Twilight sits quietly in the throne room, head low as she sets the amulet for sunset. The door to the darkened chamber opened and Spike stands in the doorway, “Uh… Twilight?”

Twilight looks up to look at Spike, “Yes…?”

“I uh… heard about what happened…” He flies over to Twilight and hugs her, “I… I’m so sorry.”

“I just… I don’t know what to do Spike… My best student, the one I taught the values of friendship, the one I told myself I would protect, disappeared right in front of me… If only I got a hold of that stone, I could have done some research on it, and figure out who made it narrow the suspect list.”

“Look, Twilight… I don’t know what to do either. I’m trying to make sure the news doesn’t get out, but there are a few places that know, and ponies are starting to get suspicious. I know this is difficult for you, especially after… That… But we gotta keep moving forward and figure this mystery out.”

“I know Spike… I know… Can you send scrolls to my parents, Shining, and Cadance? I need my family with me… And… Send a scroll to Sunburst and Trixie… They have to know the news too…”

“Alright… You want me to stay here for a bit?”

Twilight hugs Spike again, “Yes please…”

Author's Note

Thank you very much for reading The Cutie Mark Ripper. I will be continuing this story sometime in the future. But for now, I'll be taking a mental writing break. Once again, thank you very much for reading my first ever MLP fanfiction.