Spike was watching TV in the Mane-iac's bedroom while she was taking a nap. The reporter said "This just in! The Mane-iac has taken a baby dragon as a hostage. The police, unfortunately are too cowardly to even confront the Mane-iac without a weapon. Let's just hope the the hostage will be alright. Now, lets go to the weather." Spike suddenly turned the TV off. "I really hope that I will remain with the Mane-iac, because she has been so nice to me." she looked at her, sleeping peacefully on her bed. He then gave out a sigh of bliss and happiness. "I would never let them take her away." He then thought of something. And exited out of the room.

The Mane-iac's hench-ponies, led by Hair Stylish, were just sitting inside the main part of the lair. All of them were just minding their own businesses. Some of them were playing video games, some were watching TV, and most were just relaxing while reading books and magazines.

Spike walked up to Hair Stylish, who was just playing "Pony Ops: Zombies" with his comrades. Spike walked up to him, nervously, and he was right behind him. He then softly poked a finger to Hair Stylish' back. He turned his head in alarm, but was relieved to see that it was Spike. He ordered his comrades to pause the game. "Conditioner, I told you I don't...!" When he saw Spike he held his eyes open. He couldn't believe the he just said that to a child such as Spike. "Oh..." He said sheepishly while giving a nervous smile. "It's just you, Spike."

"Yeah...I hope I'm not interrupting your current round, am I?" he asked sheepishly

"Oh no, no. It's fine. We were starting to get bored at this game anyway." said Hair Stylish. He turned to his comrades and said "Am I right, guys?"

They all said many agreeable things, one at a time. "Not at all." said a hench-pony.

"Yeah, anyone who is a friend of the Mane-iac, is a friend of mine." said another one.

Spike smiled at their statements. "Oh, good." he said relieved.

"Anyway, what can we do you for?" asked Hair Stylish.

"I...I was wondering: have you committed any crimes lately." asked Spike

"Oh, of course." said Hair Stylish. "while your asleep in the middle of the night, we and Mistress Mane-iac would always commit diabolical crimes. Right now, there's nothing worth stealing."

"Oh. I was just thinking of something." said the baby dragon.

"what were you thinking about, little dude?" said the Mane-iac's second in command.

"Does the Mane-iac still care about me, because... I still have this conflict about her, and...does she really care about me?" asked Spike

"Of course, Spike." said Hair Stylish. "I thought the Mane-iac had this talk with you about that?"

"She did, she did." said Spike. "But..."

"Yeah?" asked the Hench-pony

"Is it okay if I hear it from you?" asked Spike nervously.

"Alright." said Hair Stylish. "But first thing's first." he sat over to the big couch in the Mane-iac's living room. "Come, sit down." he said to the baby dragon.

Spike did as he said and walked over to the couch. When he sat on it, he liked the comfort that the couch gives him.

"Now then, here is how it all began, right after you and the Power Ponies defeated the Mane-iac."

A few days earlier, Right after the Mane-iac's defeat

The Mane-iac was now thinking of the Power Ponies, and how furious she was after what they and Humdrum did to her. "Those blasted Power Ponies!" she exclaimed. "They will pay for what they did to my plans! They will Pay!" She then thought of Humdrum, who she made fun of for not having super powers. "Except for Humdrum." she said, pacing to and fro, very slowly. " With my mane tickling me, and restraining me, and shocking me after the Power Ponies defeated me, it made me realized how nice and sweet Humdrum really is. Sure he may be a sidekick, but just is just so adorable, and...I just want to tell him that I'm sorry, and that I have a change of heart about him."

Just then. Hair Stylish rushed to her aide, and said to her. "M...Mistress?" he said

"What?! can't you see that I am busy gripping?" said the Mane-iac impatiently.

Sorry to disturb you, mistress Mane-iac, but i think I might be able to come up with a machine that will be able to help you with Humdrum."

At this, the Mane-iac had a look of surprise in her unhinged, deranged eyes. "Well don't just stand there you Idiot! Tell me!" she demanded while holding her second in command at a choking point with her hair.

"Just...follow me." he choked.

