"My name is Spike... Spike Drake."

His words slowly set in as it started raining outside. The women stared in disbelief. Fluttershy hesitantly decided to make the first move. She slowly walked over to him. Once she was right infront of him she timidly extended her left hand and reached for the right side of his face. Spike flinched at the sudden movement. Fluttershy paused for a spilt second before cupping his face in her hand. Spike seemed to calm down a bit at her warm touch.

"Is that really you Spike?" Fluttershy asked tears brimming her eyes. Spike gently grabbed her by the wrist and stared into her eyes with a smile.

"It's really me Shy... I'm finally home." He said with tears of his own brimming his eyes.

Fluttershy swiftly brought him into a tight embrace. She buried her face into his chest crying her eyes out. The others stared in shock. They couldn't believe it. Spike looked over towards them with a familiar smile. A smile that only one person could have. Next thing Spike knew there were six crying women hugging him. He gave a soft smile and hugged then back.

After a few minutes they finally let him go a bit ructantly though. But before Spike could even open his mouth he was tackled of the couch. The two princesses were balling their eyes out as they hugged him.

Celestia found Spike when he was just a baby. He was abandoned in the middle of the Badlands. She couldn't just leave him to fend for himself. So she decided to raise him as her own. She taught him everything he needed to know from how to read and write to proper edicit and how to play music. But because of her status as co-ruler of Equestria and Princess of the Sun. She couldn't reveal her relationship with Spike to the public for two very important reasons. First one was to keep the peace among her citizens. She knew that having a Dragon Blood son would be frowned upon by many. So she decided to wait until he was at least 18 years old to reveal his status as a prince to the public. Only a select few knew of his prince status her sister and the Bearers of Harmony being a few. The second and most important was to make sure he was safe. She naturally had a lot of enemies and the last thing she wanted was for them to attack her through him. Despite all this she spent as much time as she could with him and loved him with all her heart. But when he was taken she immediately dispatched all the guards at her disposal to go searching for him. But when they came back empty handed she was devastated. She locked herself in her room and refused to see anyone or eat for months.

Luna grew very fond of the young Dragon Blood shortly after she was reformed. She found his behavior around her cute. At first she was confused about who he was and why he was so unformal when he was talking to her. For instance instead of calling her "Princess Luna" he would call her "Aunty Luna" this confused her greatly. One day she brought this up with her sister Celestia reveal that Spike was her adopted son making him Luna's adopted nephew. This caused her to grow more affectionate towards him also making her a ittle over protective. When he was taken away she aided the guard in the search for him. Even after everyone else gave up she kept on looking for him. But after a few months she had to give up even though it broke her heart to do so.

For both of them it was complete and utter torture not having him in their lives. But now he was back. He was alive and in their arms. Where he belongs.

After a solid hour Celestia and Luna finally let him go. Spike stood up with help from Applejack. Once he stood straight up all eight women were able to see how much he changed. Spike was now a foot taller than his mother putting him at a height of 7.5ft tall. He also gained quite a bit of muscle he now the physique that would rival Big Mac. They could see his skin was now a light peach color.

Spike noticed that they were staring at him. This confused him so he decided to try to get their attention. He clenched his fist tightly with a burst of green and white fire surrounding his fist. He opened his hand and a small cyclone of fire rest in his palm. He stuck out his hand presenting the tornado to them. This caused all of them to snap out of the their dazed state and jump back at the sight of the mini flame tornado. Spike closed his hand exstinguishing the fire.

"Are you guys okay you were just staring at me?" Spike asked in confusion tilting his head to the side. This caused all their faces to burn red in embarrassment.

"Oh well you see Spike...we were just..." Twilight trailed off.

"We were just noticeing how much you've grown darling." Rarity quickly stated. The others nodded in agreement.

"Oh. Okay." Spike sat down on the couch placing a still sleeping Angel on his lap and started brushing the bunny's white fur.

"Hey Spike can I ask you something?" Rainbow Dash asked.

"Sure Dash." Spike answered giving her a beaming smile.

"Where have you been?" She asked. The others seemed to want to know as well. But they didn't notice Pinkie Pie and Applejack frantically shake their heads while crossing their arms over their chests trying to tell the others to not ask that question.

Spike's smile faded into deadpan look no emotion was shown on his face. This made the women feel uneasy. They noticed a dark aura start to flow around him his eyes were slitted more than usual. All the animals started growling and were violently moving mostly in violent thrashing. But they weren't directed at Spike they were directed at the 8 women. Some of the more predatorial animals bared their fangs and claws they seemed to be prepared to attack. This caught the women of guard.

"That's not important right now." Spike stated his voice dark and full of malice. The aura disappeared and the animals calmed down and went on with their business Spike's smile returned. "What's important is that we're together now!" He cheered. They were all put off by his strange mood swing. But understood he didn't want to speak of what happened. At least not at the moment.

