"Greetings Princess Celestia, Princess Luna, Princess Mi Amore Cadenza and Princess Twilight."

"Hello there Spike. Please, no need to bow, why the formalities?"

"Well since this is Luna's first celebration day, I thought I'd show the rightful respect Celestia."

"Respect huh? Then I guess it would only be rightful for us to address you as 'Prince Spike'?"

"Oh don't even go there Twilight. You of all ponies should know that I don't like to be called that.

Over the course of about two weeks, I learned all about who I am, my home, my friends, their families, everything. Unfortunately, I never remembered anything myself. We also learned that The Elements of Harmony, (Super friendship gems basically) Couldn't help either. So I was told everything that I use to know instead. I was told that I had saved a 'Crystal Empire' twice, traveled through dimensions, and was a dog. I left that one alone. I was also able to finally start moving around, but I'm still stuck in the hospital room. The bright side Rarity was able to take my measurements and make me some better fitting clothes. (The ones she originally gave me were a bit too small.)

I was alone and the sun was setting outside. I was currently moving my fingers and toes, enjoying the fact that I could. I should sleep, but I didn't want to. When I slept I would receive fragments, bits and pieces of my life. Either when I was young, or memories of two years ago. so I kept moving my fingers, Making a fist, forming a 'Thumbs up', making a 'Rock On!' hand symbol, a little man that ran and jumped across my chest, and splitting my fingers to make a V. My body though had other ideas. I looked back at the darkening sky, why was I so tired? I stopped moving my hand and eventually fell asleep.

Instead of seeing the scattered memories, I was surrounded by darkness. I wasn't falling, just simply standing there. I was a bit confused as to what was going on until I heard a woman's voice.

"Hello dragon."

I immediately whipped around to see that it was indeed a woman standing in front of me. She was tall, taller than Celestia herself even, she was shining a gold color, and was wearing a white tunic. What I did see is that she was an Alicorn, a creature that had both a horn and a set of wings. She was standing a couple of feet away from where I was.

"Um... Hello. W-Who are you? Where are we?" I asked a bit worried and curious as to what this pony wanted.

She floated closer, not walked, floated. "It is time that you were reminded of who you are." She didn't answer my questions... rude.

I looked at her skeptically. "You mean I get my memories back?!"

"No."

"Oh..."

She waved her hand and four figures came into view beside her. I walked closer to them, they all appeared to be dragons. They all had robes on that disguised most of their body except for the lower part of the face. The glowing mare moved to the dragon to the most left. This dragon had a heavy purple face, he was wearing white colored robes with a bit of red around the middle that hung down a bit. He had brown boots, and some type of armored gauntlet on his left arm. (His left) He had a sword that hung by his side and a dagger that fit into the armor on his abdomen on top of the red.

"What I mean Spike the Dragon, is to teach you of your ancestors." The Alicorn said to me. "This is Master Assassin Altair Ibn-La'Ahad. I have brought him here so that you can learn the history of the Assassins and the Templars. You will live through his life when he was demoted and had to prove that he understood the Creed, the ways of the Brotherhood over again and had to relearn the equipment used."

Before I could respond, the floating pony moved on to the second figure. He had a goatee of green with a face of red. His robes were also white, but had a lot more red mixed in. He had armor on his abdomen too, but it had some type of symbol, it looked like a triangle, but the bottom line didn't connect with itself. He had two of those metal gauntlets and also had a bit of armor on his left shoulder that had a cape attached to it. The cape was plain white on the outer side and red inside, it covered almost all of his dagger and the upper part of his sword. The sword and dagger were the same as Altair's.

"This is Ezio Auditore da Firenze, you will learn to maneuver like an assassin, spot what others cannot, and use Dragon Vision through his life. You will live his life also, through his life you will experience what can begin one's journey to the assassins." She finished speaking and went on to the next dragon in the row.

This dragon had a face of black, and his robes were white with blue going down the sides and accenting around the robes. He, like Ezio, had that same triangular symbol on some red fabric, but no armor on his abdomen. he had a bow and quiver on his back, he was holding a tomahawk in one of his hands and his other had the gauntlet. He also didn't have a sword, instead he had a pistol.

"This is Ratonhnhake:ton, his mentor called him Connor. He is the son of Haytham Edward Kenway Through him you will learn more of the Powers of Eden, ancient artifacts form the First Civilization. You will also encounter in your other lives. He will also show you that even family can be split apart be this everlasting war between the assassins and the templars." Even family? This is serious...

