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“Are you positive you can track them down? We wouldn’t mind sending Garble or even Ember to help,” said Torch

“Just send someone to look over the dukedom while I rescue Draquus and his family,” said Spike

“I’ll head there and do it myself,” said Torch

“Great, I’ll contact you all when I find something,” said Spike

“Happy hunting,” said Ember as the conversation ended.

Spike then proceeded to look around the room, making a mental map of his new objectives.

“Where to?” asked Peewee

“Don’t know, I’m still thinking about it,” said Spike

“You know, maybe it should be best for you to head over and rescue Draquus and his family,” said Peewee

“Yeah, I was thinking the same thing, the problem is, I don’t know where they went,” said Spike

“Doesn’t the report say?” asked Peewee

“No, it seems that information was left out on purpose, maybe a contingency plan in case action was taken,” said Spike

“So, what now?” asked Peewee

“The only normal thing to do… head down to the dungeon and free the guards, police, and servants… maybe they know something else,” said Spike as he made his way towards the dungeon.

AT THE DUNGEON

“Any ideas?” asked Kuskrond

“Nothing, without our weapons we can’t do much,” said Captain Endug

“Plus, apart from the capital, we have the most advanced jail/dungeon, it’s can nullify magic,” said Sergeant Nagty

“Dammit! There has to be something we can do,” said Kuskrond

“SHUT IT!!!” said the guard as he banged on the jail cell door “I swear it’s like running a nursery,”

“Leave it Ruck, it’ll be shift change in a few seconds, then they’ll become someone else’s problem,” said the other guard

“Can’t wait, I need some fresh air,” said Ruck

Just as he said that there was a knock on the door.

“Ah! Just in time, see Ruck, now they’re no longer our problem,” said the other guard as he opened the door only for Spike to punch him in the gut so hard, he flew straight to the wall behind him almost demolishing it.

His injuries from both the punch and the impact prove too much, as he dies where he lays.

“What the?” said both Ruck and Kuskrond, just as a dagger flew right through Ruck’s head killing him.

The image, terrifying all of the captured

“Ok, get ready, whoever this is might have come here to kill us and I’m not planning on going out without a fight, who’s with me?” asked Kuskrond but his 2 cellmates were just staring past him, petrified as if they were looking at Satan himself.

“What?” asked Kuskrond

Endug just raised a shaky finger while he hugged his wife in fear

Kuskrond turned slowly, first noticing the mercenary boots, then the blood-covered daggers, then the dark-purple hood, and lastly Spike’s eyes staring down at him.

The sight of him was too much for Kuskrond who just screamed like a little girl and crawled away.

“Please don’t kill us!!!” they all screamed as Spike gave a step forward

“Seriously?... that was pathetic, even for the 3 of you, I at least expected Kuskrond to try and tackle me, not scream like a girl,” said Spike

At the sound of his voice, the 3 officers stopped hugging and paid more attention to their “savior”

“SPIKE!!! Don’t do that!” they all screamed

“Do what? Save your asses?” said Spike as he tossed them their weapons

“If you have these… I can assume…” said Kuskrond

“The palace has been liberated… now, go to the armory and get your gear, before I change my mind,” said Spike as he left the cell and began unlocking the other

As if on queue, all of the captured officers, and guards rushed out of the dungeon and got suited up.

A FEW MINUTES LATER

“Oh, that feels much better,” said Kuskrond as he placed his helmet on

“Yeah, I’ve had enough of cells to last me a lifetime,” said Nagty

“Good, cause if this fort falls again, with lord Torch inside, then the Outsiders will be the least of your problems,” said Spike as he walked up to them

“Spike, good to see you, glad to see your back in the game,” said Kuskrond

“Yeah, didn’t really have a choice,” said Spike

“I take it you want to ask us something,” said Endug

“I was hoping that an of you could tell me where Draquus and his family where take to,” said Spike

“We weren’t able to hear anything, the guards down at the dungeon didn’t talk about it,” said Endug

“Smarter than they seem,” said Spike

“I-I-I heard something,” said a young woman

Spike turned and noticed that the girl was not older than Smolder, around 16 to 18, she had pinkish long hair, blue eyes, and was about 5’1” tall

“Feel free to tell me,” said Spike as he removed his mask, in an effort to make the girl comfortable

“I overheard Pyron telling another guard that the duke’s family shall be “Left to rot at the bottom of the world,” said the girl

“What those that mean?” asked Kuskrond

“Obsidian,” said Endug

“What?” asked Spike

“Obsidian is known for its mining, plus, the town has a “secret” jail inside one of the mountains which is known as the “Bottom of the world”,” said Endug

“That’s where they are,” said Spike

“Yeah, but you better hurry, if what my gut is telling me is right, they won’t let them rot alive,” said Nagty

“What is your name?” asked Spike as he turned back to face the girl

“Mina,” said the girl

“Well Mina, thank you very much, you’ve been extremely helpful,” said Spike as he patted her on the head and left

This caused Mina to fall to her knees

“He’s so~ handsome!” she thought as she saw Spike disappear.

OUTSIDE COULEE

“So, we’re heading to Obsidian, nice little joint,” said Peewee sarcastically

“Yeah well, what choice do we have, plus, despite my dislike for the self-centered asshole that calls himself the leader of the town, as long as I don’t have to see him, I’m ok,” said Spike

“Sure, anyways, do you know where this secret jail is located?” asked Peewee

Spike stopped as realization hit him

“Yup, it seems you’ll have to see this “asshole” after all,” Peewee said smirking

“Fuck… guess there is no other choice,” said Spike as he renewed his pace

Then, at the distance, both Spike and Peewee heard something

“Did you hear that?” asked Spike

“Yeah,” said Peewee

“Help!” they heard a woman scream at a distance

“Peewee find her!!” said Spike

Peewee looked frantically around

“The East, 40 mts. Hurry!!!” said Peewee as Spike turned to his left and ran through the forest at full speed
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“Peewee I can’t hear her anymore!!!” screamed Spike

“She’s still alive, but she’s running further away,” said Peewee

“So she’s being chased!” said Spike as he picked up the pace, reaching what seemed to be a recently abandoned campsite

The damage to the campsite was substantial, nothing had survived the attack, except its lone camper who escaped.

