Is all Hope Lost?

This Jacuzzi was still very warm and soothing to Spike. It was almost as if his worries were going away in an instant. Despite it, be heard a voice telling him inside his head that he should not enjoy it, and open his eyes to make him remember that this mare was taking everything from him, and possibly trying to break his spirit.

His head was a little above the water of the hot tub, and he closed his eyes. Roseblood was still next to him to keep an eye on him and not let him put of her sight.

Spike sighed and relaxed a little deeper into the feeling. "Are you still enjoying the water, child?"

"Y-yes." The baby dragon replied. "The water feels so good against my scales. I wish there was a hot tub in the castle where I live."

"So tell me, how does it feel to have your friends.... taken from you?" Asked Roseblood cruelly. "Do you feel lonely?"

He felt like tears streaming down his face again being asked that question, and replied: "I do. I'm alone. My closest friends I know are evil and turned into your slaves."

"Yes. Feel the sorrow flow through you in your veins." She had her hooves on both his arms. "Felp the horrible, awful anguish of lose sink into you."

Spike's lips were quivering with shame and guilt, feeling like hope was absolutely lost and gone away like an old light bulb just ran out of juice.

Was he doomed to be this demonic mare's pet for all eternity, or if she felt like she has no use for him anymore? Or was she only trying to get under his skin and be very cruel to him? Or all of the above?

"Aw. Don't you worry sweetie." Said Roseblood. Sounding like she was sympathetic, but she was only pretending to be sympatheric towards him just to he cruel. "You still have all of your friends here. I can assure you that ykybeill have a good home with me."

"Not everypony is not affected by your spell, Roseblood. There are others out there."

"No matter." Said Roseblood flatly. "They are all just loose ends to my plan for conquering the world. Not to mention that insufferable clown, Discord. He might be more trouble than I would bargain for, even though I have beaten him before."

"Please i- I just want to enjoy the hot tub. This... calms me down."

"I know it does. You just enjoy yourself in this bath. As of now, u am expecting Shining Armor to come back with important news."

Spike was wondering if the city of Manehattan was already under her full control, and a newest addition to her new empire.

"Oh what am I thinking?" He said in his head. "I can't think about something like that. It only makes me worry more."

"You seem a little lost in thought, my pet."

"What? Nononono. I'm not lost in any thought."

Just then the bathroom door knocked three times. "My queen, Shining Armor has returned from Manehattan." It was Celestia's voice.

"Is that so?" Said Roseblood with that evil smile back on her face. "Begone and let me see what news he brings back." Sje got out of the hot tub and dried herself off. "I'll be right back, pet. You just stay right there."

"Yes, your majesty." He sadly bowed his head to him.

"Excellent. She went out the bathroom door, and Spike was alone for the time being. He looked out the large window, and wished that he could just jump out of the window and fly away from Roseblood and her wrath, but doing that would be asking for a death wish, considering the fact that she would come after him, or send her servants to bring him back to her again.

If not for that, he would be very glad to fly out of the window like a goldfinch perching on the sill.

Still, he just closed his eyes, and took a deep breath to calm his nerves along with the warm waters pushing against his scales.

He looked around him, and at the green, glowing waters. "Oh gosh." He muttered. "What am I going to do?"

Meanwhile, Roseblood was with Shining Armor again with news. "My queen, Manehattan is now ours."

"Brilliant. We are one good closer to ruling the world as a new army. I can already feel the taste of being the supreme overlord over the planet. Soon, everyone will remember my name as their favorite pony of all time, and see me as their savior."

"With all the diamond dogs, monsters, and other ponies on our side, nothing can stop us." Said Starlight.

"Everypony will never know what will hit them." said Twilight wickedly. "We will he ubstoppable, and openly will stand in our way."

"But what about the ponies who are resistant to your spell?" said Applejack. "You did say that not everypony can be affected by it."

"I know that, Applejack." Said Roseblood calmly. "But do not worry about them. I'll see to those stragglers soon enough."

"Should we kill them?" Asked Rarity.

"You do not have to, but if you all really want to kill them, do be my guest, if you can find any of them of course."

The Corrupted Elements and Starlight Glimmer smiled evily and demonically. By the looks of their red eyes, they could hardly wait to kill or eliminate any pony that is not under Roseblood's spell, or any that would go against their new queen.

"But for now, I would like to bask in my glory a little more. Celestia, Luna, i want you to go to Vanhoover, and spread my influence around the city. Be sure to bring the Diamond dogs with you as well. I am sure they would love to cause some havoc and mayhem."

Just then, the doors flung opened, and it was the three leaders of the Diamond dogs again. "Your majesty." Said Rover. "We looked high and low for any resistant survivors, but we only found a small number of them."

"We rounded up five of them queen Roseblood." Fido added. "Two pegasus ponies, one earth pony, and two unicorns."

"Well, at least you have made some progress, but you can do better than that." Then she looked at the three with a scary look. "As a matter of fact, search for more survivors and I can have them in the dungeon for a little conversations."

"Conversations?" Asked Spot. "What do you mean?"

"I can bring them in my torture chamber for some fun that only I can enjoy. So. Why don't you bring in those five you have captured?"

"Yes. Mistress." A couple of Diamond Dog grunts were pushing the small band of ponies in the throne rolm. There were three females and two males. There was a unicorn mare, a pegasus filly, one unicorn stallion, a pegasus filly, and an earth stallion.

"Let us go!" Said the unicorn stallion.

"Come now. I have a special place for you all: in my dungeon." She let out a cruel laugh and the guards pushed the prisoners form the dungeon, begging and calling out for help.

Spike heard the commotion from the other side of the wall and wanted to get up and see what was going on, but it was just then Roseblood came back in, and he slowly dipped back in the jacuzzi.

"Sorry about that, dear." Saod Roseblood. "But I am back." Then she sat next to him again.

"Whatvwqs that scream?" Asked Spike. "I thought I heard screaming on the other side of the door."

"That was nothing. Just a couple of prisoners being sent to the dungeon where they will stay at for a long time."

"What? What did they do?"

"They were trying to escape from me and they could have performed espionage against me. I could not risk that or my glorious new kingdom. No, I need to teach them a lesson in loyalty."

Spike tried to get out of the hot tub, and pointed his right finger at her. "This is evil. You can't just try and torture them like this! They didn't do anything wrong!"

Roseblood had that evil look on her face again. She was about to threaten him once more. "Perhaps you think you would like to join them?" She asked

"N-no ma'am." The baby dragon replied with a gulp of fear.

"Good, it would be very unfortunate if I had to throw you down their with them."

"Discord, Zecora, please." Spike said in his head. "I don't know how much longer I can take this."