The last dragon was purple in the face, but had a light yellow beard. His assassin robes were different compared to the rest. It was white yes, but cut off past his upper thighs, it also had armor on the upper body. He was holding Altair's sword in on hand, the other holding an identical sword. Strapped across his chest were two pistols with a skull above them. He had two gauntlets and brown boots.

"Edward James Kenway," She said once she was on the other side of the assassin. "Father of Haytham Kenway, possibly the most unique Master Assassin there is. He will show you that anyone can become an assassin and show you more of the Powers of Eden. He will also teach you to use a ship for He is not just a assassin, but a pirate also."

The mare waved her hand again and the four dragons dissipated. I continued to look where they once were, taking in all the information without getting a headache. After what felt like an hour I finally looked to the floating Alicorn in front of me. "Now will you tell me where we are, and who you are?" I plainly asked.

"My name is Faust, mother of Celestia and Luna," What? "I am from the First Civilization that was once part of Equestria centuries ago, and we are in my realm, the Ethereal Realm."

I asked my next question. "Why come to me? I'm sure there are more assassins out there, more qualified than me." I was sure of that.

She looked at me for a moment and then spoke. "Spike the Dragon, have you not noticed that each assassin that I showed you was also a dragon? This war between the assassins and the templars is a war between dragons and ponies. Dragons as you know them are greedy creatures that hoard treasure and jewels in their caves, yes?" I nodded to her. "These dragons are simply disguising themselves. They are all connected secretly planing their next move." She said to me.

Faust then waved her hand and a projection of scenes were formed. They varied form dragons who would jump from ledges, killing their targets under them, too ponies with a cross on them that in turn would kill dragons. "Dragon's were once mighty beast was you have seen in books, They were peaceful creatures that only ate form the crystals, jewels, and gems scattered across the land. When the pony race was born, they were terrified of the dragons and some decided to form a group called the Templars so that they might eradicate the scaled reptiles.

The Templars spread lies and rumors to stir the populace. They claimed that the dragons were monsters, and only wished to feast upon ponies. That they were greedy creatures who only wish to take everything for themselves. Their number's crew while the dragons started to whittle close to extinction. That is when the few remaining dragons formed the Brotherhood. These dragons trained themselves to blend into shadow and use magic to become the size as ponies. They also formed The Creed. The Creed is much like your code of honor Spike the dragon." As she said this, she waved her hand and three assassins came into view.

"It is made up of three tenets. First; stay your blade form the flesh of an innocent." The first assassin
from a ran toward two ponies. He bypassed the first one and killed the second one. "Dragons are a noble race who only wish to punish the wicked. Second; hide in plain sight." The next assassin was walking down the road when a templar rounded the corner ahead. The assassin quickly sat down on a bench between two ponies. The guard walked right by him. "To be a true assassin, you must remain unseen bye those with an evil gaze. The finally tenet is; never compromise the Brotherhood." The last assassin was also walking down the road and again a templar showed up. Instead of hiding the assassin and the templar went into a tavern. They both sat down and the assassin handed over an envelope. That's when from somewhere else in the tavern, an assassin ran up to them, killed them both, took the envelope, and ran out of the tavern. "Do not bring harm to the assassins, direct or indirect."

I felt overwhelmed. How was I going to do all of this?

"There is another purpose for me bringing you here, Celestia, my eldest daughter, is in danger. The sun is dying." My mouth dropped open right then. "It is hard to tell when, but once the time comes... the sun will explode and this solar system with it." For the love of Celestia! Quite literally too. "You must find the templar that took your memory for he is most likely the one killing the sun.

I slumped to my knees and looked at her hopelessly. Faust still looked calm as she spoke, unfazed by my feeling of despair. "Do not fret young dragon, there is someone who can help you with all I have told you. She is actually quite close to you."

I felt better knowing this. "Who?" I asked.

"She is a zebra, one of many neutral species in this war." She waved her had yet again and the images dissipated like the dragons earlier. "Her name is Zecora."

I awoke with a start. I was back in my hospital room, covered in sweat. I looked at the window to see that the sun was high in the sky, I looked to the clock above the door, it read 11:11 AM. Regardless of the events that transpired in that dream-vision-thing, I felt well rested. I pushed a button on a remote that moved me into a upright position. I played with the buttons on the remote for hours, I stopped when Dr. Redheart caught me, apparently it wasn't a toy. I reached for a glass of water that was on a little table by my bed. after downing the refreshing liquid, I got up and walked over to a separate door. This was the adjoined bathroom.

