(Canterlot Cemetery)

Applejack, Rainbow Dash and Pinkie Pie were searching around the graveyard and the cemetery owner had guided them around the area.

"Gotta say, I'm surprised you girls actually want to see a grave here." The cemetery owner said.

"Ah know it sounds strange but we need to see for ourselves." Applejack said.

"Plus things have been acting weird recently, so this might help us get some answers on what's going on." Rainbow Dash added

The graveyard owner took the three superheroines to the grave of the person they knew. They only gave looks of mourning and frowns at what the grave was. A tombstone that said.

In Loving Memory of Spike Sparkle.
2001-2020
A True Friend, A True Hero
He will be missed by all

The three Rainbooms only looked on at the grave of the person they never acknowledged. He was always there for them but they never returned the favor. Applejack cried a few tears but tried to hold it in, with Rainbow Dash doing the same.

"Poor tyke, just gives me goosebumps looking at this here grave of his." Applejack said.

"I really wished we could make it right with him and knew he was going through so much." Pinkie said in guilt.

"The poor squirt, I never figured it would lead to this, especially with our jackass exes." Rainbow Dash added with a frown.

The grave owner, who was carrying a shovel had eventually began to dig the grave and after a few minutes, the graveyard owner opened the casket that held the body of Spike and they saw the rotted body of their former friend. The three girls only gave looks of disgust and sickness at his now rotted, skeletal corpse, which still had his old clothing he wore when he was alive.

"Looking at this is gonna make me-!" Pinkie said, holding her mouth, only to go upchuck offscreen, much to the disgust of Rainbow Dash and Applejack.

"Well, even though this looks wrong, it can at least confirm one thing." Applejack said.

"That we're looking at the corpse of our friend's adoptive little brother who we neglected?" Pinkie said, who finished emptying her lunch.

"Well that, but the fact that Spike's indeed dead.....sadly." Applejack added.

"You girls doin ok?" The cemetery owner asked.

"We'll be ok sir. Thanks for helping." Pinkie replied.

"I'll call the other girls and tell em the bad news." Applejack said, pulling out her phone.

"We'll help dig the grave down." Rainbow Dash said.

(With Sunset, Twilight, Rarity and Fluttershy)

The other four girls had searched around the city, but Hell Night was nowhere to be found.

"Where is he? It's been hours!" Rarity said in dismay.

"Maybe he's not out right now?" Fluttershy suggested.

"Well we better keep looking! Come on!" Sunset said.

The girls continued their search around the city for the vigilante they suspected as Spike and looked around, with nobody fitting his description in sight.

"Spike...Hell Night...Where are you?" Twilight asked.

(With Hell Night/Spike)

The vigilante in question was exiting a warehouse full of dead criminals and had been carrying a bag and some weapons. He teleported away and reached the apartment he had.

Inside, Spike unzipped the bag and inside was a large number of money bills and dollars. He only said in his head.

"At least this money those mercenaries stole should help me with the rent."

As Spike sat down, he put down the weapons he had taken also, which was an assault rifle, an few sniper rifles and some pistols. He only said to himself.

"At least I can make an armory here in the meantime."

Spike sat and turned the TV on and looked and saw a news report where the reporter was on the front camera and had an alarmed look.

"Hello Canterlot City, this is Top Scoop here with some breaking news. There has just been reports of an number of wanted mercenaries that had been pursued by authorities being found dead in a warehouse across the port of Canterlot's city's coast. These mercenariess in question were responsible for selling weapons to the highest bidder and were found dead. There is no evidence found to who the perpetrator is, but sources say it could point to the new vigilante Hell Night, who has significantly began to reduce the crime rate in the city by putting down all these criminals. This has lead to one half praising the vigilante while others are against his crusade. Who do you believe is right? We will report back after these messages." The reporter identified as Top Scoop said.

The report eventually shifted to a TV program and Spike only removed his mask, showing he was in his human disguise, only with an new look from his black dyed hair, along with some scars on his face and was wearing a black tank top and some black pants. He only sat up and opened the fridge and grabbed some pizza. He began to eat it and drink it with some soda he bought. As he ate, he only thought to himself on what the reporter said and on how he had slowly began to gain mixed notoriety.