The Mane-iac let her hench-pony go, and put him down on the floor, painfully, and she followed Hair Stylish to what he was about to show her. Finally, when they reached their destination, The Mane-iac saw a big arch, possible a warping device. "What will this arch do?" she asked

"It will help you go to the destination where Humdrum lives." said Hair Stylish, and it will be sure that you will stay there as long as you want.

"The Mane-iac gave him a wicked, deranged smile. "Excellent!" she said. The Mane-iac then thought of something. "Wh..what's the catch?" she asked

"Well...It's not ready yet, and I think it will be ready in a few days." the Hench-pony said sheepishly

"What?!" exclaimed the unhinged Mare. "I can't wait that long! You got to prepare it ASAP!"

Hair Stylish was now becoming terrified of his boss' anger. He then backed away while covering his face and said "Don't hurt me! Please, mistress. I will...I'll think of something. but I promise that we will work on it as fast as we can." He turned to his comrades who are working on the arch and said "Won't we, boys."

"Yeah!" they all exclaimed in unison

The Mane-iac gave out a reluctant groan, but she said "Alright, alright. But like I said: Please get it done ASAP, alright?"

"Yes, Mistress!" they all said in unison. They all continued working on the machine

The Mane-iac really wanted to make it up to Spike for how she treated him at their first encounter. "Don't worry, Humdrum." she thought out loud to herself. "I'll see you soon."

Present Time

Spike was touched by what the Mane-iac said about him. "She...she really meant that?" she said

"Of course." said Hair Stylish. She really loves you and just wants you to be the happiest baby dragon you can be."

"Oh, well...thanks for clearing that up for me." said Spike

"Aww, no Problem, monsieur." said Hair Stylish. "Feeling better now, mon ami?"

"Yep, feeling a lot better." said the baby dragon. Spike yawned and said "I'm gonna go take a nap with the Mane-iac. So let us know if there are any cops around here, okay?"

"Don't worry Spike. Cops never bother showing up here. Besides they are too afraid of the Mane-iac."

"Okay." said Spike. Spike walked into bed with the Mane-iac still snoring.

11:59 PM

Spike was tossing and turning because he was having the worst nightmare he has ever had in his life. The Mane-iac however was sleeping so peacefully as ever.

Spike's Nightmare

Spike woke up in the middle of night in 1:39pm, and gave out a yawn. "hey Mane-iac." he said. But he saw that the Mane-iac was gone. "Hello?" called Spike. "Mane-iac?" No answer

Spike looked outside the bedroom, and no one was inside the warehouse. "eh. Must be committing another crime again." said Spike out loud to himself. But, just then, the Room had began to grow dark, and all of the windows turned completely jet black. Spike was now really starting to get scared, and felt a shiver run down his spine.

When the lights came back on, He saw the Mane-iac standing right in front of him, looking down on him with an evil, deranged grin on her face. "Oh, look who's awake MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!" she cackled. Her hench-ponies cackled along with her. "Just in time for our special surprise." she said

"W...what kind of surprise are you talking about, Mane-iac?" asked the baby dragon in confusion.

"You'll see. Hench-Ponies, seize hiiiiimmmmm!!!" she ordered. Just like that the hench-ponies, with Hair Stylish ahead of them, dashed straight for Spike, who sprang from the spot he froze in, just in time to escape. At a moment, Spike was out of the door, and the Mane-iac's hench-ponies were after him in full speed, with the Mane-iac behind them.

Spike was running as fast as he could, trying to evade from the Mane-iac and her hench-ponies. "HEEEELLLP!!!" exclaimed Spike, running through the main streets of Maretropolis. "HEEEELPP!!" he called out again, but the whole city was empty, even the busiest building, shops, and streets were completely empty. He continued running, and screaming, but just at this moment, he bumped into some-pony. He looked up, and gave out a look of pure horror. He screamed, and was about to run the other way, but the Mane-iac caught him with her tail hair. "Leaving so soon, Spikey-Whikey?" she baby talked.

"W...What are you going to do with me?" asked Spike in a tone of panic.

"Relax." cooed the Mane-iac. "It will all be over soon."

"W...what do you mean?" asked the baby dragon.

"I mean that you will meet your demise after what you and the Power Ponies did to me!"

Spike began to cry, very loudly, but was silenced by the Mane-iac's hair covering Spike's mouth.

