Spike couldn’t help but cry. He had been taken from his mother while she was asleep. He had seen her get up and fight back, but he knew that her eyes had been glowing pink, which meant she wasn’t really awake and that she wasn’t using her full powers. He had seen her get beaten while trying to defend him. He called out to her as she fell back against the tree once more. She would not wake easily from that.

Now he was sitting in a steel cage, waiting his fate in the darkest castle he’d ever seen. *Burp* He looked at the scroll that had just come through. He was amazed that the Nightmares allowed him to read the scrolls, or that they allowed him to even receive the messages. He picked it up gently, as though afraid that it would crumble in his claws. He opened it with care and was surprised as he read who it was from.

Dear Spike,

Don’t worry, we’re coming. I have some volunteers as well, so don’t worry about me, I’ve got more help than I could hope for. I am only a couple of days away from you. I’m sorry I’ve been slow, but as I said, I’ve got backup and they take forever. Twilight is quite worried about you and so are your sisters, so stay safe. If Sierra gives you trouble, remind her that I’m already mad enough, and that she will be in bigger trouble than she can handle if I get angry enough to let my powers loose! Oh, by the way, if things start seeming… chaotic… don’t worry, it means Discord and his daughter are getting closer. I’m thinking of telling him to give your cage a makeover and turn it into diamonds, you still love those, right?

Sincerely, your adoptive mother, Aurora Hope Healer, the fourth princess of Equestria

Spike couldn’t believe his eyes. The fact that his mother had sent him something meant that she was alive, but the more amazing thing was that she had actually taken claim to her title as princess, something that he had thought she had long forgotten. He managed a small smile. The queen of nightmares was going to get it now, his mother was coming, and she was mad.

Author's Note

Okay, so this chapter was really just me feeling like I needed to explain Spike's situation a little better, since he was taken. So, here he is. Don't worry, I don't like sad endings, just happy ones, or at least, mostly happy... yeah just don't worry.... then again Discord is with me on this mission... naw, I'm not worried about him, I'm more worried about Celestia and Sombra.... you'll get why later... maybe... have fun reading.