Spike, Rainbow Dash and Sam, locked in Spike's arms, walked into the guard office. The guards were shocked to see he had a Shadowmancer in an arm lock. "What did he do?" The guard asked.

"This guy," Rainbow Dash said as she pointed to Sam, "tried to kill Spike. But he won't talk to either of us."

"Ok. Follow me," the guard said as he got up. They followed the guard until they got to a stone room with a metal table that had multiple leg straps. "Put him in there," the guard said, pointing to the table. Spike complied and he restrained his attacker, as the guard locked each restraint, so the assassin couldn't get out. "Spike, can you contact the guards in Canterlot, so they can bring him there. I don’t think he’ll be able to escape in any of the prisons there. Though we did get a message from your mom to tell you that someone hired assassins to kill you and your cousins." Spike and Rainbow Dash were shocked to hear this.

"Spike, do you know anyone that might want to kill you and your cousins?" Rainbow Dash asked.

"That’s alive? No... Well, none that would go to the trouble of going to the Shadowmancer kingdom, just to hire an assassin. Plus, I think the guard just forgot to put in the reason why.” Spike replied, just before his theory was answered by a yellow mist that transformed into a scroll, which he quickly opened and read, only to have his face frozen in shock.

"What does it say?" Dash asked.

"Well, I found the reason why someone wanted to kill us. Apparently, they wanted my mom and my aunt to suffer."

"Wait a minute! Your mom has enemies that powerful!?" The guard asked in shock. "She seems so nice to all the kings, queens, princes, and princesses."

"Ya, that’s how she got her nickname. She’s a guardian to all her friends and family. But if you harm them, one way or another, you are fucked."

"So why isn't she sending guards to protect you and your cousins?" Dash asked.

"Well, she knows that we can take care of ourselves."
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Meanwhile, in Canterlot

Blueblood and Cadence were walking out of Pony Joe's Doughnut Shop with bags filled with pastries. They were munching on their treats until they heard a scream for help in a nearby alleyway. They dropped their bags and grabbed their weapons, running towards the source of the screams. "Is anyone here?" Blueblood asked as the two walked down the alley. When the two saw a girl lying on the ground, they dashed over to her.

"Are you ok?" Blueblood asked.

"I’m fine," she said as Blueblood helped her up.

"What happened?" Cadence asked.

"Someone attacked me, but he left when I called out for help," she said as Blueblood and Cadence looked her over, seeing no visible injuries. The two instantly knew it was a trap, the princess put her blade up to her neck. "How did you know?"

"You don't have any injuries," Cadence said. Then, all of a sudden, an assassin dropped down with a bow in hand. His accomplice tried to escape, but Cadence knocked her out cold, making sure she doesn't escape. He remained unfazed and fired his bow, hitting Blueblood in the shoulder. The princess quickly charged her horn and sent a blast of energy into their attacker's face. His eyes turned gray and he dropped his bow in fear. Blueblood pulled the arrow out of him while Cadence was knocking the assassin out. The two each grabbed an assassin and took them the dungeons, where they locked them up and got patched up, themselves.

"Prince Blueblood and Princess Cadence," a guard said as he bowed. "The princesses wanted me to tell you two something: there are assassins that are after your lives."

"We kinda figured that out," Cadence said, sarcastically.

"Well, the reason why they want to kill you is that they apparently want to see your aunts suffering."

"Well, do you know who it is that wants us dead?"

"We don't know that, yet."

"Well, you can ask the two assassins we brought in, when they wake up."
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Meanwhile, in the hotel room

"Where are they?" The old assassin asked as he walked back and forth in the room. He was thinking what could’ve happened to them, only to have his train of thought interrupted by booming nocks from the door.

"This is the Canterlot guard, open up!" The booming voice of a female guard said. 'Shit!' He thought as he went to the door. When he opened it up, he saw a huge, brown dragoness in blue armor. "I need to come in, by the order of the princess."

"Come, come," he said as let the guard inside his room.

"What are you doing here?" The guard asked.

"I’m on vacation with my friends."

"And where are your friends?"

"They said that they were going hunting in the nearby woods."

"Hmm... I need to have a look around here." The guard said as she inspected the room, finding a sword in the closet. "Why do you have a sword in your closet?"

"Why would I have it out and about?"

"True, but you are aware that because of safety reasons, you aren’t allowed leave the city for the time being, and if we do find that you’re tied to any suspicious activity, you’ll be thoroughly... questioned." The guard said before she left.

Author's Note

Edited by Blazing Lightt and beirirangu.