Suddenly their was a loud grumble. The women frantically looked around. Wondering where the sound cane from. They turned to Spike and saw he had a sheepish smile.

"Heh heh. Guess I'm a little hungry." He said with a blush. The 8 wome stared at him for a few seconds before they bursted out in fits of laughter at Spike's statement. After they calmed down from their laughter Fluttershy walked into the kitchen took out the salad that she made earlier, and put some in a bowl then poured some orange juice into a glass then she placed them both on a tray. She then grabbed a fork and napkin. She brought the tray out and presented to Spike.

Spike placed Angel on top of his head and sat the tray on his lap. He looked down at his food with curiousity. Picking up the fork with his right hand he started poking at his food. He stabbed the fork into the bowl and pulled out a forkfull of vegetables. Lifting his left hand he started messing with the vegetables that were on his fork. The women stared at him with confusion.

"Umm... Spike... What are ya doin sugarcube?" Applejack asked. Spike lifted his fork to his face turned to his friends and family.

"What is this stuff?" He asked tilting his head to the side.

"Umm its just a salad you know with vegetables and stuff." Rainbow Dash clarified.

"Vegetables? Does that mean I eat this?" He asked pointing at his food. They all slowly nodded. Spike lifted the fork to his mouth and took a small bite.

It didn't taste bad, but it had a weird flavor that he wasn't used to. He decided to just suck it up and finish the strange meal. Once he was done eating he lifted the glass of juice to his face with a curious expression. He started lightly shaking the glass watching the contents swish around. Putting it near his nose Spike started sniffing the liquid. Curiously he put the glass to his lips and took a sip. His eyes lit up in delight.

The liquid was something he never had before it was sweet a little bitter. Spike started gulping dow the rest of his juice. Once he was done a small hiccup escaped his lips. He covered his mouth with both his hands. The Princesses and the Bearers of Harmony started giggling. Fluttershy took the dishes into the kitchen and placed them into the sink to be washed later.

Once she returned to living room she noticed that Spike's bandages were a light pink. She assumed that it was because of the bandages soaking up his blood. Grabbing the first aid kit She took out the bandages and walked over to him. Spike stared at the bandages in Fluttershy's hand. Glancing down his eyes widen a little as if just now noticeing the bandages. His expression contorted into one of cold rage. He hated being patched up it reminded him of...them.

He started ripping them off. The women tried to stop him, but he ignored them. Once he was done with the bandages on his arms.legs,chest and neck he went for the bandages around his midsection. He stopped once he felt a pair of soft hands firmly graspung his own. His rage subsided as he looked up to see his mother giving a concern look.

"Spike calm down. Everything is okay you're home now." Celestia said softly. Spike slowly moved his hands away from the bandagesa. He folded his hands placed them in his lap.

Once everyone calmed down Fluttershy took look at Spike and attempted to bandage him back up but found that she didn't need to. Somehow his wounds had completely healed not even leaving a single scar. She stared at Spike in great con fusion. The others didn't seemed to notice and were confused when Fluttershy stood up and put bandages away without patching Spike back up.

"Is something wrong Fluttershy?" Twilight asked.

"No it's just that...all his wounds are healed. There aren't even a single scar!" She exclaimed. All of them turned to Spike who was casually petting Angel who finally woke up and comfortably resting next to Spike with a pleased expression on his face. The bunny was happy that Spike was alive. He was one of the few people who understood him. Spike was brought out of his daydreaming by Twilight grabbing his arm and lifting it up.

"All signs of any type of wound are completely gone!" She exclaimed. "How is this possible?!" She asked. Spike slowly took his arm back and stared at them with a semi sad smile.

"Well after a few years a couple events transpired and in a result of many my body developed a healing factor I can heal from any injury as long as I eat something. It doesn't matter how severe the wound is as long as I eat something." He gave a soft chuckle. "One time I got stabbed through both my eyes through my heart and brain and after eating some fruit I was good as new!" He said cheerfully with a smile as if retelling a good memory. He continued to pet Angel who wasn't paying attention. Spike didn't notice the looks of pure horror on the women's faces.

"WHAT!!!" They all cried out.

"Oof!" Spike couldn't react as a pink perjectile came flying at him next thing he knew Pinkie was in his lap giving him a hug.

"It's okay Spikey you won't ever have to worry about all that bad stuff ever again." She said hugging him tighter. Spike blinked a few times a little surprised but returned the hug nonetheless.

"Thanks Pinkie." He said hugging her back. Pinkie got up off Spike's lap she noticed something on his chest over where his heart would be.

