Spike had learned so much about Misty. He understood her much more than he did before. She had explained everything to him. And he sat there taking it all in. She had been through a lot but she stayed strong. After Spike comforted Misty. They both went there separate ways. Misty had gone to her research room while Spike went to his bedroom. Misty was nice enough to let Spike have his own room. He had a bed a bookshelf and his own desk to use for writing and reading. This was a lot just for him. He never had his own room before. All he had with Twilight was his basket. Even after she got her castle he just had a basket to sleep in.

He had confronted her about it but she kept changing the subject. Spike eventually gave up on it and stopped talking to Twilight about it.

When Spike got to his room. He sat on his bed thinking about what Misty said. He had been frightened by her when they first met but Spike had come to like her as a true friend. If Spike thought back to when he was with Twilight he could only remember a few ponies he could call friends. The CMC, Starlight,Zecora,Big Mac and possible Discord. He didn't really know how discord felt about him but he liked to hang out with him and Big Mac when we got together for some fun. But besides that he couldn't think of many others who he would consider a friend.

He knew many people around town but not very much about them. He would say hello when he saw them around town but thats about it.

As Spike was thinking he realized that he had been sitting on his bed for almost 30 minutes. He was so lost in thought he didn't realize the sun went down. He guessed it was about 6:30. Spike got off his bed and Left his room he then went down the hall. He had gotten to learn the layout of Mistys home pretty quickly. He memorized where everything was and he could navigate the structure easily now. As Spike went down the hall he took a quick right. He took another turn and saw he was at his destination. The kitchen.

It wasn't the biggest kitchen, but it was big enough. Spike had showed Misty his cooking skills and she was impressed. She loved his cooking and always thanked him for the meals he made.

He knew Twilight enjoyed his cooking but she never thanked him or even compilmented it. She would just sit at the dinner table and eat while either reading a book or talking to Starlight. She didn't really talk to him at dinner. She seemed to be to busy but apparently she wasn't to busy to go out with her friends and make Spike stay home with all the chores.

Epike went over to the counter and got a stool. He got some ingredients from the cupboards. He found some lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers. There wasn't much but he had enough to make a salad for Misty and he had some gems for himself. Spike quickly cut the the ingredients and placed them in a bowl. He mixed them around before grabbing two medium sized bowls and placing some salad in both.

He threw some gems in his for some extra flavor for himself. He could find more tomorrow and he would have to tell Misty that they needed more food. Spike placed the bowls on the dinner table with two forks next to them. He then left to go find Misty and tell her dinner was ready.

As he went through the halls trying to find where Misty was. He suddenly remembered that Misty said she was going to be in her laboratory or she would be in her personal library. He room was closed so he checked there first. She wasn't there but while looking in the room he couldn't help but notice a black gem sitting on top of a book. It shimmered when he looked at it.

He got a very uneasy felling while he looked at it. Deciding to leave it he made his way to Mistys laboratory.
When he got to the door of Mistys laboratory he heard noises coming from the inside. This was something Spike was used to. She would go in her laboratory for many hours and not come out until Spike told her dinner was ready. Spike didn't think much of it just something she liked to do in her free time.

Spike hadn't actually seen Mistys lab. She said that she only used the lab to test different spells of dark magic.

Spike knocked on the door of Mistys lab. He waited about thirty seconds before knocking again. Still no answer. "MISTY YOU IN THERE" Spike said no response. Could she not hear him. He opened the door to see if he could find her. When he entered the room he saw he was in a medium sized room. There were desks and bookshelfs that had books on them. Spike looked at a couple. Almost all of them talked about dark magic.

Nothing Spike saw stood out but he still couldn't find Misty. He saw a door near the back of the room. He made his way there and opened it. His eyes went wide. There three cauldrons filled with the black liquid all next to eachother. There were some in flasks that were filled with plain black liquid but others had a mix of either red or green in them.

A book was open next to the cauldrons. The title was "Dark Magic Element" and the book was opened to page twenty-one. The book wasn't huge but it wasn't small either. Spike believed it was about 80 pages long.

Spike grabbed a stool that was at one of the desks and brought it to the table with the book. He sat on it and looked to see what Misty was reading. The page had multiple spells written on it but the book seemed to old to read. Pages were ripped and it was very dusty. The page had 5 spells on it. But one spell stood out to Spike. It read " Dark magic construction spell". Spike didn't really know what that meant but he decided to leave the book where it was and continue to find Misty.

"Spike what are you doing in here?" Spike heard Misty'svoice behind him. He got off the stool looked to where the Mistys voice was coming from. She was looking at him with a surprised face.

