Spike has been traveling for weeks.

Surely they must know I escaped by now. Finally he arrived at the edge of the Everfree Forest.

"Finally." Spike exclaimed exhausted. Spike continued into the Everfree Forest. He was constantly light on his feet and staying silent because Zecora lived here and you never know where she could be. He was hiding behind a tree when he saw a strange sight. A blue pegasus was gathering herbs while muttering something.

Does this guy know that we already have a potion person out here? Spike continued into the forest. He was ducking behind trees and diving into the bushes until he came to the edge again right next to Fluttershy's cottage.

"Shit. Must have gone to far." He said out loud. At that moment the door opened and Spike's tail just disappeared behind a bush as Fluttershy came out. Spike silently watched her feed the animals. Angel blew on some flowers which flew near Fluttershy's nose.

"A-A-AH-AHH-choo." Despite how much Spike hated Fluttershy now he couldn't help but chuckle at her adorableness. No matter how much you hate Fluttershy she will still melt your heart with how adorable she is. Spike retreated back into the forest.

Fluttershy was busy feeding the animals. She heard rustling from behind a bush. She turned towards the forest and she could have sworn she saw a flash of purple,however it was gone as quick as it appeared. Fluttershy shrugged it off and went back to the animals.

Life completely changed since Spike was banished. Some of Ponyville divided over whether Spike actually did it. Some people said he did it and that he deserved his sentence actually a few of them said he deserved death. Then there were the people who thought Spike didn't do it or at least didn't deserve such a harsh sentence. It tore families apart especially her friends. The CMC believed Spike didn't do it. They fell out so to speak with their sisters. Scootaloo isn't talking to Rainbow Dash,Apple Bloom got into many arguments with her sister,and as for Sweetie Belle she considered moving out of the boutique. As for the mane 6 themselves their lives changed as well. It took Twilight a while to get used to not having Spike to give her support,Rarity to not have help for gem hunting,Applejack to not help out in apple hauling,Pinkie hauling baked goods,help with Rainbow's awesomeness,and help with Fluttershy's animals. Little did they realize that everything will change.

Spike travelled east for a few minutes and he came to a cave with a skull on it. Spike waked up to the skull and saw a small keyhole. Spike reached into his pack and pulled out the key and put it into the keyhole and turned it and the skull door opened. Spike walked into the door and was in a sort of cave house thing. It was not in good condition,there were pieces of wood,webs,torn books,it looked like a cave version of The Castle of Two Sisters. He needed to do some remodeling and then he saw a bit of white covered by leaves. He picked up the white thing and dusted it off revealing hooded robes.

He took off his shirt and pants and threw on the robes. He left his mask on because the robes did not conceal his face. He thought he would see how much Ponyville has changed before remodeling his new home. Before leaving he spotted a small round table with a dagger and tomahawk on it. He then grabbed them and walked out of the cave. He ventured through the forest until he came to the edge and strolled out of the forest toward town. The town hadn't changed much well after all Spike was gone for only about a year. Business was going as usual for his now ex friends. Pinkie was selling her goods at Sugarcube Corner,Applejack had her usual booth open,Rarity was selling her dresses,Rainbow was walking through town boasting how awesome she was,and Twilight was running towards the mayor's office in a hurry. Rainbow passed Spike but stopped and doubled back.

"You there? Who are you?" Rainbow asked.

"Spi-I mean Drake." Spike stuttered.

"You sound...familiar." She said suspiciously.

"Uh most dragon's sound alike." Spike lied hoping she would be thick enough to believe it.

"Okay." Rainbow said before continuing down the road. Spike sighed in relief and went up to Sugarcube Corner. It's been awhile since he's had some nice sweets. He opened the door was greeted by Pinkie and by that Pinkie tackled him to the ground.

"WELCOME TO SUGARCUBE CORNER! HOME OF THE TASTIEST TREATS IN EQUESTRIA I LIKE YOU!" She said before kissing him on both cheeks of his mask before Spike pushed her off.

"Do you greet all your customers like that?" Spike asked panting.

"Yes. Now what will it be?" Pinkie asked joyfully.

"Uh I guess I'll take a blueberry muffin." Spike said. Pinkie reached into her hair and pulled out a blueberry muffin. Spike was about to ask how she did that but considering it's Pinkie he refrained because Pinkie breaks the laws of physics every other day. Spike paid Pinkie 3 bits before walking out. He saw Twilight come out of the town hall with Mayor Mare. Mayor Mare called a town meeting and Spike walked to the square where everyone was gathering.

"Attention everyone we have got ourselves a big problem. The honorable Princess Twilight Sparkle will now take the stage." Mayor Mare said before Spike's ex-sister took the stage.

"About 30 minutes ago all the cells of Tartarus were checked and one prisoner has escaped. The prisoner's name is Spike." This sent a flurry of whispers along the crowd.

"How did he escape?"

"Will he come back here?"

"As long as he stays away from mah sister we're good."

"Oh Celestia what are we going to do?"

"If he really is innocent may Celestia help the stallion or mare to did the crime."

Meanwhile three young women were in a huddle and their names Apple Bloom,Sweetie Belle,and Scootaloo. Spike moved a bit closer to eavesdrop on their conversation.

"How did Spike escape?" Apple Bloom asked.

"I don't know. Should we go find him and warn him that they know?" Scootaloo asked.

"He could be anywhere. If he's smart, which he is he would get as far away from Equestria as possible." Sweetie Belle said.

"I hope you're right. I don't know why our sisters would throw him out like that. There was barely any evidence to begin with. I sure hope he's alright I don't want to find out he got chucked into bars again." Apple Bloom said.

"If not have his head on a silver platter." Scootaloo said.

"SCOOTS! Don't say that. If they did kill Spike...oh god my life might as well be over." Sweetie Belle cried.

Spike was just about to take them aside and tell them it's him when gunshots rang out and a group of ponies ran into the square and started shooting people. Everyone scattered into all directions. Spike pulled out his dagger and ran into a small group of them and started dispatching them. Whenever someone fired a shot at Spike he would avoid it really fast...a little too fast. He thought nothing of it for now. He dispatched the last of the group before moving through town. He dispatched the shooters one by one as he was running by an alley he heard a scream and saw Sweetie Belle and Rarity cornered by one of the shooters.

"Well hello young ladies you look nice how about we lose the clothing." The shooter said with a rape face before walking towards Sweetie Belle and tearing off her white blouse. Spike ran right towards the shooter and threw him against a wall. He was about to stab him through the head when he got disarmed. The man threw a punch at Spike's face and Spike kicked the man in the groin.

All while that was going on two young women were watching in shock. The man kicked Spike off him and reached for his gun and Spike reached for his knife the man was just about to shoot when Spike threw the knife right threw the man's eye. The man fell right to the ground and Spike got up and pulled out his tomahawk and brought it down on his head. He turned towards the two frightened siblings before running down the alley.

"HEY WAIT!" Sweetie Belle cried but Spike did not turn back. He came into a dark alley. No doubt people would look for him and Spike was going to leave a message for them. Spike took of his mask and breathed his dragon fire on a wall before disappearing into the darkness. At that moment Twilight followed by Applejack,Rarity,and Sweetie Belle turned into the alley.

"Applejack you're sure you saw him come this way?" Twilight asked.

"Yeah. I'm sure." Applejack said. They continued into the alley and saw A message lit up by green dragon fire which read.

The Assassins have returned

Author's Note

Looks like some people are siding with Spike already...