"Shhh...no need to cry." said the Mane-iac tenderly. "I promise you that it will be quick." She used her hair and pulled out a knife from her back. "Sweet dreams, Spikey-poo." she whispered in his ear. She lunged the knife straight for Spike.

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!" Spike screamed at the top of his lungs.

Song Ends

End of Spike's Nightmare

Spike felt something rubbing his small body.

"Spike! Spike!!!" exclaimed the Mane-iac. "Wake up!

Spike woke up instantly with tears in his eyes. He got out of bed, and ran over to the closet with absolute fear, closing the door behind him.

The Mane-iac looked very shocked by this, and walked up to the closet, and gently pulled him out with her tendrils, coiling him up in a cocoon. "Spike? Dear are you okay?" she asked with great concern.

"I...I didn't mean to cause your defeat! After all, I'm just a sidekick to my friends, like Humdrum was!" exclaimed the baby dragon, still crying from his nightmare.

"W...what do you mean?" asked the Mane-iac

All of a sudden, the hench-ponies barged in her bedroom with concern on their faces. "What happened?" asked Hair Stylish "I heard screaming!"

"Just wait, you Idiots!" exclaimed the Mane-iac to her hench-ponies. Just like that, they all exited the door, cowardly, and left the two alone. "Please, Spike. What's wrong?" she asked tenderly, and worrisome.

"I had a nightmare." said Spike, bowing his head in shame.

"Would you...want to talk about it with me?" asked the Mane-iac softly.

"S...sure." said the baby dragon.

"Alright." she walked to the bed, and sat down on it, and put Spike next to her. "What's the matter? What kind of nightmare did you have, sweetie?" she asked

"Well....You see...I...I still have this conflict with you. whether I can trust you completely or not. Anyway, I had this nightmare when I woke up, and I didn't see you next to me. So...I went out looking for you, and no one was around inside the factory. But then, the lights went out, and the window shades slammed shut." Spike then told her how the she was trying to give him a "Special Surprise". He then said that he ordered his hench-ponies to dash straight for him. "And so." he said "I was running through the streets of Maretropolis, and I yelled for help, but the city was empty, And...." Spike began to shed a tear again.

"Yes???" said the Mane-iac

"I bumped into you, and I was about to run again, but you caught me at the very last second. After that, I started sobbing, and you said that it will all be over soon. I asked what you meant, and you said that I would face a 'demise' for ruining your plans and defeating you. So...you took out a knife, and lunged it toward me, and that's when you woke me up."

The Mane-iac gasped at what he just explained to her. At this, Spike began sobbing again. "Oh you poor poor little baby?" she said in a very motherly tone. "I had no idea that you felt this way." she pulled Spike into a very tender hug and stroked his back with her arm. She would sometimes use her mane, and tail hair to stroke his back as well. "Shh....shhhhh...shh...It's okay, Spike. I'm here. I'm here. "I would never do that to you Spike. I will always love you." she said in a caring voice. Without warning she pulled Spike into a kiss that lasted for thirteen seconds, and finally let go of the baby dragon.

Spike could only look at her with surprise, but he said "You really mean that?"

The Mane-iac gave him a said smile and said "Of course I do, Spikey-Whikey. I mean every word I say about you. Every word."

She tucked Spike into bed, pulled the covers over his body, and gave him a loving kiss. "I love you."

"I...I love you too, Mane-iac." said Spike.

"So...do you trust me completely now?" asked the unhinged mare.

"y..,.Yeah." said Spike giving a smile on his face. "I'm starting to feel better already thanks to you."

"Oh you are so very welcome." said the Mane-iac. "Tomorrow, I will make sure that you have the happiest day of your life." She turned out the light. "Goodnight, Spike." said the Mane-iac. "I love you." she cooed

"I love you too, Mane-iac." Spike whispered back.

They both fell into sleep for the big day tomorrow.

Author's Note

I know what you're thinking. You're thinking that Spike is feeling just fine with the Mane-iac around, but he just unexpectedly had this Nightmare. Please don't spew out hateful comments or please don't dislike this immediately. This will be the final conflict that Spike has with the Mane-iac. So please don't judge me, because once again, this just came to my head. Anyway, what does the Mane-iac mean by making Spike the happiest baby dragon alive? What will they do next? find out in the next chapter