Spike was eating lunch with his friends when a green mist appeared in front of Spike. He grabbed it and saw that it was a message from Star that said that there was a small camp filled with Elves, Dryads, and all sorts of golems just half a mile east from Canterlot, inside the Everfree Forest, that's willing to pay 5,000 bits for a bounty, and they'll give him more information about it when he gets there. "What did it say?" Gilda asked.

"It says that someone's got a job for me not far from here," Spike said, before getting up. "So I'm not going to keep them waiting."

"See ya, Spike," Lyra, Iron Will, and Gilda said, waving to Spike as he left. It took about an hour for Spike to get to the camp where he saw most of the monsters wearing leather clothing, fixing their tents as best they could with them being so tattered that it'd be doubtful that they'd even last through the lightest storm. He also saw a clay golem that looked like he was very important.
The monster stopped in front of Spike and spoke, "Hello, I am the warden. You must be Spike."

"Yep," Spike replied.

"Well, our prisoners demons and fire elementals took over the castle we called home," The golem said.

"Why the fuck did you keep demons and fire elementals as prisoners!?" Spike said, shocked.

"Well, we thought they wouldn't fight back. But we were being dumbasses back then," He said, as he rubbed the back of his head.

"No shit. Now where's your castle?" Spike asked.

"That way," The warden said, pointing the way.

"How many monsters are there?" Spike asked.

"Five of each," The warden answered.

"How the fuck did you guys get overpowered by ten people?" Spike asked.

"I'd rather not talk about it," The warden replied simply.

It didn't take long for Spike to reach the castle and see that it was in poor condition, as well as a fire elemental and demon hanging around the entrance. Spike pulled part out his swords and threw them both at them: The moon sword going through the demon's head, leaving some of its brain on it, while the sun sword went through the fire elemental's throat, causing it to drown in its own blood.

Spike grabbed his swords and went down the castle halls; quickly spotting three demons talking about what they were going to do next, at least until Spike put his swords down gently, casting a spell that made a dome around the demons, removing the air from around them. Only one of the demons spotted Spike and gave him an angry look as they all gasped for air, while Spike simply grabbed his swords and watched them suffocate.
Spike continued walking down the hall and saw a fire elemental fast asleep, leaning against the wall. He walked up to the elemental and quietly slit his throat, getting some of his bright green blood on him in the process.

After that, he went further down the hall, turning a corner and met the last demon face to face. Luckily, Spike's training allowed him to quickly grab its head and snap its neck before it had a chance to react.

It didn't take long for Spike to find the last three fire elementals talking to one another, giving Spike the change to cast the same spell he did to kill the three demons with. Only this time, one of the monsters got out of the bubble and charged right for him. But as the elemental got close enough, Spike jabbed his sword straight through its head.
After making sure he didn't miss anyone, Spike lazily made his way back to the camp to tell them the good news, cleaning the blood off him shortly after getting paid.
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Sombra just finished the letter when an old man in gray sweatpants and a blue shirt, holding a wooden cane came in the room. "What the hell are you doing here, Mike?" Sombra asked angrily.

"What? I can't see my own son?" He asked, "Now where are my grandsons?"

"You missed them. Plus you're in the wrong place. What's the real reason you're here?" Sombra said, as he punched a hole in his dad's plan.

"Ok, you got me," Mike said, as he raised his hands. "I was going to ask about your trip to the 'impure' lands."

"Good. We're allies now," The king said, as Mike got extremely angry.

"WHY!? You know those bastards for rulers hate all of us," Sombra's father shouted.

"No. You think they do. God, this is why I became king the first place," Sombra explained.

"You know that I can take it back," Mike offered.

"No. And it will always be no," Sombra said.
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Rainbow Dash was just finishing up her days’ worth of stunts when she saw Spike in a red shirt and blue pants walking through the town, looking like he was brushing of something. "Hey Spike. What's up?" Rainbow Dash asked, landing in front of Spike.

"I just got back from a job. And you wouldn't believe how much I got paid for it." Spike said.

"How much did you get?"

"Five thousand bits," Spike said, with pride, Rainbow Dash whistling in amazement. "I know it's a lot, but that's what you'd get."

"Well, if you've got nothing else planned for today, what do you think about taking a walk with me?" Rainbow Dash asked, as a blush appeared on her face.

"Sure," Spike said, with a similar blush. They walked through the town and stopped at a hill. "Rainbow, there's something I've been wanting to tell you." Spike said, the blush coming back to his face.

"What is it?" Rainbow Dash replied, a blush creeping onto her face as well.

"The first time we hung out, I felt something special between the two of us, and every time since, it just kept growing more and more," Spike said.

"I've been feeling that too," Rainbow Dash said, leaning in to him as they both closed their eyes and met with a kiss.

Author's Note

Edits done by berirangu and Blazing light.