Twilight looked at the scrolls a few times. "Six paths. Six friends. Six chances to mess everything up." She sighed before groaning and slamming her head into a table as Spike came down the library's stairs.

"Do you know what's in them?" Spike asked.

"No. And from what the note that pony gave me when I asked. I can only pick one. But each will not only affect how we tackle this problem. But it'll also affect my friends." Twilight replied in aggravation. "And what's more infuriating is the only thing he would say about it is that I would know which to pick."

"And how is that?" Spike asked in growing confusion.

"I don't know!" She cried. "It's not like there's a spell I can cast to tell me this. Believe me. I looked."

Spike thought for a moment as he looked over the scrolls. "Is there a reason the seals look like your friends cutiemarks?"

Twilight took a deep breath and sighed. "Each of these have something to do with one of the elements of harmony." She replied. "The color shows their preference."

Spike looked them over and groaned. "Oh."

"Sorry Spike. If my hunch is correct. Rarity is the only one that you wouldn't have a chance with." Twilight sighed, pulling him close.

"What if I took one and you opened another?" Spike asked.

Rubbing her chin, Twilight levitated over the scrolls to him. "It's worth a try. But we'll have to open them at the same time."

Spike nodded and looked them over before grabbing "the path of Loyalty". Smiling, he looked over at Twilight who scanned the scrolls before grabbing "Path of generosity".

"Cross your claws Spike. Hopefully these turn out to be something good." Twilight sighed before the two broke the seal and looked at what they said. "It… looks like a spell… something to do with bonds of others… What about yours Spike?"

Spike looked over his scroll and blinked. "Same thing." He sighed. "I don't get why these are such a big deal if they're the same." He remarked. "To cleanse the land is simple to do. To mend the bonds that are fragile and few. While others see lust, to you love is true." Spike read, causing Twilight to roll her eyes.

"Let's hope that it's not a vocal spell." She sighed. "Because we should study the spell before actually casting it."

Spike shrugged and went to work cleaning the room. "Well. If anypony can figure it out. It's definitely you." Spike remarked as he swept the floor. "What do you say to studying something else? Like maybe some of the local stallions for you? And maybe a mare or two for me?"

Twilight rubbed her chin in thought. "That is a tempting proposition Spike. But I can't help this feeling that there's something suspicious going on."

Spike rolled his eyes and went into the kitchen. "I'll fix a pot of coffee. I get a feeling we're going to need it." He sighed.

Author's Note

The path is chosen. Question now is, what will happen or should anything happen yet? There's a lot of directions this could've taken. And I'm not sure if either picked the best. But I kinda think going with Loyalty and Generosity was the most interesting.