After he finished his meal, Spike slowly got up and went to the bathroom to patch himself up and then shower. After doing so, he dried himself with a towel and began changing. He then came out the bathroom and now wore a black shirt with a devil head on it and some grey pants that were torn with a flame like design on the sides.

He only got on the couch and began to sleep....

(A few hours later)

Spike was still asleep, until he slowly began to get up. He looked and saw on his hell phone that it was 4 PM. As Spike got up, he yawned and said in a apathetic tone.

"Man, what a shitty nap."

He only got up and put his mask and skull shirt and black pants and got ready to head out....he took his pistols, shotgun and knives and left his apartment and locked the door....

(With the Rainbooms)

The 7 superheroines had regrouped at the Canterlot park and had looks of dismay

"Dang it! We searched all around the city and he's still nowhere to be found!" Sunset said in annoyance.

"He has to be around somewhere!" Fluttershy said.

As the girls debated, there was an loud boom and they looked over to the source of the sound. They arrived and saw an bunch of officers in a gun battle against a number of criminals inside a armored van that said CANTERLOT PRISON TRANSPORT. The fighting began to erupt into a full blown bloody slaughter as there were slayings in both sides.

"Dammit! We need more firepower!" An officer said.

"How?! They destroyed the radio!" Another officer replied.

Seeing this, the girls nodded to each other and joined the frey the officers gave looks of amazement and raises spirits.

"The Rainbooms are here!" One cop said in joy

"What's the problem officer?" Twilight asked reaching one of the police officers.

"There was a prison bus transporting some prisoners but they hijacked it until they got done weapons! We need help!"

"We're on it!" Rainbow Dash said.

The girls all charged and began to each use their powers to take down and defeat a number of the escaped prisoners. As they did, the convicts panicked and tried to shout at the girls, but they used their magic to deflect the bullets. However, suddenly, one of the prisoners saw something fall near him.

"Huh?" The prisoner said.

He looked and grabbed the object, but upon closer inspection, saw it was an grenade and said the moment he recognized it from its beeping.
["Oh SHI-"

BEEP!

BOOM!

An explosion consumed him and a few other of the attackers and then an all too familiar figure arrived and began to gun down the prisoners with an assault rifle. As he did, one of the prisoners shot the rifle out his hand, but Hell Night pulled out another pistol and shot the attacker in the head and killed another before he could attack.

One prisoner shot his chest but Hell Night grabbed a sawed off shotgun and shot the thug twice. As he walked, another thug shot Hell Night in the chest twice with a shotgun, but the vigilante punched the shooter in the face and redirected him to shoot himself in the foot, making him scream in pain. Grabbing his shoulder, the vigilante grappled with the convict and twisted his elbow and forced his elbow to his left hip.

Pulling out a knife, Hell Night stabbed the prisoner through his hand to his hip, making him wail in pain as Hell Night finished him off by using another knife to stab him through his chin, making him fall down bleeding out.](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=CfjkaRusbfg&pp=ygUccHVuaXNoZXIgMjAwNCBmaW5hbCBzaG9vdG91dA%3D%3D)

The girls, who had dealt with a few remaining thugs, were left surprised at who had just shown up, but headed over to him.

As Hell Night saw them approach, he only walked away, shooting an prisoner on the ground while doing so. He then helped a few wounded officers and carried a male and female police officer on his shoulders and took them to the arriving paramedics.

"Thank you Hell Night." The male officer said

"Normally we'd say we should arrest you, but we owe you since you just dealt with a bunch of wanted fugitives, we owe you." The female officer said as she was placed in a gurney

Hell Night only nodded and began to leave, as he was leaving the area, he saw the news band approaching and quickly evaded them by hiding in the shadows. He then ran and escaped them and walked away. but as he did, a voice called out.

"Wait!"

Hell Night saw the approaching superheroines, The Rainbooms, but ignored them.

"Hell Night! Can we talk?" Sunset asked.

"No." Hell Night quickly replied and walked away.

But the Rainbooms, not wanting to be deterred again, managed to get in front of him. Hell Night only said annoyingly.

"Look I'm busy kids, go home or play on your phones or whatever."

"Hell Night, this is important." Twilight said pleasingly

"We know who you are." Applejack firmly said

"Oh yeah? Who am I apple bottom jeans?" Hell Night spoke condescendingly.

