Spike then woke in a shock. He looked to his side and saw Apple Bloom still snoozing in her dreams. He smiled and stroke her face gently with his claws. She smiled and snuggled into them. Spike can't stop smiling on how beautiful she is. But he started frowning and took his claw away, he knows he can't have her because of some laws and he knows she loves somepony else. He then looked at the sky thinking if he should go to Luna and find out more about him. The airs blows thru Spike's ears as he looked at the clouds up in the sky.

"Oh wait I need to check if I do have it!" Spike exclaimed. He patted himself trying to find it and quickly got up. He tried to look for it around the area he was in. But couldn't find, he can't find it anywhere except. He burped some flames and in his hands was the scroll. "Oh well, at least I have the scroll." Spike sighed in relief a little bit.

*yawn*

Spike turned his head to see Apple Bloom waking up. She opened her eyes a bit but closed them quickly when the sunlight hit her eyes. She covered her eyes with her hooves and sat up. She removed the hooves form her eyes and tried to look around but her vision was a bit blurry.

"Where am I?" Apple Bloom asked. She then noticed Spike in front of her and smiled. "Morning Spike."

"Good Morning." Spike said as he read the scroll hopping he finds any clues in it about what there going to talk about.

"Whatcha reading there Spike?" Apple Bloom asked and took a peek.

"It's a scroll I got from Princess Luna. She says she wants me for some royal duties." Spike said as he continued to read it. "I was also wondering it said I could bring somepony so do you want to come with me?" Spike asked.

"Really?" Apple Bloom asked excitedly. "I always wondered what some of the royal duties are, they must be really important!" Apple Bloom said. "Wait what type of royal duties?" She asked.

"Well it doesn't say but i'm pretty sure it's important." Spike said half lying. He knows what there going to talk about and hope's Apple Bloom isn't going to get angry for bringing her to some history lesson or something like that.

"Then let's start packing." Spike said burning the scroll with his flames. "Be by the train station at Sundown." Spike said to Apple Bloom. She nodded and started to trot over in the direction where the Farm is. Spike started walking over to the direction where town is. He hopes to but a couple of items for the trip, maybe even a small gift for Apple Bloom. For being his FRIEND! Totally not to show any affection, he just blushed of the thought Apple Bloom's reaction might be. But Spike just shook his head and continued his way to town. When he finally reached town he was walking around the shopping district until he saw 3 ponies ganging on 1 mare that's on a floor in a alley. He was a bit curious on what happening so he climbed on to the top of the building Spike learned how to climb buildings ever since Twilight now locks Spike out of the Castle from time to time.

"So your Summer Times..." said a white unicorn mare with a light a pink-purple curled mane.

"I expected a much more prettier mare than... this." said a dark blue pegasus pony with a straight purple and green mane.

"Yeah! She's not worth our time!" Said a light yellow earth pony with a messy purple mane. They all looked down at the mare on the floor she was a white unicorn with a black and pink mane and her name is Paring Ponies.

"What do you want?" asked Summer Times.

"What would we want Summer?" Said the unicorn with the pink-purple mane. She used her magic to levitate the other white unicorn and brought her up to her face. "Oh yeah you posted something about me on the ponynet!"

"What's wrong with that?" Summer asked.

"Well you made me look like the bad guy!" Said the unicorn.

"Well i'm sorry Jewel Cut! But you kept on bullying that one pony and I had to do something. Even though i'm not that popular on it I still had to show who you really are to someone!" Summer said pointing her hoof at Jewel's face. Jewel got furious and threw Summer at crates of oranges which broke them. Summer was laying on the floor with the oranges in pain.

"Way to go Jewel!" Said the earth pony.

"Nice shot J.C." Said the pegasus.

"Thank you very much." Jewel Cut said turning acting like it's a show. She even had the nerve to bow. Jewel turned around to Summer still on the floor trying to get up but failed. Jewel then started kicking the mare making her cough up blood. Summer looked at Jewel Cut in anger but with a bit of fear. "See your not strong." Said Jewel. "If you were then you would be fighting with me instead of against me." Summer just laid there looking at Jewel. All Jewel could do is smirk at the helpless mare on the floor. "You could have some fun now gals it's not fun doing this alone." Jewel said to her friends who smiled to that.

"Wow! Thank you!" Said the earth pony.

"Ha, thought you'd never ask." said the pegasus. They soon joined in on the fun and started kicking the Summer who hid her face with her hooves trying to protect herself. But then the unicorn was pulled back by something.

"Hey what do you think your doing?!" Exclaimed Jewel Cut. She turned around to see Spike holding her back from Summer. "Who are you?!"

"Some dragon that's going to give something you deserve." Spike said and punched the mare on the side of her face which made her fall on the ground unconscious. The 2 other mares saw this and the earth pony went to J.C. while the other came towards Spike. She was about to punch him in the face until spike grabbed her hoof and tried pushing back but they were equally strong. Until Spike had a little more strength to push her back, tripped, and fell into some crates. The 3rd just fled in horror of what happened to her friends. Spike didn't even bother to chase her his attention was the mare badly wounded on the floor. He picked her up and ran towards Sweet Apple Acres where he hopes Apple Bloom is there.

"So can you help her Apple Bloom?" Spike asked almost out of breath.

"Well she's badly wounded but luckily I have the skill to patch her up and have a potion from Zecora to get her inner wounds." Apple Bloom said while she reached for her bag. She pulled out a med kit and a potion. Apple Bloom got started and asked Spike some questions. "How did this happen?"

"She was being beaten by some mares." Spike responded. He looked at Summer who was breathing heavily.

"Do you know her?" Apple Bloom asked while covering some wounds with bandages.

"No, I just saw her in a alley and luckily I saw her." Spike said.

"Why is she important to you?" Apple Bloom asked while stitching a deep cut.

"Huh?" Spike asked confused.

"I know something is up because you don't really bring anybody to me to heal you would usually take them to a hospital." Apple Bloom said while packing her med kit. She then brought out the potion and made Summer drink it. "I mean I can patch ponies up quick but something must be up." She stated.

"Well." Spike said scratching the back of his head. "She reminds me of me. Not showing of fear no matter what, standing up for somepony they don't know, and you can tell she's being beaten by the looks of some of her bruises." Spike pointed out and Summer did have some bruises.

"Well she does have some good traits in her then. Also why do you think she has those bruises?" Apple Bloom asked worriedly.

"I don't know but I hope she doesn't get them by her caretakers." Spike said looking at the young mare.

"Does this mean we have to postpone the royal duties?" Apple Bloom asked. "Cause if we do then I hope it wasn't as important as this." She said while looking at the mare. "How old do you think she is?"

"Probably 15 or so." Spike yawned. "Well I need some rest for all the running I did." Spike said and layed on his back. "I'm going to take a nap. Wake me up if something happens, ok?" Spike asked Apple Bloom and she nodded. "Ok, thanks."

Author's Note

Hey guys hipe you enjoy this chapter cause ir toook a lot of time and let me tell you it took a lot of time. I'm typing this to you rigth now and it's 2:15 wiat now 2:16. But hopped you enjoy, plaese comment on what I need to change casue i'm soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo *takes deep breath* oooooooooooooooooooooooooo tored.