"Spike you got a tattoo!?" She exclaimed causing the other women to gather arround him and stare at his chest and saw the image of a dragon with its wings spread open and on both sides of it were images of the sun and moon. The strangest part was that the marking was white in color. Celestia and Luna recognized the marking from a book but couldn't remember what it meant.

"When did this happen dearest nephew?" Luna asked. Spike shrugged.

"I don't know it appeared one day." He said. Suddenly his nose started twitching and his eyes narrowed. They all noticed this and seemed a bit concern.

"Is everything okay Spike?" Fluttershy asked. Spike gave a tired smile at them and yawned.

"Yeah I'm fine just a little sleepy. My wounds might have healed but I still had to run for a solid week without rest." He said with another yawn.

"Oh well you better get your sleep we'll be here when you wake up sweetie." Celestia assured.

Spike nodded and laid back down turn omto his side. After awhile they heard soft snores. Celestia pulled the blanket back over him and kissed him on the cheek. She motioned for everyone to go outside. Once everyone was outside she cleared her throat.

"Well me and Luna have something we must attend to. Please contact us if anyrhing happens with Spike." She stated. The six nodded in a flash the Princesses disappeared. Pinkie Pie started bouncing away towards town.

"Where are you going Pinkie?" Rainbow Dash asked.

"I got a party to finish!" She called back.

"Well I best be gettin back to Sweet Apple Acres I've got a lot work to get done myself see y'all later." Applejack said rushing off.

After awhile everyone else left leaving Fluttershy. The rain stopped and the sun shine down. Fluttershy went back inside and saw that it was near noon and realized she hasn't eaten anything all day. She walked into the kitchen and took out the plate of salad she made for herself and grabbed a fork and sat down on a chair across from the couch. She started eating her food as he slept. Once she was done she placed the plate and fork in the sink and headed for the door to get started with her work. But before she left she went over to the couch and gave Spike a quick kiss on the cheek and then went outside. She didn't notice the smile spread across Spike's face.

It was near midnight when Spike sat up his face was devoid of any emotion. He leapt up from his resting place there was no sound as he moved. Walking towards the door he noticed a few nontirnal animals stare at him. Spike put his finger to his lips as he walked out the door. Once he was outside Spike started running at sonic speeds towards Ponyville as soon as he was in his hometown He leapt atop the roofs and started running across them. He finally stopped once he was on the path leading into town he walked down it.

His footsteps made no sound against the soft ground. He stopped uphead a few kilometers away was a large group of men they were armed with various weapons. Three of then weilded buster swords about two others had axes. The last one had a scythe strapped to his back he also had a blue horn on his forehead. They all stopped walking when they noticed a very tall young man dressed in nothing but black boxer shorts with bandages around his midsection. Once a few feet away the one wielding the scythe stepped forward.

"Can we help you." He asked with a hint of annoyance.

"State your buisness near this town." Spike ordered his voice cold and dark. The man seemed even more annoyed then he noticed a sign a few meters behind Spike it read 'Welcome to Ponyville' a smirk appeared on his face.

"Guess we're near our destination. If you must know we came to this town on a mission you know the Elements of Harmony live here right three of them got little sisters. We're going to kidnap their little sisters and hold them for ransom." He stated a smirk still on his face. Spike's expression didn't change.

"I see." Spike said a small smile appeared on his face. The man turned back to his group.

"It doesn't matter though." He stated. "Kill him."He ordered.

The rest of the group charged Spike with their weapons ready to attack. One of the men wielding a buster sword swung his sword down were Spike was. But when his blade hit the ground Spike was nowhere to be found. Next thing the man knew he was punched so hard it sent him flying. The others realized what happened and frantically searched for Spike. But before they could locate him they all received a punch to the face sending them flying. They all scrambled to their feet and went back into fighting position. Spike was standing where he originally stood with a sadistic smile. The leader of the group gritted his teeth.

"You think your tough!" He growled his horn glowed as he casted a spell. "Take this!" The spell hit Spike a small explosion consuming his body in fire. The mercinaries started laughing at the sight.

"Is that all." A voice stopped their laughter. Suddenly the fire completely went out revealing Spike standing tall with not a single scratch on him. The mercinaries stood in complete shock. "Well I guess it makes sense." He said twisting his fingers together breaking them then snapping them back with out a single sign of pain.

The leader growled and fired a larger blast of energy Spike held up his hand and canceled the blast leaving nothing behind. The man cried out in frustration. He fired a massive ball of energy. Spike made no effort to dodge the blast. As soon as the attack made contact it created a large explosion engulfing Spike in a massive fireball. The merc collapsed to his knees and was panting heavily. He looked at the fire and weezed out a few laughs.

"Take that you bastard." He said with a smug smile.

