Secrets and Realizations

As twilight made her way to find Celestia, the girls decide to surprise spike with a small party inside his room. They had to make sure he wasn't there, however. So they asked the servants to notify them if they see Spike while they get ready.

When they open his door, however, they were mesmerized by what they were looking at. His room measured around to be an 18 by 20 ft that's up to 16 by 21 ft range. That's even bigger than a normal king-size room. The colors of the wall were marked with deep, tasteful shades of dark purple and an almost luminescent like green. The ceiling had an assortment of jewels/gems lined up to shape a universal-like swirl with a Diamond at the center, while the floors were made of polished obsidian. Embedded within it were tiny shards of emeralds, just visible enough to see. Everything about Spike's room screamed paradise for a dragon. If they didn't know that this was spikes room, they would have mistaken it for a Gem-lined cave, that was renovated into a funhouse. What with the king-sized bed, TV, bookshelves, pony console,, and workout equipment inside. Not to mention a Fucking pool table.

(50 minutes later...)

"I have to say pinkie, I'm so glad that you're our friend. I wouldn't have been able to set up a party as fast as you if I tried." Rarity said as she finished wrapping her gift.

"Don't sweat it Rares. I love being able to help my friends out." Pinkie remarked as she finished hanging up the last party line. "This party is going to be amazing," she added.

(Door burst open)
"Cancel the party girls," Twilight said with seriousness.

"What?!" Pinkie said jumping in the air and floating for a second.

"Why do we have to cancel the party? Rainbow said

"Look, I'm upset that we have to cancel too, but it's for a good reason."
"Explain," Applejack demanded.

Flashback to what happened at the castle".
(Knocking)

"Spike, are you in there. It's me. Can I come in?" Celestia asked waiting for a reply. She heard nothing.

(maybe he's in the shower.) She thought.

"Spike, if you are in...there I'm coming in." She said opening the door. To her surprise she found her son, Lying down in his bed asleep.

(Oh, he was just sleeping.) she thought,

"Spike dear, wake up. It's already past noon and I was thinking that since you're still here we could maybe go out today. Like we use to. You know, dressed up in disguise and all. Plus, if I'm spending the day with you I won't have to attend any meetings today. A bonus." she finished. She received no response.

"Ok. Time to wake up," she said slightly louder than normal. She yanked off the blanket and was perplexed to find a stacking of pillows instead of Spike.

"He...he duped me!" She came to realize."

Back to the present

"So, he's gone. That's it! no clue or anything." Rainbow said.

Yeah, that's basically it. Celestia said she had the whole castle swept to find him." Twilight said.

"Well, what are we standing here for. Let's get moving!" Rarity stated.

"Hold on. Maybe...we shouldn't." AJ said, leaving them all confused.

"What is Luna's name is wrong with you. We have to go find him." Rarity insisted.

"I don't think we should. Com'mon y'all, Spike's a mature young adult now, not some baby dragon. I feel like we're always forgotten that. Like, just earlier we were all competing to shop for a gift to "cheer him up". And, the day before we were consulting him about his speech problem like we were his parents and he was in 6th grade. He doesn't need 24/hr security. He should be allowed to leave if he wants." She finished.
(A moment of realization and silence)
(sigh) Your right applejack. We do toddle him sometimes. Even though he's sometimes more mature than all of us. But, we should still look for him." Twilight said.

"Twilight we shouldn't-"

AJ, please. Just listen. He may be mature enough to be considered an adult, but not only is he 19, but he's family. My family. He's not just some assistant. Would you let apple bloom go off on her own without her friends? Let alone, without you knowing?" Twilight asked. Aj said nothing and looked down, tilting her hat to match.

This may well be some, final act of childish rebellion, but I can't live knowing something might have happened to him. I know...the chances of that are low, but the thought still lingers in my head. Please, help me find him." She pleaded.

"OK. (sigh) Fine. Let's go find him. On one condition. We only confirm his location and that's it. We don't wanna push up on his business. He deserves privacy and the right to be out on his own."

"Deal." She said, they shook on it and all of them ran outside to begin searching for clues. Anything that might lead them to spike. Fluttershy was the first to find something.

"What did you find?" they asked.

"It's a scrolling ribbon," she said holding it up to them. They all closed in and loomed over it, forming a small circle.

"A ribbon? Was he trying to send a letter to someone?" Rainbow said.

"Maybe he does have a secret girlfriend." Pinkie said, annoying twilight and angering rarity.

"He wasn't trying to send a letter. he was burning one. They're cinders and scuff burns on it." She said catching them all off guard.

"Wow, he must Really not want us to find out that he's dating someone." Pinkie said. This brought Rarity over the edge.

"That's it. HE DOES NOT HAVE A GIRLFRIEND. We would know if he did. I Would know if he did. Were always talking and exchanging info at MY HOUSE. HE wouldn't have to hide anything from me! AND AS IF ANY HUSSY OUT THERE CAN COMPARE TO ME!!!" She ended. They all backed up as she was seeping from her mouth with rage. As she came down from her high, she composed herself and realized what she said, leaving the atmosphere tense.

(Did rarity just admit she like-likes spike) They all thought to themselves in unison.

"I-I'm mean, I would be the first to know if he was seeing someone...and that uhh-I w-would be able to tell if they're a-a good influence or not. Yes, that is what I meant," she said, trying to cover what she said. Before the girls could respond, she snatched the ribbon and pulled Fluttershy next to her, the shy pegasus human, yelping due to the sudden action.

Please just sniff this and use your talent to find him. I know you can track animals so tracking a dragon shouldn't be different." She said.

She sniffed the ribbon to get spikes scent.

"I-I think I got something. Follow me."