"I was trying to find you" Spike said "I've been looking for you for about 10 minutes. I didn't know were you were. I knocked on he door but you didn't answer".

"Oh sorry about that I lost track of time while working. I'd don't hear you knock sorry about that" Misty said as she rubbed the back of her head.

"What is all this stuff any way?" Spike asked amazed at all of the dark magic Mistys had in this one room.

""Well like I said Spike, I study dark magic to see its affects. I want to perfect the magic so I can show people it's not harmful but it can help instead. I know I can prove Celestia wrong. Even if she thinks Dark magic is only evil" said Misty.

Spike stared at her curiously. She had studied this stuff for her whole life but did she know why Celestia hated it?

"Misty did you ever find out why Princess Celestia hated dark magic?" Spike asked her.

She opened her mouth to respond but nothing came out. She had a perplexed look on her face. "Uh no I actually never did know why. I always thought she believed it was evil."

"Misty have you ever heard of a pony named Sombra?" Spike asked.

Misty looked at him before responding."Once in a book but all it said was he was a expert on dark magic. Why would I need to know about Sombra?"

"Well have you ever heard of the crystal empire?" Spike asked.

"No I haven't" Misty said. "Spike why are you asking me all these questions?" She asked confused on what he was trying to tell her.

"Sigh well sit down because I got a story to tell you" Spike said.

(30 minutes later)

"Then Sombra was destroyed and the crystal empire was left in the hooves of Shining Armor and Princess Cadence. Then I returned with the girls to ponyville after we went back to Canterlot" Spike said finishing his story.

"So he was corrupted by dark magic? And you think that's why Princess Celestia was afraid of me" said Misty. She had listened to Spikes whole story. She never knew about Sombra or the Crystal empire.

"I believe so. When you told me about what Celestia did I started putting pieces together and understood her actions" Spike said answering Mistys questions.

"Wow I never knew" She looked back to the dark magic in the cauldrons rethinking everything that she has ever done.

"But you found a way to make dark magic safe. It can help ponies so much. But Celestia didn't see that. Hate blinded her from see the truth. She didn't trust you Misty so don't doubt yourself" Spike said reassuring her.

"Thank you Spike you really are a good friend" said Misty. She had small tears at the corner of her eyes. In a instant she jumped and hugged Spike. He was surprised at first but then he hugged back.

"The real reason I was looking for you was because I made dinner, so do you want to go eat?" Spike said.

Right after he said that a grumble came from Mistys stomach. "Ya I think that sounds good" Mistys said. They both laughed before leaving the lab to go eat.

(6 hours later)

Spike and Misty had ate dinner and gone to bed. Misty said she would go to town tomorrow leaving Spike alone but just for a few hours. They had talked a lot mostly about there pasts and Spike may have learned a couple more things about Misty. Like she felt alone almost all the time before she meet Spike but now she had a true friend she could talk to.

Sleep would not take Spike this night. He could not sleep because he couldn't stop thinking. He thought about Misty she had done nothing but help him. But why. She was nice caring and always looked out for Spike. She was like the older sister Spike always wanted.

Spike got out of bed and opened his door. He went down the hall to the kitchen. He grabbed some water and drank it. As he was walking back to his room he heard something. He couldn't make out what it was. So he went in the direction of the noise.

When he got close he saw a door with light coming from it. He approached it and saw it was the Mistys library. When he got close to the door he pushed it open slightly to glance inside. What he saw shattered his heart. Misty was sitting on the ground crying a both her front hooves over her eyes. There was a book under her but he couldn't see it all that well.

Questions rushed through Spikes head. Why was she crying? What was she reading? Was he book the cause of her sadness?

Suddenly the door opened more and made a creaking noise. Misty must of heard it because she turned her head and looked directly at Spike. Her eyes were read and puffy from all the crying. Her front hooves looked soaked in water. The two stared at eachother for almost a full minute. The first to break the silence was Misty.

"S-S-Spike what a-are you doing here?" Misty said.

"I heard a noise and came to check what it was" Spike said. "M-Misty why are you crying?"

She turned her head away from him as if she was trying to avoid him.

"Misty were friends right? You can tell me" Spike asked trying to get her to talk to him.

40 seconds went by she still had her head turned away. Spike wishing not to disturb her anymore turned for the door. He grabbed the knob and was about to walk out when he heard Misty speak.

"W-w-wait please don't leave Spike" Misty said.

Spike turned back around locking eyes with her. He closed the door and steped closer to Misty. She motioned him over. He went over to her and sat down next to her.

