King Sombra just finished what he wanted to talk about and Luna told him about what happened just an hour ago. "So, you had a nightmare?" King Sombra asked to Luna's nodding response, "Well then, tell me: What happened in the dream? Who was there? Was there anything strange or unnerving?"

"It was about Spike, Cadence, and Blueblood. They were all killed by some unknown force and I was unable to do anything. Simply watching behind a barrier as they all died a bloody death, each dropping their weapons as they passed on," Luna explained.

"That is very strange, I've never heard of a dream like that before," the king explained. "My best guess is that someone wants them dead. But I need to ask the Dream Master to make sure. Are they monster hunters, by any chance?" The king asked.

"Yes, all of them. Blueblood is 46th in our ranking, Cadence is 45th, and Spike is 10th," Celestia explained.

"How old is Spike? 130?" King Sombra exclaimed, with a shocked expression on his face.

"No. He's only 22," Luna said, calmly.

"How is a 22 year old the 10th best person in your group?" The king asked, with a confused look on his face.

"Well, Spike was always fascinated with monster hunters. When he was four years old he said, 'Mommy, I want to be a Monster Hunter!' So we trained him to become one, even joining them by the age of seven! He is the youngest monster hunter to ever join our group," Celesta said.

"Wow. Anyway, I need to tell this to the Dream Master. He will know what it means, because I'm still not entirely sure," King Sombra said, before he took a picture out of his pocket and his face split into a wide grin.

"If you don't mind me asking, but who's in the photo?" Celesta asked, slightly curious.

"My wife, Queen Nightmare Moon, is pregnant with twins," The king said, happily.

"Congratulations!" The two sisters cheered, joyously.

"Thank you. I know when King Tirek said that he was your ally that I wanted to be one as well, so my sons can rule in a better future."

"Was she ok with that?" Luna asked.

"Yes. I didn't even have to ask when she said it was fine," King Sombra said.

"Well you better get back to The Land of Shadows to be with your wife and tell us about Luna's nightmare," Celesta said, as the king nodded and made his journey home.
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The next day, a Minotaur guard was getting to his post alongside a zebra on the north gate of Canterlot, talking about work until they saw two figures running towards them. "Is that Princess Cadence and Prince Blueblood?" The zebra asked.

The Minotaur looked were his fellow guard was looking and he replied with an annoyed, "Yep." When they were closer, they saw that Blueblood was wearing a black hoodie and red sweat pants while Cadence was wearing a green hoodie with gray sweat pants, trying to run faster than the other. The two guards stepped out of the way as the gate just began to open when both Blueblood and Cadence hit the gate in unison.

They both got up and simultaneously said, "I won!" They blinked in confusion before shouting, "No! I did!" Both growling at each other like they were wild animals.

"Your highnesses, you tied," the zebra guard said.

"Dammit!" They both said.

"Would you two like to bicker inside the walls? We need to watch for people and it really doesn't help when you're here," The other guard deadpanned, causing them to groan a bit before entering the city.

"Do you want to go train?" Cadence asked.

"You mean whoever loses has to buy breakfast?" Blueblood asked, receiving a nod before the two ran to the barracks and into a training room, drawing their swords in a defensive pose. "One spell limit and I'm making myself some wings."

"Alright, let's go!" Cadence said as she ran towards Blueblood with her sword at her side with Blueblood doing the same before they got into the middle, where he lifted his Ninjato over his head to slash down, but Cadence reacted by pulling her sword up in defense, hitting it with her scimitar before she dropkicked him in return. He was quickly thrown and tried to roll out of her reach, but Cadence was too fast for him and put her foot onto his chest and her scimitar at his throat. "I win again. Let’s go to the Dine and Dash!"
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After Blueblood paid for their breakfast, they decided to walk through the halls of the castle before Blueblood asked, "I wonder were Spike ran off to?"

"Maybe he's in his room, sleeping," replied Cadence, "or practicing his acrobatics." The two looked in his room and couldn't find hide or scale of him, even in the gym where Luna appeared in front of them in her workout clothes.

"Hello Blueblood, hello Cadence. How was your mission?"

"Hey, Auntie Lulu," They both said. "It was good."

"Have you seen Spike anywhere?" Blueblood asked.

"We can't find him!" Cadence exclaimed.

Luna giggled a bit before saying, "He's in Bloodville, a little town filled with peaceful monsters. Now if you'll both excuse me, I'm quite busy here." So the two left the princess and went to the blacksmith's, where they saw Iron Will wearing a blacksmith's robe with a gray long sleeve shirt and blue jeans, making all sorts of weapons and arrows.

"Hey, Iron!" Cadence said.

"Hey, Princess," He said, as he was hammering a sword.

"Did you know that Spike went to Bloodville?" Blueblood asked.

"Ya, I do, Prince," Iron Will said, without changing his hammering pace.

"How?" Cadence asked.

"Well, Princess Luna came to me, asking for us to make some weapons and arrows for that very same place. Apparently, Spike requested it," he said putting the sword in the water.

"Does Gilda, Lyra, or the Quick twins know where he is?" She asked. Iron Will just gave a shrug and the two went to the Heart of Grenal Goods, quickly spotting Lyra in a red t-shirt and blue jeans.

"Hello Prince Blueblood and Princess Cadence," she said as she bowed. "What can I do for two today?"

"Do you know where Spike is?" Blueblood asked.

"Of course I know where he is. Celestia came in the other day asking for some medical supplies, saying Spike requested some for Bloodville. I know for sure that Gilda and Iron Will know where he is, so you don't have to go there. But I'm pretty sure that Flim and Flam have no clue where Spike went." When she finished, Blueblood and Cadence said their goodbyes and went to Quick Trades, where they saw the twins in their trademark green striped shirt and pants with a straw hat on Flim and a mustache on Flam.

"Hello Prince Blueblood and Princess Cadence," they both said in unison. "What do you need or who do you want to get rid of?"

"Well, we're just here to tell you that Spike's in Bloodville," Cadence said.

"We knew that," Flim said

"We learned that when we were at the Griffin Inn, where Gilda told us," Flam said, as both Blueblood and Cadence looked down in disappointment. They said good bye to the twins and went to the Griffin inn for a drink.

Author's Note

Edits done by Blazing Light and beirirangu.