“This fabric… she’s definitely rich or from a wealthy nation… arrows, and damaged bows, definitely a huntress… a hunting knife… an expensive one at that, better make sure to give it back… this claw marks… there are only 2 animals that can do them… and if it's the one that I’m thinking I better hurry!” said Spike as he started to run again following the trail of arrows and claw marks.

Spike ran as fast as he could, almost separating from his shadow due to his speed, trying his best to reach the huntress.

“Peewee?!!!” said Spike

“100 Mts. she’s trapped at the edge of the cliff with her back against the wall!” said Peewee

Spike quickly changed his direction and headed for the cliff.

As he got closer, he heard the huntress screaming “STAY BACK! STAY BACK!!!” as she swung her now broken bow around trying to defend herself.

“Timberwolves, she doesn’t stand a chance!” said Spike

Just then, one of the Timberwolves lunges at the huntress, she was able to evade the lunge, but the wolf was able to smack the bow out of her hand, leaving her defenseless.

“Oh God,” was all she said as she closed her eyes waiting for death.

Spike jumped off the ledge directly above her landing on top of the Timberwolf with his flaming dagger through its head just as she closed her eyes.

The huntress and Timberwolves looked at the new arrival in surprise before the remaining 2 Timberwolves lunged at Spike simultaneously.

Time seemed to slow down around Spike as he skillfully stabbed both timberwolves in the head, back of the neck, and heart, killing them.

The huntress looked at her savior, too amazed to look away, to frighten to speak or move.

“Usually, I love animals… but these ones...” said Spike

No sound escaped the huntress, making Spike turn to face her, and he almost wished he’d done it sooner.

She was beautiful, she had long pink hair, cyan eyes, and despite her armor and gear covering it, she had a slim figure, and stood around 5’5”, but what captured Spike’s attention the most was the fact this her boobs were massive, possibly G-Cup maybe bigger

Spike thanked God he’s face was covered by his face mask, cause he knew he was blushing and maybe drooling a little, as his eyes were fixated on her boobs

“Spike, eyes upfront, you’re making her uncomfortable,” said Peewee snapping Spike out of his trance.

“Are you ok?” Spike asked

The huntress nodded

Spike walked over to her and said “Can you stand?” as he extended his left arm to her

She eyed it for a few instants before she took his hand and got to her feet

“Can you walk?” asked Spike

The huntress gave a step forward, but as soon as her left foot landed again, she felt a jolt of pain sweep over her body.

“OUCH!” she screamed as she lost balance and Spike caught her in his arms

“Careful!” he said as he placed her on the ground as gently as he could “What hurts?” he asked

“My-my ankle,” said the huntress

Spike immediately removed her left boot and saw the issue

“It’s a minor sprain, it should be as good as new in a couple of hours,” said Spike as he administered some first aid

“O-oh, T-t-thanks,” said the huntress her voice full of fear

“I better get you back to your campsite, it’s safer than staying here… plus, Timberwolves can smell their brethren’s blood miles away,” said Spike as he looked at the huntress’s face, he could tell she was really uncomfortable and scared.

Spike felt sorry for her, but knowing that they had to move fast, he decided to gain her trust, and slowly, he began to remove his face and head coverings, allowing the huntress to see his face.

Now it was HER turn to fall into a trance, her eyes glued to Spike’s face and then giving him a look over as her face turned red.

“We should get going,” said Spike getting her out of her trance

The huntress nodded as Spike picked her up princess style, causing her face to turn even redder.

A FEW MINUTES LATER

“And… there, as good as new,” said Spike as he finished fixing up the huntress’s camp

“T-thanks a lot,” said the huntress

“No problem, OH! By the way, I think this is yours,” said Spike as he handed her the knife

“Oh yes! Thank you, this knife is really important for me,” said the huntress

“Family heirloom?” asked Spike

“Yeah, how did you know?” asked the huntress

“I own a forge back at the Dragonlands capital, I’ve done tons of hunting knives and daggers, none of them have this level of detail or design, I can tell it was custom made,” said Spike

“Wow, well, you’re right, it belonged to my father,” said the huntress

“Oh… did he?” asked Spike

“Oh, no, he just retired, gave it to me as a gift for becoming a professional bounty hunter and mercenary,” said the huntress

“Oh… WAIT!!! You’re a mercenary?” asked Spike

“Yeah… oh! I just realized we never introduced ourselves, my name is Fluttershy,” she said

“Nice to meet you Fluttershy, my name is Spike,” he answered

“Nice to meet you too… by the way, you said you owned a forge,” said Fluttershy

“Yeah, what of it?” asked Spike

“Why are you out here if you’re not a mercenary?” asked Fluttershy

“Well, I AM a mercenary, but, I temporarily retired last year and decided to open a forge to keep myself busy,” said Spike

“Retired? How old are you? If you don’t mind me asking,” said Fluttershy

“20 almost 21,” said Spike

“You’re 1 year older than me, and you retired?” said Fluttershy

“Yeah, it’s just that, I had become bored of this lifestyle, so,” said Spike

“But you returned,” said Fluttershy

“Not voluntarily, but now I am happy I did,” said Spike

“Must’ve been a very important mission,” said Fluttershy

“The Empress asked me herself,” said Spike

“Wow, you must be good if she asked you,” said Fluttershy

“That, and the fact that I am her childhood friend and bested her during our lives in the military academy,” said Spike

