him anywhere, so I really need your help to find him." Rarity said.

"Oh my, this is serious, don't worry Rarity, I'll help you." Fluttershy said.

"Thank you so much Fluttershy."  Rarity said smiling with a few tears in her eye.  "Now, we must go see if Twilight informed Rainbow Dash about Spike." She said as Fluttershy went with her to find Twilight.

"Sorry Twi, I haven't seen the little guy anywhere around here." Rainbow said.

"Oh no, this is bad." Twilight said, starting to worry terribly.  "What am I going to do?" She said as tears started to fall.

"Don't worry Twilight, I'll help you find him, I'm not the element of loyalty for nothing, you know." Rainbow Dash said as Twilight started to smile a bit.

Just then, a scroll was from the princess was sent, as Twilight noticed it, she began to read it, hoping it would have something to do with Spike.

Twilight gasped and fainted after reading what the princess had written.

"Twilight, are you alright?" Rainbow asked.

Still stunned from the letter, Rainbow Dash picked up the scroll to see for herself what made Twilight faint.

"Oh man! We've got to find the others quick! Spike's in huge danger!" Rainbow then grabbed Twilight, still too stunned to move as she flew trying to find the others, with luck she found Rarity with Fluttershy and Pinkie Pie.

"You guys, we know where Spike is!" Rainbow said.

"What?! Where?!" Rarity asked relieved.

"Spike's been kidnapped by three gangsters and they're forcing him to do their dirty work." Rainbow said.

Upon hearing that, Rarity, just like Twilight, dropped on the ground and fainted.

"What do we do? Should we go tell the police?" Fluttershy asked.

"That's not good enough Fluttershy, we need someone like-" Rainbow then got an idea.

"I've got it!" Rainbow said excitedly.  "I'll write a letter to Celestia, and ask her to send some royal guards with us and see if they could help us save Spike."

"Good idea Rainbow." Pinkie said.

Just as Rainbow and Fluttershy picked up the fairly stunned Twilight and Rarity, they headed back to the library to write a letter to the princess.

"But how are we going to send it?" Fluttershy asked.  "Without Spike, it's pointless."

"Who's the fastest flyer in Ponyville?" Rainbow asked.

"Um, you." Fluttershy said.

"Exactly, so I'll fly to Canterlot, and deliver this scroll to her myself." Rainbow said as she finished writing and was about to take off.  "Now you and Pinkie try to calm down Twilight and Rarity, I'll see you when I get back." Rainbow said as she took off to the sky.  Just then Applejack came in the door and saw everypony there and was shocked by the information Pinkie had told her.

"Ah sure hope Rainbow makes it back in time." Applejack said.

"Guys, are we there yet?" Spike asked getting tired of pulling the cart.

"Yep, here we are, Trottaglia headquarters." Shady said as they got out of the cart.  "Ok Spike, you go around back and when I give the signal, you start the flame, and then when those jerks come out of there, we'll take care of the rest, got it?" Shady asked after telling Spike the plan.

"Uh, I guess so." Spike answered.

"Good, now get going." Shady said.

"Alright guys, let's bail." Shady said.

"What? Bail? But what about the rest of the job?" Big Louie asked.

"Who cares, this way, we have a fall back guy, and those guys will never know what hit 'em." Shady said.

"I still don't get it boss." Big Louie said.

"Think about it lame-brain, if we did it, they'd know who it was, but if it was someone they never saw before, then we'd be in the clear, those goons will go, and we'll be on top of Ponyville once again." Shady said.

"But what about the kid?" Fish asked.

"Who cares, we can get another sucker to fill his position easily." Shady said.

"But didn't the Don want us to take them out, I feel like we'll be letting him down, and you know what happened to the last guy who let down the Don." Big Louie said.

"Yeah, you're right." Shady then got an idea  "Hey Spike, on second thought, we've decided that you should be the one to do the job, you know, since you're the new guy and all." Shady said to Spike who was still behind the house.

"What?! No Way!" Spike said.

"That's it pipsqueak, I'm gonna come over there and when I do, I-" Right before he could finish, Shady felt a something hit him.  He looked down and someone put a bullet right through him.  As he fell over bleeding, the other two looked up and saw three Trottaglias standing on the balcony.

"It's Trottaglia's!" Big Louie screamed.  "Let's ice 'em!"

As they had a shoot out with the Trottaglia family, Spike started to run for it.

"Oh man, Twilight, I need you!" was all Spike could say before being knocked unconscious.

As Spike up, a little bit dazed, he found himself tied up with a giant light beaming him in the face.  He looked around and saw the dead bodies of Shady, Big Louie, and Fish all lying on the floor.  Spike started to panic, but one of the Trottaglia's came in and pointed a pistol at him to shut him up.

"What do you guys want with me?" Spike asked.

"Tell us what we want to know, and you'll live." The stallion said.