Author's Note

This is going to be a short chapter where Spike is going to quickly talk about the last year he spent in New Yoke but for more context read the last chapter about what happened and also read the first part of the first chapter to connect the end of this chapter.

Day to day on the journy home

Spike approached the door to the lab and walked in. Looking around at the weird devices and specimen jars that adorned the shelves of the lab, Spike started to get a little creeped out and was having second thoughts about if this was the best place to get help. Just then Spike was alerted to the sound of someone walking in. Turning to greet whoever walked in Spike was face to face with a Vykkr who he could only assume was Doc.

"Are you Doc?" Asked Spike.

"Ya, what do you want?" The Vykkr is now identified to be Doc Responded.

"I need to know if you can help me get home."

"Depends... Do you got some moolah?"

"If you can get me home I will pay you whatever you want."

"Fine... but first I'm going to need some info about where your home is."

"I'm from a place called Equestria, but I don't even think it is on Mudos, I have been gone for almost nine years, and I was transported to Mudos by my big sister's magic."

"I didn't need your life story, but now that I know how you got here, can you tell me about your sister's magic? If I know what to look for I can pinpoint the largest concentration of this 'magic' you are talking about but first I'm going to need a sample of this 'magic' to get started, but since you have been away for nine years your probably out of luck... Sorry kid"

"How about some of my blood?"

"Your blood?" questioned Doc "Sorry it's not something I can use to search for your home. I need some sort of energy signature to pinpoint where your from, I need a rough idea of the energy your sister uses if I will be able to locate the largest quantity of this energy."

"No. Not my DNA... My sister used her magic to hatch me from my egg and that left me with the residual magic signature of my sister."

"That might work... I'm going to need some blood and some peace so I can work, so give me a day or two to see if I can isolate your sister's energy signature."

So after hammering out the finer details about how to isolate the magic signature from Spikes blood. Doc extracted about a pint of Spikes blood and told him to go back to town.

two days later:

Spike walked back into the lab waiting for Doc to inform Spike if he could help him or not. After about five minutes of waiting Doc walked in from the back room and walked to Spike.

"You are in luck kid... I was able to isolate the magical energy in your blood and I will be able to send you home. but first I have some bad news, it will take me about a year to construct a device capable of sending you to another planet. If it was on the other side of Mudos I could send you right now but even if my race has the technology to teleport mater across long distances, another planet is a little out of its range. I can construct a range extender for my own teleporter but it will cost about ten thousand for parts and time, if you can pay I can start working right away?"

"I can pay you seven thousand right now, you will get the rest from the bank in New Yoke. All you have to do is just drop my name at the teller and say the word 'Sapphire' and they will give you three thousand right then and there, but if it doesn't work I want at least four thousand back. Deal?" Spike asked while holding out his hand.

"Deal." Said Doc while shaking Spikes' hand.

"Good, I'm going back to town for a few days then I'm going to be leaving to capture a bounty, when I get back I will drop in to check on your progress."

Spike then walked out of the lab and headed back to town.

Five months later:

Spike walked into the lab to inform Doc of his return and to check on his progress. "Doc are you in?"

"Shut up kid, I'm slow, not deaf."

"Sorry," said Spike looking sheepish.

"Fine...Fine just keep it down," said Doc. "Let me guess you here to check on my work?"

"Yeah."

"Well, I have some good news for you. I'm ahead of schedule but it will still take me another five months to calibrate the range extender and the teleporter so you won't land somewhere else like the vacuum of space. But I'm telling you this now so you don't freak out but there is a large possibility that when you arrive back to your home there will be a large time difference to them... you said it been over nine years for you, but to them, it could of only have been five minutes or fifty years."

"Ok," said Spike "As long as it works you will get you moolah. I'm going to be staying in town for about two weeks, so if you need me you can find me in the inn." Spike then walked out to the cable car to return to town.

after arriving back in town Spike went to the inn and walked into the bar.

At the bar, there was a small group of pale looking creatures who Spike knew were the local fishermen who lived downriver of the lab. Spike remembered they were called Grubbs.

Walking over to the bar and ordering a strong drink, Spike started to overhear what the group of Grubbs was talking about.

"What are we going to do?" said one of the Grubbs "The last of the Steefs are gone and now we are being treated like shit."

"Steef?" hearing this Spike's interest was peaked and wanting to learn more about Stranger Spike walked over to the Grubbs.

"Did you guys just say Steef?" asked Spike, causing the Grubbs to cower in fear of getting hurt.

"Y...Y...Y...Yes...Please don't hurt us."

Spike looked at the group with some confusion "why would I hurt you?"

"You don't want to hurt us?" Spike shook his head.

"I just want to know about Steefs?"

"Why?"

"I was trained by a Steef after I was transported to Mudos."

"What?!" Said the group of Grubbs with hope in their voices.

"I said I was trained by a Steef."

"Where is he, we need his help."

"The last I heard of him he was still in the forest near Gizzard Gulch."

"So, can I ask you guys more about Steefs?"

They nodded.

After about an hour of talking about who the Steefs were and how important they are Spike decided to send a letter back to Gizzard so he could inform Stranger about the missing Steefs and for him to stay safe.

Another five months later:

Spike followed his morning routine to wake up, get a shower, get breakfast, go to the General Store and Bounty Store. Today Spike wanted to go check on how Doc was doing, but first Spike walked to the bank to arrange for three thousand moolah to be available only if the password is used.

Leaving the bank Spike then made his way to the cable car to go see Doc.

Spike arrived at the lab and walked in to see Doc, and low and behold Doc was actually waiting for Spike to arrive. "Good news kid! The device is ready t-That's great I cant wait to go home." Spike interrupted Doc. Doc then cleared his throat and continued..."As I was saying...The device is ready to go but I will need another day or two and another sample of your blood. The original sample only lasted a few days and I need it to keep the machine's target accurately."

"Fine whatever you need."

"Good, now I don't want a large influx of people asking where you are so after I get the sample you go back to town and say your goodbyes and resolve anything you haven't."

After one blood withdrawal, Spike went back to town.

The next day Spike turned in all of his out-standing bounties, restocked all of his ammo, and informed both the inn and the bank to tell Beek's that he was going have to decline the offer. Spike then walked to the outskirts of the town and then took a deep breath "I'm almost home guys." and made his way to Doc.