“Wow, that sounds amazing,” said Fluttershy

“What about you?” asked Spike

“Well… I originally planned to be a veterinarian, but, when I turned 12 I accidentally registered for the adventures academy, and well… I liked it a lot,” said Fluttershy

“So, I take it you’re an animal lover,” said Spike

“Yeah, I love them,” said Fluttershy

“Then, why are you here hunting?” asked Spike

“Well, since I have a lot of knowledge regarding fauna, I usually accept quests that regard hunting or making sure they don’t over procreate,” said Fluttershy

“So, keep a balance in the ecosystem and avoid them from attacking our cities,” said Spike

“Yeah, like that,” said Fluttershy

“So, you don’t kill people,” said Spike

“Well, I don’t like taking those types of jobs, but if the others are busy, and the pay is good, I’ll take it,” said Fluttershy

“So, have you?” asked Spike

“I’ve killed before, but I’m still on the single-digit mark,” said Fluttershy

“Oh… wait, others?” asked Spike

“Yes, I am part of a Mercenary syndicate in Canterlot that works directly for the royal family, we’re called the “Elements of Harmony”,” said Fluttershy

“Cool, what tier are you?” asked Spike

“Tier?” asked Fluttershy

“You know, mercenary tier,” said Spike

“Oh, I’m a tier 5 Mercenary,” said Fluttershy

“Wow, you’re deadly, or you do a great job,” said Spike

“Thanks, what about you?” asked Fluttershy

“Me?” asked Spike as he started to sweat

“Yeah, what about you?” asked Fluttershy

“Oh boy, if I tell her she might be terrified of me, I don’t want her to fear me, I’d really like to see her again…” thought Spike

“Did I ask him something touchy?... maybe hearing my rank made him uncomfortable,” thought Fluttershy

“... It’s not as impressive as yours, it’s almost embarrassing,” said Spike

“Oh! Well, with some more training and effort you’ll get there,” said Fluttershy

“Thanks… you should get some rest, it’ll help your ankle heal faster… don’t worry, I’ll keep watch,” said Spike

“You’re right, I have a long journey back to Canterlot tomorrow, good night,” said Fluttershy

“Good night,” said Spike

“I have to admit when he appeared before me and saved me, he looked so terrifying, and the ease with which he defeated those Timberwolves was amazing… not to mention he is really handsome, OH GOD! Did I just think that?... Well, it is true… WAIT!! If he’s that powerful, why does he seem too embarrassed about his rank?... maybe it’s just the difference between Pegasus and Dragon… Oh well,” thought Fluttershy as she fell asleep.

NEXT MORNING

Fluttershy awoke to the smell of roasting veggies, as Spike finished tying a bunch of arrows

“Morning!” said Spike

“Morning… what is all this?” asked Fluttershy

“Oh well, I hope you don’t mind, but I took it upon myself to prepare some breakfast, now I wasn’t able to find as many ingredients as I’d love, but I found a lot of corn, potatoes, and bell peppers, and a couple of carrots some lettuce and cabbage, so I made this skewers and porridge for you to choose,” said Spike

“Wow, it looks delicious,” said Fluttershy as she began eating bowl after bowl and skewer after skewer of Spike’s cooking.

“I also took it upon myself to upgrade your armor and gear, sharpen your hunting knife, make you a couple of extra arrows, and most importantly… rebuilt and upgraded your hunting bow,” said Spike as he showed her the restored and upgraded bow.

The image of her new bow, plus all of the things Spike had done caused her to choke on some of her porridge.

Spike immediately gave her some water and gave her some light pats on the back.

“This… this is too much,” said Fluttershy

“Well, last night while I was keeping watch… I got bored, and then when I thought back at your Timberwolf incident, it got me thinking, there are millions of beasts in this world way worse than Timberwolves, her armor, and weapons won’t help her at all, so, I got to work,” said Spike

“Wow, my bow was a bunch of toothpicks yesterday, it looks 15 times better than when I bought it,” said Fluttershy

“Yeah, I realized we are surrounded by Belkinwood trees, one of, if not THE best wood for both arrows and bows, so I took the salvageable part of the bow and fusion them together, now you can even use it as a wooden bat for close-range attacks, and it won’t break, here look…” said Spike as he walked over to a nearby boulder and smacked it the bow, immediately after, the boulder cracked and disintegrated.

Fluttershy’s jaw dropped

“Come try it,” said Spike as he handed Fluttershy the bow, she walked over to another boulder, smacked it, and turned to dust

“Wow, you’re strong,” said Spike

“Thanks, but, the truth is, I’ve always been very strong physically, so…” said Fluttershy

“Oh, Phantom-muscle syndrome, it makes perfect sense,” said Spike with a smile

Fluttershy was taken aback, Spike was the first male she ever encountered to not be freaked out by her strength and know enough about her condition to not make fun of her.

“As you can see, there isn’t a scratch on the bow,” said Spike

Fluttershy got out of her trance and saw that it was true

“I also substituted the old nylon string with Arachne web, making it 10x stronger and resistant, plus I also made this arrows with Carbonite rocks, they are lighter and easier to find than the normal stones used to make the arrows, with the combination of the 2 of these items you have become even deadlier, look,” said Spike as he aimed an arrow at a Belkinwood tree, shot it, and the arrow went right through the tree splitting it in half, almost like if it was made of butter

Fluttershy’s jaw again dropped

“And… with the upgrades I made to your armor and gear, they’ll need magical weapons to try and scratch you,” he said as he shot an arrow at the gear and it bounced off, not even leaving a scratch

“Those are the same arrows?” asked Fluttershy as Spike picked up the arrow he just shot

“Yup,” said Spike as he placed it on her quiver

“This… this is too much,” said Fluttershy

“Did… did I overstep?” asked Spike

“NO! I am really grateful for your help, but you have to let me pay you… here!” said Fluttershy as she tried to give Spike a pouch full of money