After letting nature do it's thing, I washed my hands and went back out to the main room. I decided to do some stretches to get the blood flowing. While pulling my right leg back against my back enjoying the silence, Pinkie burst into the room.

"HERE'S BREAKFAST SPIKE!" She shouted into the room carrying a tray full of food.

"Aaah!" I responded with my own shout and fell to the ground.

"Pinkie, what did we say about shouting in the hospital?" Asked Twilight when she came into the room and helped me off the floor.

"Sorry Twilight, sorry Spike," She apologized, but then shoved the tray practically in my mouth. "but we made a super awesome breakfast for you Spike! With yummy sapphire pancakes, and super duper amazing maple syrup! That's not all, there's also some cheesy hashbrowns! Along with a bowl of cereal! I didn't know which kind was your favorite, so I brought multiple boxes. There's Frostie Flakies, General Crunch, Honey-nut Ponieos, Lucky Charm Bracelets, Veggie Loops, Snores, and Fruity Pebble-sized Rocks!"

Rainbow Dash came into the room out of breath, leaning against the door frame. "Sorry... Spike... I tried to... Stop her... But... Man... She's fast..."

Applejack came in huffing and puffing, with her hands on her knees. "Dash is right... She's faster... then a herd...of running... cattle...!"

Rarity and Fluttershy then entered the room. After I had begun eating Pinkie's huge breakfast , we all choose a box of cereal to eat sense she brought seven of them. As we were all chowing down, I decided to keep my vision-dream-thing to myself until I met with Zecora. (The girls told me about her.) While talking, Dr. Redheart opened the door.

"Well, it seems you all are enjoying yourselves," We nodded, each of us had a spoonful in our mouths. "I have some exciting news for you Spike."

Hearing that, I quickly swallowed. "What is it doctor?"

"I'm glad to say that you can leave the hospital."

A huge smile came upon my face. My arms shot up and I jumped for joy. "YES!"

*THUNK*

In my excitement I had forgotten about my bowl of cereal... Now I was covered in Frostie Flackies. Fantastic. "Um... Hey Rarity?"

The mare in question had one of her hands to her mouth,failing at hiding her giggling. "Yes darling?" The giggling turned to light laughter. He was not the only one with giggle fits. Both Twilight and Fluttershy were laughing behind their manes. Applejack and Rainbow Dash just laughing at me, Dash was on the floor. Pinkie has bent over in her chair.

"I think I'm going to need some more clothes..."

A week has past since being released and I've finally gotten into the swing of things. Practically the whole town was excited to see that I was awake. It was kinda awkward at first because I had no clue who anypony was and the knew who I was. During this period I was able to keep my promise and was able to see one of the Wonderbolt's shows. Rainbow was right, they were pretty amazing. Right now most, if not all, of Ponyville was in the town center enjoying Pinkie's 'WELCOME-BACK-SPIKE-FROM-BEING-IN-A-TWO-YEAR-COMA-PARTY!' That is literally what she put on the banner, thing had to be hung across two buildings. The party was a blast, there was games, a refreshments table, and a big jug of Applejack's homemade family cider. (Which Dash says, and I quote; 'a legendary drink fit for gods!'

Although I am the guest of honor, I as busy looking for a zebra at the moment.

"Do not fret young dragon, there is someone who can help you with all I have told you. She is actually quite close to you."

According to Faust, Zecora would be able to help me tap into my ancestor's memories. If she is here then that would be extremely helpful seeing as how I'd need to find some excuse to her hut or wait until I was sent there. I don't know exactly how this will all work out, but for my sake and Celestia's, it had to. I bet that 'Dragon Vision' would help...

"ALRIGHT MARES AND GENTLECOLTS!" I turned to the stage where Pinkie was shouting into a megaphone. "IT'S TIME WE HAD SPIKE COME UP HERE AND CUT HIS CAKE!" The ponies cheered loudly and a spotlight searched the crowd until it found me. Now I was everypony's center of attention. A light blush of embarrassment came over my face and I ran my hand through the spines on my head. I made my way to the stage, still looking for the zebra, and walked up the steps. As I was walking across, Pinkie thought it best to 'lightly' push me to the microphone in the center. I stumbled over to it and after regaining my balanced, I saw everypony looking at me exactingly. I shot a cross glance to the devilish pink mare, she looked away and was whistling. I turned back to the party.

"Um... Hey there." I cleared my throat. "So is everpony having a good time?"

