The next morning, Spike woke up, rubbing the sleep from his eyes as he got out of bed. He stretched his arms, and yawned. "That was a good sleep," he said, as he slowly walked to his door. He opened the door, and left his room to eat breakfast.

When he went downstairs to eat breakfast, he noticed the note on the desk. Or rather, not on the desk. The note had disappeared. "Where did it go??!!" yelled Spike as he ran to the desk. He looked on top of it and under it, but to his dismay, the note was gone.

"Oh, where is it?! Where is it!!?" Spike said as he looked around frantically. After several minutes of frantic searching, he decided to look for it after breakfast. He trudged into the kitchen, and grabbed himself a few gems for his breakfast. After eating the gems, he went back upstairs to brush and floss his teeth. After brushing his teeth, he went back downstairs to continue searching for the note. He looked all over the library, but could not find it. Sighing sadly, he grabbed one of his comics, and sat down to read. When he opened the comic book, there was a note.....

H€ll0 @G@!n
U W@nt 2 Kn0w ^^0r€ @b0ut ^^€
Gr€@t But U W!ll L€@rn @b0ut ^^€ ^^y W@y
H€r€ !$ Th€ 1$t (lu€
! @m $l€€k @nd Pur€$t Wh!t€
W!th @ ^^@n€ #nd T@!l @$ Bl@(k @$ N!ght

Spike just stared at the note for a few minutes, thoughts flying through his head. 'Who put the note in my comic book? When did they do it? And how did they know that I wanted to know more about them?' He picked up the note, and brought it over to the desk. He sat down, and examined it. "It appears to be the same writing as the last note. I guess its from the same pony." He sat back, and pondered over it for a few more minutes. "A white pony with a black mane and tail. Huh. That's cool. I like the color combination," Spike stated as he got up. "Now back to my comic books!" He said excitedly.

He started reading his comic books, when he noticed that one window had the curtains closed. 'Hmph. I wonder why the curtains are closed. I don't remember closing them, but I probably forgot,' Spike thought as he went over to them. When Spike opened the curtains, he gasped, for on the window there was another note.....

H€ll0 @g@!n
Th€ $€(0nd (lu€ 4 U
! L!k€ 2 Pun!$h (r!^^!n@l$ Wh0 R W@ry
W!th T0rtur€ V€ry $(@ry

Spike was intrigued by this. 'They like to punish criminals who are wary with torture that is very scary. Is that what they do for a living?' Spike thought, as he reached out a grabbed the note. 'That sounds a bit scary, but I guess I'll find out why they do it if I meet them.' With that, he turned from the window and went back to his chair to continue reading. A few hours went by, and Spike had read all of his comic books again. He wasn't really paying attention to the story that much though. His mind kept on going over the notes he had received. 'They are white with a black mane and tail, and they like to punish criminals. I wonder what the other clues are going to reveal.'

Spike was brought out of his thoughts by a knock at the door. He quickly dropped his comic and ran to the door. He opened it, and found a package on the doorstep addressed to him from Twilight.

"Great!! I wonder what Twilight sent me?" Spike said aloud. He picked up the package, and brought it inside, where he then set it on a table. Using his claws, Spike cut the string on it, and opened the box. There was a letter addressed to him on top of another box. Spike opened the letter which read,

Dear Spike,

My dear number 1 assistant Spike, I hope you are doing well. I wish I could have brought you with me to Canterlot, but Princess Celestia requested for only me to come. I think of you all the time, and I got you a little something as an apology. I love you so much Spike. Make sure to do the chores, and I will be back in a week.

Sincerely,

Twilight Sparkle

Spike smiled after he read the letter. He loved Twilight, and was very happy that she got him a gift. He brought the letter to his room, where he put it in a box of old letters addressed to him. He then went back to the box, and took out the slightly smaller box inside. He carefully opened it, and his smile grew even bigger when it was fully opened. The box contained a few new comics, a book about mythological beings, and some small rubies. He took the rubies, and placed them with his other gems. The comics he put by his chair, and the book he put with his other books.

"Twilight sure did get me some great gifts," Spike said as he began to read his new comics.

Suddenly, he heard the sound of gems clinking together. He looked up from his comic, and looked around to find out where the sound was coming from.

*Clink!!*

His eyes landed on the box he had just opened. The sound was coming from inside it!! Spike slowly got up, and crept over to the box. When he looked inside, he gasped. Inside was a folded note, and several large beautiful gems that must have taken a long time to find. Spike immediately took the gems, and placed them with the rest of his gems.

Spike then came back to examine the note, and noticed a black lipstick mark on it. Blushing a little, he picked it up and slowly opened the note....

Th€s€ R 4 u H@nd$0^^€
Th€ 3rd (lu€
! (@n B€ @$ G€ntl€ @$ @ Fl0w€r
But @$ $tr0ng @$ @ T0W€R

Spike read this note with more curiosity, and slight awe. 'They say they can be as gentle as a flower, but as strong as a tower,' Spike thought. 'I'm glad they can be gentle, but how powerful are they?' Spike put the note back down, and growled with impatience. "Man, I can barely wait to meet them!! I want to know who they are, and how powerful they are, and why they like me." Spike huffed, and decided to just continue reading his comics for now. So he did just that, and for the rest of the day all he did was read his comics, the notes laying on the table.

Author's Note

Well, I had fun with this chapter. If you guys have any suggestions for the last clues, don't hesitate to PM me with suggestions.