“No need, I refuse to accept any sort of payment,” said Spike

“But,” said Fluttershy

“Consider it a gift,” said Spike with a smile

“A-are you sure?” asked Fluttershy

“Yeah, I’ll have a better peace of mind knowing you’re safe and with the proper gear,” said Spike

“T-thanks,” said Fluttershy

“Would… would you like me to escort you to town so that you can take a caravan back to Canterlot?” asked Spike

“No need, I’ll fly there, but thanks,” said Fluttershy as she finished packing “Hope we meet again,”

“If the stars align,” said Spike

“Whenever you’re in Canterlot send me a message, I’ll introduce you to the rest of the elements,” said Fluttershy

“Will do, have a safe trip,” said Spike

“You too, good luck with your mission,” said Fluttershy as she flew away

“Someone’s in love,” teased Peewee

“No I am not!” said Spike

“Yes you are,” said Peewee

“Believe whatever you want… poop eater,” said Spike

“AH! DID YOU REALLY HAVE TO SAY IT!!” said Peewee

“You started,” said Spike

“Let’s continue with our mission,” said Peewee as he took off into the air while Spike began trotting towards Obsidian.

3 HOURS LATER OUTSIDE THE TOWN OF OBSIDIAN

“Here we are, Obsidian,” said Spike

“How observant,” said Peewee

“Would you like me to tell everyone you ate poop?” said Spike

“Ok I’ll stop,” said Peewee

“Finally,” said Spike as he crept closer to the border “Peewee, what can you see?” asked Spike

“Well, the town is as normal as always, with the addition of a couple of fake guards here and there, other than that nothing,” said Peewee

“What about the Palace?” asked Spike

“Same as Coulee, not many guards, although these ones are real guards,” said Peewee

“What about Hydros?” asked Spike

“He’s walking around the courtyard, heading to his office… Spike, I doubt he’s going to talk regarding the location of the jail, he did side with the outsiders,” said Peewee

“Don’t worry, I’ll make him speak, plus, from what I know, there is a secret safe with important documents in his office, I only need the key,” said Spike

“What if the only way to get the key is by killing him?” asked Peewee

“Peewee, I am hoping that it the case… this asshole, through his own wife and kids into a jail cell only cause they asked him to stop being so cruel to people that opposed him,” said Spike

“Yeah, I know, we freed them soon after helping the rebellion make him vulnerable, but he left town, and came back with the outsiders and re-took control of the town, killing any resistant members he could and locking up the rest,” said Peewee

“That explains it!” said Spike

“What?” asked Peewee

“Who else helped the rebellion?” asked Spike

“Clump and Mokthi!” said Peewee

“Exactly, he wants revenge, he was the one that made conversation between the outsiders and Pyron easier and possible… and if we follow that logic, I’m his next target,” said Spike

“Then we better hurry… should we execute the guards?” asked Peewee

“No… I’ll make his death look like an accident,” said Spike as he and Peewee rushed towards the palace.

Once outside, Spike used the high grass to hide his presence as he moved around trying to find an adequate location to “accidentally” end Hydros’ life.

“Any ideas?” asked Peewee

“If I can, somehow, make him climb up to that opening in the palace wall with the wooden defense, I can shove him off after confronting him and his death will look accidental,” said Spike

“Sometimes your murderous brilliance terrifies me… that’s why you’re no awesome,” said Peewee

“Better get a move on!” said Spike

“WAIT! There is movement in the bushes to your right,” said Peewee

“Animal?”asked Spike

“No, anthro,” said Peewee

With that Spike began to creep towards the newly arrived presence.

Spike lost sight of it for a few seconds, before seeing a bush ruffle violently

“Gotcha!” said Spike as he jumped out of his hiding place and tackled the figure to the ground

“Motherfucker, get off of me!” screamed the person

“Fume?! The fuck are you doing here?” asked Spike

“Spike?! Man, it’s the first time I’m not happy to see your face,” said Fume as Spike helped him up

“You haven’t answered me yet,” said Spike

“What do you think I’m going to do?” asked Fume as he pointed to his weapons

“You’re here to kill you father,” said Spike

“Correct… you?” asked Fume

“I need to learn the location of the “Bottom of the Earth”,” said Spike

“That stupid jail? Why?” asked Fume

“You know it?” asked Spike

“Yeah, the old man couldn’t stop boasting about it… I don’t know where it is exactly… why do you need to know?” asked Fume

“Draquus and his family have been taken there,” said Spike

“Shit, when?” asked Fume

“They either arrived last night or this morning,” said Spike

“Dammit… Anything else I should know?” asked Fume

“Yeah, they weren’t alone when that happened,” said Spike as he showed Fume Clump’s daggers

“Clump was with them?... Oh yeah, he’s dating Mokthi… didn’t he put up a fight?” asked Fume

“Pyron drugged the whole place, no resistance,” said Spike

“Shit...I’ll help you,” said Fume

“What?” asked Spike

“I’ll help you find and free everyone in there… as long as you help me kill my father,” said Fume

“Well, I was going to kill him anyway,” said Spike

“Oh, I take it you had a plan,” said Fume

“Yeah, lure him over to that part of the wall and shove him off it,” said Spike

“After getting the information from him, right?” asked Fume

“Of course… but I don’t know if he’ll talk,” said Spike

“I know you, and I know you can make a mute person talk,” said Fume

“Yeah, but your father is really…” said Spike

“Stubborn,” said Fume

“Yeah,” said Spike

“Don’t worry, he’ll talk, now, how are we going to lure him towards that spot?” asked Fume

“Leave it to me,” said Spike

A COUPLE OF MINUTES LATER

“Another quiet night… And I fuckin hate it, oh well, as soon as Draquus and his posse get used to their new home by tomorrow morning, the air will be filled with their screams of agony, I just can’t wait,” thought Hydros as he continued to walk around the courtyard.

Just then he saw something out of the corner of his eyes.