"YEAH!" They all shouted back.

"Well, let's go ahead and enjoy this fantastic cake!"

"YEAH!"

I went up to the cake. It was a big cake too. About as tall as me, (I am taller then Applejack's brother Big Mac.) had purple frosting with green trim. I grabbed the knife and saw that there was a section of the cake covered in tiny shards of crystals. I smirked and cut out that piece. I moved to the side and ate the cake. My Celestia... it was the best tasting cake ever. If former me were still here, I'd be eating this stuff all the time. Anyway, I scanned the ponies as they came for the cake. No zebra... Maybe she isn't here?

"Hey Pinkie?" I looked to the pink mare that was beside me hopping up and down, eating her third piece already. Not even going to address that.

"Yeah Spike?" She stopped bouncing and looked at me.

"Do you know where Zecora is?"

"Zecora?" She put the plastic fork she was using against her head in thought, it had cake on it too. "Mmm... She should be here. I sent Gummy to bring her the invitation, he came back with a reply saying that she could make it." Gummy is her pet crocodile. I found that out when we snapped his jaws on my tail. He may not have teeth, but he sure has power in that jaw of his.

I grabbed a plate and cut out a piece of cake. "Maybe I should bring her some then? I think she'd like to see how I'm doing herself."

"Good idea Spike! We can't have her not have some of this amazing cake!" She started bouncing again.

I smirked inwardly and made my way out of Sugarcube Corner. Walking down the path that lead to the Everfree Forest, I looked to the night sky and started thinking about what I would say to her. 'Hey Zecora, Faust came to me in my sleep and said I was an assassin and that you could help me!' I'm sure that would work.

I made it to the edge of the strange forest and kept going down the path that would take me to her hut. Fortunately none of the mythical beast I'd heard about came out and attacked me. I guess they didn't want to mess with a dragon, or didn't think I was worth it. Either way, I made it to Zecora's place. The lights were on so she can't asleep, but what I found strange was the fact that the lights were bright blue, alright then. Holding the plate I walked up to the door and simply knocked.

*CRASH*

The door swung open showcasing a very upset mare covered in a glowing blue liquid. "And who knocks on my door, make it quick or you will be very sore." The zebra wiped some of the liquid off her face and finally saw me clearly. Standing there like an idiot, rubbing my spines.

"Um... Sorry Zecora, but I noticed you weren't at Pinkie's welcome back party. I thought you might want some cake." I brought the plate forward showing some cake on it.

She looked at the cake, and then to me a smile spread across her face. "It seems I let time slip away, I still thought to be later today. Wait a moment while I clean my little spill, then you can tell me when you awoke in Ponyville." Which is exactly I did. We talked for a bit while she ate the cake. I told her of my time back, and she told me more of what happened while I was in my coma. After one story where Pinkie's hair became evil and took over Ponyville, I decided it was time to tell her about Faust visit.

"That is completely crazy, but after hearing Nightmare Moon, Chrysalis, Sombra, and Tirek, I can believe it happened." I said shaking my head smiling.

Zecora was laughing. "Yes, Ponyville still seems to be the center for the troubled, While you were in the hospital I personally think it has doubled."

"Well, you just may have a point."

"What do you imply by that young Spike, do you have another story we may like?"

"What... What do you know of the Assassins and the Templars?" Immanently after I asked, I felt the atmosphere change. Zecora put down the plate and sat there looking into her lap.

"Did Faust come to you?" She asked with out looking at me.

"S-she did. She told me that I should come to you for help." I stated to her.

She looked up at me. "That was right for her to do."

I continued on. "Faust said that you could unlock my ancestors memories, so that I could find who did this to me and whoever is killing the sun."

Zecora got up and went over to a table with "I thought my observations were wrong, but it seems this is something that no pony can farther prolong..." She start going threw the sheets of paper. "After your accident I suspected foul-play, so I looked into it." She handed me a scroll. "This contains everything I have gathered about later plans the templars may commit."

I unfolded the scroll and read some of it, I looked back up to her. "So what do we do now Zecora?"

She went back to the table and opened a drawer that was connected to the desk. I went over to her, she finished searching threw it and held up one of the gadgets that the assassins all had on. "Now? Now we train you to fight." She looked back to me. "Is that alright?"

Author's Note

Finally that chapter's done! Now we're getting into the whole shabang. So if you enjoyed or didn't enjoy this chapter, please leave a commit l, maybe like, and know that the next chapter is a comin. Live long and prosper my fellow readers.