"Misty why are you crying" Spike asked confused.

"Spike have you ever felt alone or unwanted even useless?" Mistys asked.

The question caught Spike off guard. He didn't know what to say at first but he came up with a answer.

"Yes I have. I used to feel like that every single day. My friends seemed to not need me. I've been alone for most of my life. I've been treated like a slave from the ones who I thought of as family" Spike said. He closed his eyes. Small tears formed.

"I've felt that same way before" Misty said. "Maybe not as much as you Spike but I understand the feeling.
Do you want to know why I was crying?"

Spike nodded. Misty took the book that she had and opened it. She showed Spike what was inside. There were pictures of Misty and Celestia. In every picture he saw they were both smiling. She turned the page. He saw another picture with her and Celestia. She was wearing a graduation uniform. And Celestia was smiling at her while giving her a scroll. This was her graduating day.

She flipped to the next page. Spike saw four ponies standing next to Misty. Two mares and two stallions. The first mare had a dark blue coat with a yellow mane, she was a Pegasus with a Tornado cutie mark. The second mare had a orange coat with a yellow mane, she was a Pegasus with a telescope cutie mark. One of the stallions had a brown coat with a white mane, he was a earth pony as well and he had a clipboard cutie mark. The last stallion had a red coat with a white mane, he was a earth pony with a tree stump cutie mark.

"These were my friends" Misty said. "They were like my family as well. I thought I could count on them for anything but I couldn't. When the royal guards put up a search sign for me I thought I could trust them. Turns out Celestia got to them first. I heard what she told them, she feed them lies and turned my own friend, my own family against me."

"She told them I had been corrupted by dark magic and I want the mare I once was. They tried to ask Celestia if I could return to normal. She didn't say anything and just left." Said Misty.

"After I had left Canterlot I tried to tell them that this was just a misunderstanding. But they didn't believe me. They called the royal guards and tried to get me arrested. So I ran, and I've never seen them since." She finished. A soft sigh escaped her lips as she looked back to Spike.

He was looking at the floor. His claw was balled up into a fist.

"I'm sorry Misty" he said " I didn't know. I've never been in that kind of situation. So I can't compare to you at all."

Misty looked into his eyes. They showed nothing but hatred but they weren't pointed towards anypony just the ground.

"But I've been through a lot as well possible even more" Spike said.

Something in Misty just snapped after she heard that.

"How have you been through more than me. I've been treated like a criminal for something I never truly understood for over 150 years I've been betrayed by the only 5 ponies I've ever cared about, how have YOU BEEN THROUGH MORE!" She said yelling at the end. Her heart rate had increased.

She started to calm down her heart rate slowing down to its normal pace. She realized what she did. She yelled at her friend her only friend. She thought the worst. 'What if he hates me now? He's the only friend I have and I just yelled at him'. She thought.

Spikes eyes were still focused on the floor. His gaze never shifted.

"Sigh Misty, do you know what it's like to be judged because of how you look?" Spike asked.

"I uh, no I don't" Misty said confused on what Spike was talking about.

"I do" Spike said. "I know what it's like to be judged because of appearance. I was a kid compared to all of my friends because of my height even though I was almost the same age as them. I was called a monster, a beast because of my instincts. I was even insulted and called a slave because of my SPECIES. DO YOU know what that's like Misty? To be put down to a level below a average pony just because of the way I look. Do you?"

Misty saw the hurt in Spikes eyes. She was wrong, he had been through more than her. Small tears formed in his eyes she had made her friend cry. She needed to make this right.

"No, I don't know what that's like Spike. I've never been treated like that before. I can't even come close to your pain, and I'm sorry. Im sorry that you had to go through all of that. And I'm sorry I yelled". Misty said. Spike could tell she meant every word.

He looked at her and she looked at him. Spike no longer had tears in his eyes.

"Misty you don't have to be sorry. I snapped to, we may have been through different situations but we both know what it's liked to be abondoned. So even if we fight you'll still always be my friend" Spike said. He moved closer to Misty and gave her a hug. She hugged back. Misty never knew Spike had been through so much.

"Alright I think I'm gonna go back to bed" Spike said. A yawn escaped his mouth. "I think you should to Misty". Spike headed towards the door. He turned the knob and was about to walk out when he heard Misty speak.

"Spike I, thank you. I'm glad I can talk to you about anything" Misty said she smiled at him.

"Well were friends aren't we" he smiled back.

Spike left closing the door leaving Misty to her thoughts.

Author's Note

This chapter is basically just to give more beckstody but I wanted to show how Misty and spike are more similar than you think.