“HEY! YOU THERE! STOP!!!” he said as he noticed the figure standing at the same place where Spike and Fume had agreed to take out Hydros.

The figure didn’t move an inch but kept staring right at Hydros

“ARE YOU TRYING TO INTIMIDATE ME?” Hydros screamed at the figure while drawing his sword.

The figure didn’t move

“FUCK YOU!!!!” screamed Hydros as he charged up the steps towards the figure, only for it to disappear when he blinked.

Hydros came to a stop at the exact same point where Spike and Fume wanted him.

“Did I imagine that?... well, all of my excitement has rendered my sleep useless, maybe I should head back in,” said Hydros as he turned to leave

“Leaving so early?” came a voice as Hydros turned to face the unwanted presence

“Fume?!” he said

“Hello, father,” said Fume as he shot a paralyzing dart at his father

“What is the meaning of this!!!” screamed Hydros

“Time for us to settle some scores, where is the bottom of the earth?” asked Fume as he walked closer

“HA! You want me to tell you? Boy, I fucked that whore of your mother and gave you life, but I can’t believe you’re so damn stupid,” said Hydros, trying his best to get him angry so that he’ll kill him

Fume knew what he was trying to do, and even though he was tempted to do it, he held himself back

“The fact we share the same blood is enough to make me want to vomit, but, you should know, I am the one asking nicely,” said Fume

“HA! Asking nicely he says, so, I take it that there’s another of your filth-blood friends coming are they,” said Hydros

“Yeah, but trust me, you don’t want to deal with him,” said Fume

“Really? Well, tell your friend to go fuck himself, and while you’re at it, go fuck yourself,” said Hydros

“Well that wasn’t nice,” came Spike’s voice, immediately causing Hydros to freeze and start sweating

“S-s-s-s-Spike! What are you?” asked Hydros in fear

“I have a job,” said Spike

“W-w-well, this-this doesn’t concern you!” said Hydros

“Well, you just told me to go and… what was it he said?” asked Spike as he walked up to Fume

“Go fuck yourself,” said Fume

“That… well, now that concerns me,” said Spike

“I-I was joking, I know you’d never do that, besides, it’s not like I was behind Draquus abduction,” said Hydros

“Huh, I never mentioned I was here to rescue Draquus, did I Fume?” asked Spike

“Indeed you didn’t,” said Fume

Hydros went pail as he realized what he had just said

“So, Hydros, be a lamb and tell us where this “Bottom of the world” jail is,” said Spike

“Sure, but I can’t say it out loud,” said Hydros

“Fine, where is it?” asked Spike as he got closer to him, only for Hydros to spit on him

“There it is, you fucking filth-though the blood,” said Hydros

“Well, that wasn’t helpful,” said Spike

“Do you realize what you just did,” said Fume

“Of course I do, I wouldn’t have done it otherwise,” said Hydros with a smirk

“Dragonlands law 125, paragraph 5, section C,” said Fume

“Boy, you know better than to quiz me on the law, “no harm or disrespect can be or would be tolerated towards one of the leaders of the Dragonlands, be it a Dragonlord, or the Emperor/ess,” said Hydros

“And the punishment is death,” said Fume

“I know,” said Fume

“Then, it’s a pleasure to kill you,” said Fume as he got closer

“Huh, don’t you dare, boy!” said Hydros

“Spike IS the Dragonlord, you know that,” said Fume

“What?!!!” said Hydros

“I won the race and absorbed 50% of the power of the staff, Ember took the other 50%, and together we broke the rule of the lord, allowing her to stay in power and marry whoever she wanted,” said Spike

Hydros turned even paler

“W-Well, I’ll never tell you where it is!!!!” said Hydros as he felt the effect of the paralysis leaving his body.

“Then, allow me!” said Spike as he began to crush Hydros head with his left claws

“What are you, ARGH!!!!” screamed Hydros as Spike used his magic to learn the location of the “bottom of the earth”

“The Silver stone quarry,” said Spike as he let go of Hydros head

“How did you?” asked Hydros

“Some of the magic I obtained from the staff… well, my business with you is over, Fume?” said Spike

“Likewise… which I could say it was a pleasure to see you again father, but… this is better,” said Fume as he walked up to his father and spartan kicked him off the ledge, through the wooden cover.

“ARGH!!!!!!!” screamed Hydros as his body hit the ground hard, bouncing off a couple of times before coming to rest.

“Feel better?” asked Spike

“Vindicated, yes,” said Fume

“Glad to hear it… later,” said Spike as he started walking away

“Wait? Where are you going?” asked Fume

“Uhm, I have a royal family to save,” said Spike

“And I said, I’d help you, plus, you don’t even know where that quarry is, plus, it’s heavily guarded,” said Fume

“Right, Fume, I might not know where it is, but, did you forget why I’m considered the deadliest Mercenary?” said Spike

“Of course not, you completely cleared the Marble Fort after it was captured by Tall Tale, killing everyone inside, except for the prisoners, the total death toll was of 68 soldiers,” said Fume

“How guarded is this Quarry?” asked Spike

“At least 70 guards, plus reinforcements,” said Fume

Spike thought about it for a few seconds then looked back at Fume

“Then I guess it’s time for you to be known as the “Second” deadliest mercenary in the Dragonlands,” said Spike as he stretched his hand out as Fume gave him a manly handshake.