"We only want to know darling......Spikey-Wikey?...is it you?" Rarity said, her eyes with some tears.

"......Who?" Hell Night/Spike asked.

"Spike, we know it's you sugarcube. Please talk to us." Applejack pleaded.

"Look bitch, I dunno who this Spike guy is, but I've got other things to do." Hell Night/Spike replied, a slight hint of denial in his tone.

He attempted to leave again, only this time Rainbow Dash speeded her way in front of him.

"Look squirt, Fluttershy saw you last Christmas, your writing to the gift to Twilight's niece was a match and the way you killed our exes when you were in the rampage. It was obvious the more we thought about it." Rainbow Dash added as well.

"Not to mention, when we fought you, you always mentioned personal aspects of us when you insulted us over our exes." Sunset pointed out.

"What's your point Pizza the Hutt?" Hell Night/Spike asked.

The girls, seeing that the antihero won't break, approached him slowly, but he only readied his one of his pistols and knives.

"Spike, we only want to talk." Fluttershy said.

"Kid, don't do something you'll regret." Rainbow Dash tried to reason.

Hell Night only gave a look of cold apathy under his mask and cocked his pistol while readying his knife and got ready to fight again saying murderously.

"Wanna think twice about that statement skittles?"

Twilight went over to him and said in a begging tone.

"Spike please! Let us help you!"

Hell Night/Spike only smacked her to the ground, making the girls gasp.

"Idiot!" The vigilante said before trying to leave again.

Seeing he wouldn't crack, Sunset rushed and before he could act, touched his hand to read his mind.....but nothing happened.

"Huh...wait. I can't read his mind!" Sunset said in surprise.

Hell Night/Spike only headbutted the reformed bully and ran.

"Spike wait!" Rainbow Dash said.

"Come back here!" Applejack shouted as well.

"We only want to he-!" Fluttershy cried out as well.

The vigilante only ignored them and teleported away in a shadowy flash........

(At Twilight's home, a few hours later)

The Rainbooms were in Twilight's room in her home, they only had a look of grief, with Twilight having the worst of it all.

"Well, that was a bust." Rarity said in dismay.

"I guess Spike is really dead after all." Applejack said in grief.

"But how?! All the evidence points to him! This doesn't make any sense. " Rainbow Dash said in confusion.

"Plus when I tried to read his mind, nothing happened! It's like his head has alot of mental resilience from within!" Sunset added.

"How?" Pinkie asked.

"I guess we're getting more questions then answers darling." Rarity said in turn.

"And we tried the easy way, but now we have to do the hard way." Rainbow Dash said in distaste.

"But how? With how much the people like him, it might be difficult." Applejack pointed out.

"Maybe we can ambush him next time he kills a criminal?" Pinkie suggested, with a unsure look.

"And right now with how he's denying he was Spike, It only makes him a bigger prime suspect.....in a sense." Sunset said.

Twilight only had her head in her knees, having nothing to say. As she silently kept to herself, Sunset looked at her in pity.

"You doing ok Twilight?" Sunset asked.

".....no...." Twilight said with her head still covered by her knees.

"Ahm really sorry Twi." Applejack comforted the smart Rainboom.

"It's fine. It's just the thought of Spike hitting me and Hell Night....I just.....why did we fail him?" Twilight asked in grief.

"Oh darling, your not the only one to blame." Rarity said with a hand on Twilight's shoulder.

The girls all hugged Twilight to comfort her, knowing she needed it at the moment due to her having to suffer the thought of the adoptive little brother she had going against her from the neglect he had faced from her.

"Thanks girls. I needed that." Twilight said with a small smile.

"No prob, if it's Spike, we have to help him in any way we can." Sunset said.

"Even if it's the hard way." Rainbow Dash added.

"We owe the poor feller so much, now it's fine we return the favor." Applejack added.

"Yeah! Spikey was always there for us, now it's fine we show him how much he means to us!" Pinkie Pie agreed.

The girls continued to comfort Twilight for now to let her ease her mind.

(With Hell Night/Spike)

Spike was in his apartment and eventually fell on the sofa. He only said in a tone of dismay and stress while removing his mask.

"NOT. GOOD."

Author's Note

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