The silent steps of Spike walking through the everfree forest weren't even heard as he continued his walk through the large forest, cane in hand. Surprisingly, everything was quite calm... nothing seemed to challenge him and to be honest, that was great for Spike because he was actually really enjoying this walk. This place reminded him of a certain place in Yharnham when he thought about it. What was the place known as when he was there? The forbidden forest? That was probably right...

His cane came into contact with the soft dirt below once more and he took another step forward. He had disregarded the paths a while back and although ponies would call him crazy for doing so, he really didn't care. This place was quite beautiful within the darkness it provided and he was enjoying it. For what reason, he didn't know but he still enjoyed it none the less. Perhaps it was because he had grown accustomed to the darkness during his time as a Hunter... Perhaps but he would rather not remember those dark, grim times. They were not comfortable memories at all and to relive them would be a greater pain then he could handle. At least this walk was peaceful. His mind seemed to be at peace as of now and he couldn't be more thankful for such a simple, simple gift...

The walk had continued on and on for a ways and the sun had become known to Spike as he neared the Forests edge. As he stepped out if it, he could see a familiar cottage. He would have smiled if he were younger but now ignored it and walked forward into the small town of Ponyville, seemingly devoid of thought.

Not even ten seconds had passed now and a pink blur knocked Spike over. Well, tried to really. He had looked to the right when he heard the beginning of a zip Like noise and immedietly took a step back, the pink blur of a pony passing him and ramming into a trash can. He looked down and placed a claw in his face as he let out a disappointed sigh. Foolish pony... Just as he looked back up and to the left he saw the same pink pony pop their head out of the trash can, the lid dropping off behind them as they spit out a banana peel.

"Ick! Ugh! Yuck! A-"

She didn't stop making disgusted noises. Spike took this as his cue to leave and did so. Maybe Pinkie was trying to make to make him laugh. It probably didn't occur to her that he didn't find another persons suffering to be entertaining, no matter how simple or silly.

By the time he began walking away he had attracted a few confused looks and soon enough he had attracted the look of Rainbow Dash who was just staring at him in confusion. It was clear she was confused as to how he had managed to dodge a pink cannon ball and how he didn't even seem surprised by it. Funnily enough, he had done it before and jumping out of the way of cannon balls was easy. Sort of.

He continued to walk forward with his cane and soon enough ponies just shrugged and went back to their business, not seeming to care that a "new" dragon had arrived in their simple little town. At least he wasn't being bombarded with questions by Twilight yet.

Spike looked around the town as he walked, passing the market place and a few more buildings. Nothing had changed and the town looked exactly the same. Even the eye sore of a home he was headed towards off in the distance. He didn't even call it a castle since it looked so small compared to the ones he had seen. Hell, he had seen a clock tower larger than her castle.

He grumbled a few words of something to himself and knocked on the door with his claw when he had arrive. Part of him wondered what he had missed while another part of him didn't really seem to care at all. He simply wanted to move inside and rest. Maybe he could read a book since he had nothing to do. That sounded like a nice idea so maybe he would follow through with it. Before he could think on the subject even more, the door seemed to open and a light cream colored pony head peaked it's head out and looked to Spike.

"Um, hello sir. Is there anything I could help you with."

Spike put on a soft smile and let his other claw rest on the canes handle as he looked to the pony. He didn't want to come off as intimidating so posture and words were a simple key to this.

"Not at all my dear pony. I am simply looking for Twilight Sparkle. She is expecting me and I do not want to be late. She most likely and a million questions after all and if I could, then I'd like to surprise her."

He answered in a caring tone. He came off as an old grandfather of sorts funnily enough and it seemed to make the pony smile.

"Well, if that's the case then I could lead you straight to her."

"Really? Well, if you wish to then you may. I do not wish to be a burden though..."

The pony shook their head and opened the door for him.

"Not at all. Now please, do come in. If you want to surprise her then we must get moving."

They said as they began to walk away. Spike chuckled a small amount and began to follow, the large door closing behind him as he did so.

"Very well then, lead the way..."

Author's Note

This is a bit shorter than I had hoped but I don't quite know how I could expand this. Still, it's something I want to work on and I'm enjoying this even though it's a bit boring at times. I don't want to rush anything though and sometimes, a simple chapter can define a lot.

And if I could do anything better then please let me know. I'm always looking to improve.