“Let’s go save our friends,” said Fume as he and Spike rushed to the quarry

NEAR THE QUARRY

“68...69… 75… 103… 110 enemies, plus 20 more in the nearby barracks that we can call “reinforcements,” said Peewee

“What does Peewee say?” asked Fume

“110 on the premises, 75 above the ground 35 below acting as guards, plus 20 in the nearby barracks,” said Spike

“Just as I expected,” said Fume

“What is it with all the security?” asked Spike

“The bottom of the Earth is “supposedly” a POW jail, meant particularly for powerful or important POWs, so…” said Fume

“So, factoring in the level of importance of the people held in it, they have to be able to defend against an entire army,” said Spike

“Yeah,” said Fume

“So, this is what we’re going to do…” said Spike

“Before you tell me, Spike…” Interrupted Fume “I have to be honest with you,” he said

“Ok,” said Spike

“I am extremely bloodthirsty right now,” said Fume

“Really?” said Spike in disbelief

“Yeah, so, I have a better idea,” said Fume

“Ok, I’m all ears,” said Spike

“All act as a decoy gaining the attention of the guards on the surface, giving you enough cover to march in and free everyone while not worrying about the guards calling for backup,” said Fume

“That’s suicidal,” said Spike

“Didn’t they tell you the same thing when you cleared the Marble Fort alone?” said Fume

“Yeah, but that was different,” said Spike

“Spike, I am a mercenary, but above all, I am a Dragon, battles like these are what we’re born for,” said Fume

“I can’t argue against that logic,” said Spike with a grin

“I’ll keep them busy until you come back up to the surface…” said Fume

“And then I’ll… we’ll back you up,” said Spike

“Sounds like a plan, go, get near the entrance and signal me when ready,” said Fume

“May God, guide you through the battle,” said Spike
“Likewise,” said Fume as Spike rushed to the wall and climbed it all the way up to the entrance of the cave that served as the entrance to the bottom of the earth.

Fume crept all the way near the entrance of the quarry and awaited the signal, preparing his double swords

“Here goes nothing,” said Spike as he instructed Peewee to give Fume the green light.

Fume saw the signal and walked right into the quarry

“YOU THERE, STOP!!!” screamed the captain of the guard

Fume did as he was told

“DON’T COME ANY CLOSER!!!” said the captain as he and another guard walked up to him “SURRENDER!” said the captain as he stopped one arm stretch away from Fume

“Or what?” asked Fume as he lunged at the 2 guards beheading them with his swords

“INTRUDER!!!! ATTACK!!!!” screamed a guard as all of the guards on the surface rushed to confront Fume, leaving the entrance completely unguarded

“Good job Fume, I’ll be back ASAP!” said Spike as he darted into the jail.

The jail was massive, and it ran deep into the earth.

Spike quickly made his way to the overwatch near the entrance

“WOW! Where the hell are they keeping them,” thought Spike as he heard footsteps coming up the ramp

Spike quickly jumped behind cover and saw 2 guards walking up the ramp

“Did you hear the alarm?” asked one of them

“Yeah, they must be here for the royal family,” said the other

“What about the bounty hunter on the torture chamber?” asked the other guard

“What about him, he’s a bounty hunter, he’s expendable,” said the guard

“Seems I just found my answer!” said Spike as he got out of cover and jumped down at the guards stabbing them through the heart killing them instantly “To the torture chamber!”

Spike crept through the network of caves killing any guard that came his way, until he arrived at a crossroad

“Where the fuck is the torture chamber?” asked Spike

He was about to take the left tunnel when he heard screams of pain and agony coming from the right one

“That’s Clump!” said Spike as he ran down the right tunnel.

After a few seconds, the torture chamber came into view, and Spike got a first row seat of the horrible atrocity that it was.

“Holy shit!” said Spike seeing all of the torture devices in that place, then he heard

“I’m losing my patience Asshole, NOW TELL ME WHERE IS IT?!!!” screamed a male voice

“Fuck… you!” said Clump as the executor clobbered him in the right side of his head with a maze.

“Keep running your mouth you fat shit and see where it gets you, now tell me where it is!” said the executor

“Make… me,” said Clump as the executor grabbed a maze with spikes on it.

“With pleasure” he said as he lifted the maze over his head ready to bury it into Clump’s head

Clump closed his eyes, knowing that his end had come, only to hear a loud thump as the maze hit the floor violently followed by the lifeless body of the executor.

He opened his eyes only to see a dagger sticking out of the back of his head

“Man you can take a punch,” said Spike as he walked up the corpse and retrieved his dagger

“Spike… man am I… glad to see you,” said Clump

“I know, allow me,” said Spike as he used his magic to heal Clump

“Oh, that feels much better,” said Clump

“I believe these are yours,” said Spike as he swords

“Thanks, I take it you’re here to free us,” said Clump as he and Spike began to make their way towards the cell that held Draquus and his family.

“Yeah, and we better hurry,” said Spike

“Follow me,” said Clump as he began to sprint towards the holding cell.

CELL WING D (Maximum security ward)

“Oh no, I- I can’t hear Clump’s screams anymore,” said Eldi

“WHAT!” said Mokthi as she crawled towards the bars securing them inside the cell

There was dead silence, the only thing she could hear were the footsteps of the guards outside

“Oh no! Clump! NO!!!!” screamed Mokthi as her sister hugged her

“You have to be strong Mokthi, it’s what Clump would’ve wanted,” said Draquus as Mokthi started to bawl loudly

“Savages, how dare they kill him!” screamed Duzha

“I know dear, CLump was a brave and kind soul,” said Draquus

“I never… got to tell him… that I DID want a future with him!” cried Mokthi

“HE PROPOSED?!!!” everyone asked

Mokthi nodded “Just before… they took us,” she wailed

Everyone in the cell went quiet with sadness

“HEY! QUIT YOUR CRYING, YOU’LL MEET HIM SOON ENOUGH!!” screamed one of the 2 guards that went over to their cell

“MAKES US YOU FAT FUCK!” screamed Eldi

“OH THAT IS IT! OPEN THE CELL!!!” screamed the guard as the other unlocked it

They were about to drew their swords when 2 blades appeared in their chests

“You mess with my girl, you mess with me!” said Clump in a murderous way

“CLUMP!!!” screamed Mokthi as she ran out the cell and tackled Clump to the ground