His smile quickly faded when a pair of flaming wings ripped through the fire exstinguishing the flames. Spike stood with a smile on his face. On his back were a pair of ghostly reptilian purple wings surrounded in white fire. He held up his hand clenching it into a fist. His hand was instantly covered in green and white flames he threw a punch sending a stream of fire forward he directed the fire at one of the men that held a sword. The flames rapped around the man. Spike reposentioned his hand so it looked like he was holding the fire. He gave a hard yank pulling the man in close Spike place his other hand over where the man's heart was. With lightning speed he ripped the man's heart out of his chest. He then threw the man back. The merc quickly grabbed his sword that he had dropped. But before he could attack something caught his attention. It was his still beating heart. He dropped his blade in horror. He started stumbling forward.

Spike made his wings disappear. He watched as the man attempted to retrieve his heart. Giving a sadistic smile Spike started squeezing the organ causing the man to choke he fell to his knees with one hand reaching for his heart and the other holding his throat. Spike tightened his grip on the heart. Theman continued to reach for his missing organ. Spike released his grip on the heart then dropped it to the ground. The beating of the heart slowed down until it finally stopped the man's eyes widened before falling to the ground with one hand stretched out still reaching for what belongs to him. Spike picked up the heart he then walked over to the carcass and place the cold organ into its opened palm. The other five mercinanaries stood in horror they were completely frozen in fear. Spike beckoned for them to come at him. The four that we're still standing hesitated for a second before charging.

'No!! Don't do it!!" The leader cried out.

"Too late." Spike whispered.

He jumped up avoiding side slash from a sword landing on the edge of the blade. The merc tried to swing him off but accidently lodged the blade in the trunk of a tree. He tried to pull his sword loose. But before he could retrieve his blade Spike was infront of him crouched down and with a powerful punch his fist ripped right through the merc's body. His entire arm was suddenly coated in white and green flames. He quickly swung his arm up ripping the man in half but once he was split in half he continued to scream in agony as fire burned his body from the inside. Once the fire burnt out there was nothing left but chard skeletal remains and burnt flesh.

The remaining mercs continued to try and attack. Spike grabbed the wrist of one of the mercs who still had a sword he broke the man's wrist and redirect the blade so it would swing back decapitating him. He did a back flip avoiding a team attack from the remaining two who skillfully wielded axes.

Spike gave a child like laugh as he dodged the strikes. They tried to hit him from opposite sides but at the last second Spike jumped even higher causing the mercs to strike each other in the head. Spike fell back to the ground he landed behind the mercs he grabbed both of them by the head and smashed them together destroying their skulls and turning their brains into a mush. The entire time Spike kept his sadistic smile. He turned to the last mercinary who was finally back on his feet with his scythe at the ready.

"Don't pretend to have fire now when the game is almost over." Spike chuckled light heartedly.

He walked over to the leader who was shaking like a leaf. Once Spike was a few feet away the merc swung his scythe Spike caught it and took position of it. He made one swift slash blood spilled down the merc's forehead. He hesitantly looked to the side his horn was completely cut off.

"It's sturdy,sharp and reliable. I feel sorry for it. Fore it had a weak partner." Spike stated. He spun it in his hand then held the blade up to his face. "Don't worry promise I will be a worthy partner." He whispered to the blade. Suddenly in a burst of green and white fire the scythe transformed. The blade was now black with a crimson edge. The handle was a purple leather that resembled scales. Spile gave a fee test swings he smiled at the scythe. "One day hopefully you will reveal your name to me."

The mercinary was running as fast as he could but was grabbed by the neck. Spike turned the merc around to face him he shook his head. He them pointed at his clothes and held his hand out the merc quickly ripped off his clothes leaving him in nothing but his underwear. Spike let him go and propped his scythe against a tree and put his new clothes on.

Spike now wore a black leather trenchcoat that had green trim around the edges it exposed his chest but covered his tattoo. There was also a serpentine gold dragon on the back. He also wore black jeans with a white belt. On his feet were a pair of forest green steel toed boots. Finally a pair of python white fingerless gloves fit comfortablely on his hands.

He grabbed his scythe. Looking up the path he saw the merc running. Shaking his head. With a swing of his scythe the blade flew of the handle with a spiked chain connecting the two. A few kilometers away the mercenary ran but was stopped. The blade of a scythe connected to a chain wrapped around him the spikes dug into his skin. With a tug he was dragged back to Spike who wrapped his hand around the mercs neck.

"Who. Are. You." He choked out before Spike broke his neck.

Spike turned around and started walking back to Ponyville. He spun his scythe snapping the blade back in place. Then in a burst of fire it disappeared. He stuck his hands in his pockets and continued to walk.

l"The White Dragon of Death"

Author's Note

I apologize for the long wait I just want to make sure the story is the best it can be

Here's chapter 2