“I’m here babe, I’m here!” Clump said as he hugged her

“Glad to see you alive son,” said Draquus

“Yeah, almost didn’t make it,” said Clump

“Well, it’s… CLUMP BEHIND YOU!!!” screamed Eldi as a guard lunged at Clump only for a dark-purple cloaked figure to land on top of him and kill him

“You alright?” asked Spike as he looked over to the rest of Draquus’ family

“Spike, Wow, I’m glad to see you… you’re still as scary as always,” said Draquus

“Thanks,” said Spike as a loud BOOM came from above them

“What was that?” asked Duzha

“That was definitely Fume having too much to handle,” said Spike as he and Clump rushed towards the exit of the jail

“Should we go with them?” asked Duzha

“Well, I don’t know about you mom, but I am thirsty for some revenge,” said Mokthi as she grabbed a sword and shield

“And some babies,” teased Eldi

“ELDI!!!!” screamed Mokthi turning red

“Arm yourselves, God knows what does three will do,” said Duzha

“I’m only thankful the red one was not mentioned,” said Draquus

“Who? Garble?” said Eldi

“That one, one Spike is enough,” said Draquus

“And yet Garble can’t hold a candle to Spike,” said Mokthi as they all ran after Spike and Clump, following the trail of corpses left by the 2 of them.

AT THE ENTRANCE

“ALMOST THERE!!!... WHAT THE FUCK!!!” exclaimed Spike as they all witnessed the carnage before them.

The quarry, ones pure white stones, now red from all of the blood splatters, dead guards littering the floor everywhere you look, and in the middle of it all, a crazed Fume stood there, defeating guard after guard, his body covered in blood, if it was his or the guards, or a mix, unknown to all.

“He really held his own!” said Spike

“Hey! He’s having all the fucking fun… NOT ON MY WATCH!!!” said Clump as he leapt onto the ground below and began butchering guards left and right.

“That’s my hubby-to-be!” said Mokthi as she followed him into battle

“Hey Spike… uhm… is-is Fume… you know… single?” asked Eldi

“Ask him yourself~!” said Spike as he leapt into action, followed by Eldi

“You hear that dear, Eldi finally has a crush on someone!” said Duzha

“Our little girls are not so little after all,” said Draquus

“Oh, I can’t wait to be a grandma!” said Duzha

“You do realize we’re only 38 right?” said Draquus

“Yeah, and I am not going to let this bunch of junior have all the fin,” said Duzha as she jumped off the ledge to engage the guards

“I’m getting too old for this,” said Draquus as he followed his wife into battle

Fume was doing his best to continue fighting and give Spike and the others time to escape, but his exhaustion was evident to the guards

“He’s getting tired, everyone attack!” said the other captain

“Bring it!” screamed Fume

The captain lunged at Fume and managed to body-check him onto the ground

“This ends here!” said the captain as he prepared to stab Fume, only for a dagger to go through the captain’s head as he fell to the ground

“Thanks for the assist Spike!” said Fume as he got back on his feet

“Thanks for buying us time!” said Spike as he pointed to the rest of the newly rescued prisoners (Freed by Draquus and Duzha as they hurried to the exit) join the battle.

“Did you really think I’d let you have all the fun?” asked Clump as he ended the lives of another bunch of guards.

“Good to see you big guy!” said Fume

The three mercenaries then lunged at the reinforcements entering the quarry, killing all of them in a matter of seconds.

A FEW MINUTES LATER

The quarry had grown silent, a river of blood trickling it’s way down the path that lead to the entrance, as many bodies laid lifeless on the ground.

“That was fun,” said Spike

“Yeah,” said Clump

“How many?” asked Spike

“What?” asked Fume as he walked up to them, his body and gear clean of all the blood he had spilled

“How many did you kill?” asked Spike

“64,” said Fume

“That almost my record, well done,” said Spike

“Man, I was only able to kill 23 of them,” said Clump

“Yeah well, you survived a beating that could’ve easily killed me,” said Spike

“You’re right,” said Clump

As if on queue, Mokthi tackled Clump to the ground

“I thought I lost you back there!” she said as she began to cry

“Oh babe, you know me, it takes more than that to kill me,” said Clump

“I know… but it was still scary,” she said as Clump hugged her

“Everything is ok, I’m here,” said Clump

“Yes,” said Mokthi

“What?” asked Clump

“Yes, I’ll marry you,” said Mokthi

“Really?” said Clump

“Yes,” she said as the 2 of them kissed

“Ugh, get a room,” said Fume

“Hey, uhm, Fume…” came a voice

Fume turned and saw Eldi standing there

“Yeah?” asked Fume

“Hi, my name is Eldi, I’m mokthi’s younger sister,” she said

“Ok,” said Fume, her advances going right over his head

“I was… I was wondering… are you… by any chance…. Single?” she asked

“Yeah,” said Fume, still clueless

“Then… would you… date me with the intention of marriage?” asked Eldi

“Uhm,” said Fume as he clammed up and turned red

“Just say yes, and put an end to this conversation,” Spike mumble, having enough of the love fest around him

“But… aren’t you… 17?” said Fume

“So?” asked Eldi

“I’m 20, it’s 3 year difference,” said Fume

“And it’s approved by the law… and me,” said Draquus

“R-really?” asked Fume

“Dude, you’re an adult when you turn 15, plus, I’m amazed you waited this long to get a girlfriend,” said Spike

“She’s not my girlfriend yet!” said Fume

“So you DO want her?” said Spike

“It’s just...” said Fume

“But you find her attractive?” said Spike

“Well, yeah, she’s… she’s my type,” said Fume turning red

“Then Problemo Resuelto, plus, a duke needs a duchess,” said Spike as he turned Fume so that he could face the red-face Eldi

“If- if you’re ok with me,” said Fume

“Yes!” said Eldi as she hugged Fume

“And boom, my congratulations to the happy couple,” said Spike

“What about you Spike? Anyone in your life?” asked Duzha

“Nah, not interested in it right now,” said Spike

“Well, I hope that whoever captures your heart, makes you happy,” said Duzha giving Draquus bedroom eyes as she hugged her husband’s arm making it disappear between her F-Cup boobs

“I’m seriously getting too old for this!” thought Draquus.

“Thanks,” said Spike as he looked around and smiled at a job well done.

MEANWHILE IN THE ELEMENTS BASE INSIDE THE CANTERLOT PALACE

“Anything new?” asked a certain Rainbow haired pegasus mercenary, you could tell that she wasn’t that tall, maybe around 5’6”, but she did have a really athletic body with C-cup breasts, her hair was shoulder length, and her eyes a deep Magenta

“Nothing… Oh! Yes, a Mercenary has just ascended from Tier 6 to Tier 1,” said a purple furred alicorn, with long, smooth purple hair, and purple eyes, she stood at 5’5” and had DD-cup breasts

“How did that happen?” asked the cyan furred pegasus

“It says here that he and another unknown mercenary stormed the infamous “Bottom of the earth” jail liberating a bunch of nobles and soldier and slaughtering almost all of the guards, his body count was of 64, almost as high as the “Night Dragon”,” said the alicorn

“Cool, a new rival,” said the Pegasus

“Rainbow Dash, hate to break it to you, but you’re not that powerful to go against him, being that you’re a tier 6 mercenary,” said an extremely beautiful white furred unicorn, her Goddess-lick beauty, enough to cause the whole world to stop and admire her. She had long, perfectly stylish hair, blue eyes, and a fashionably sbelt figure, with perfect curves, her boobs being F-cups and proudly stood at 5’7”

“Being words coming from you Rarity, you can only kill men or women, if you get them alone in a room,” said Rainbow Dash

“While keeping my body clean and no trace left,” said Rarity

“Which is expected of a tier 3 mercenary/assassin,” said the purple alicorn

“Spy, Twilight dear, I prefer the term spy,” said Rarity

“Spy,” corrected Twilight

“You wonder if he’d like a party?” asked a Pink haired and furred pony as she bounced around the room, causing her E-cup boobs to jiggle around, she had a slender figure, which seemed impossible taking into consideration how big her appetite was, stood at 5’8”, blue eyes, and puffy long hair which jumped around with her.

“Pinkie Pie, he doesn’t even know you,” said Rarity

“Which makes it even better, we’re in the same tier anyway,” said Pinkie Pie as she jumped our

“How, I don’t know,” said Rainbow Dash

“Well, Pinkie’ere is far more effective than y’all at completing bounties,” said a beautiful pony, with an amazonic built, it seemed that there was no fat on her perfectly toned body, except for the ‘Supposed” fat being stored in her F-cup boobs, you could tell she was tall, standing at 6’1”, but her height was nothing compared to her beauty, long golden locks, and deep green eyes.

“Zip it Applejack, at least I take “difficult bounties”,” said Rainbow Dash

“And sometimes you botch them, and I must head there and clean up yer mess,” said Applejack

Rainbow Dash was about to answer back to Applejack’s comment when they heard someone knocking at the door.

“Come in!” said Twilight

“Hi girls, I hope everything is good,” said Fluttershy as she walked in

“Shy, you know you don't have to knock, right?” said Rainbow Dash

“Sorry,” said Fluttershy

“It’s ok Shy,” said Twilight

“By the way, where did you get that cool looking armor?” asked Pinkie Pie

“Indeed, I’d like to know myself?” said Rarity

“Well, I… I got it as a gift from another mercenary who saved me from a bunch of Timberwolves,” said Fluttershy

“WHAT?!!!” they all said

Fluttershy then proceeded to explain everything that happened.

“Well, you can consider yerself lucky,” said Applejack

“So, this guy, owns a forge,” said Rainbow Dash

“Yeah, he says it’s in the Dragonlands capital,” said Fluttershy

“Then why the mercenary job? He must be loaded,” said Rainbow Dash

“There is nothing wrong with a little side project,” said Rarity

“Well, in your case Rarity, maybe you should consider going to him for some classes in proper gear making,” said Rainbow Dash

“First of all, I am not a gear maker, I make fashionable clothes and dresses meant for galas and high end parties,” said Rarity

“No wonder, I only see rich people wearing them,” said Rainbow Dash

“And Second…” said Rarity

“You don’t know how to make proper gear,” Rainbow Dash interrupted

“DASH!” screamed Rarity

“It’s true!” said Rainbow Dash

“Gals, that’s enough,” said Applejack

“By the way Fluttershy, what was his name?” asked Twilight

“Excuse me?” asked Fluttershy

“Well, if he’s a mercenary, he must be registered in the record,” said Twilight

“He’s name is Spike,” said Fluttershy

“Spike… Spike… Spike… Spike… nothing,” said Twilight

“That can’t be,” said Fluttershy

“Maybe, he’s new, or gave you a fake name… describe him,” said Twilight

“Well, he’s a dragon, he was very tall, maybe 6’6” or taller, you could easily tell he was used to manual labor or he worked out a lot, his body was covered with this tough purple scales, he had this perfect white teeth that looked almost like perfect pearls, and his eyes, his eyes, were this deep, perfect shade of jade,” said Fluttershy as she turned red realizing how she had described him.

“Someone’s in love,” teased Pinkie Pie

Fluttershy turned even redder as she hid her face behind her hair

“Odd, there is no one with that description,” said Twilight

“He also said that he graduated from the Dragonlands military academy with honors and that he is a close and childhood friend of Dragon Empress Ember, who gave him the mission he was currently on,” said Fluttershy

“Well, there is a mention of a Spike in the archives of the school, but due to safety issues, I am not allowed to see his picture,” said Twilight as she used her magic to look through the Dragonlands academy’s records “What about his attire?” asked Twilight

“Oh… I… I don’t remember,” said Fluttershy, earning a sigh from the girls.