Does this seem too telly? · 11:04pm Jul 15th, 2015
Spike and Sweetie finished their tour of the palace and went to the market district of the city. The sun was still high which meant that the markets would be booming by now.
Spike’s plan was to buy something for Sweetie to help calm her down from what had happened. Sweetie was afraid of what would happen as the two of them were almost arrested for something that they didn’t even know about. Matthew had called his soldiers off, but what would happen now?
The carriage arrived outside the district, allowing for Spike to get out and help Sweetie out of their ride. As Sweetie was getting out, Spike held her hand as she placed her feet on the ground. If there was one thing he was always known for, it was being a true gentleman, unlike many of the Canterlot Nobility.
After the fighting in Equestria, the nobles had looked for someone to blame and decided that Spike would be the scapegoat. Many of them had tried to attack Spike while he was living in Twilight’s Castle still, only to be forced out by Twilight’s Guards. Another time was when both Spike and Sweetie were taking a walk in Ponyville Park when some of the Nobles kids tried to attack them. Even though they had gotten away, Spike still received a few broken bones.
As soon as Twilight heard, she immediately sent Flash, along with Big Mac and Caramel to bring in the parents of those kids. Let’s just say, the Ponyville Bar had never seen such a bar fight. The three guards were off the hook, but the parents, for starting the fight and resisting arrest, were sent to the local jail until further notice.
The kids came back and tried to attack Sweetie Belle for just associating with Spike, but unfortunately, Spike was ready to fight them and used some tricks that Babs and her boyfriend, Button Mash, had taught him. when he was finished beating up the nobles kids, the parents themselves went after them with a small private army, determined to hurt Spike. What was unfortunate for the Nobles, was that thanks to a new treaty between both the Imperial Empire and Equestria, that a group of new Imperial cavalry troopers were training near by. As soon as they heard the commotion, they galloped over, causing the private army to flee since they didn’t have any weapons on them. The Nobles however, were rounded up and sent back to Canterlot. That was the last they heard of them.
He felt Sweetie’s hand touch his shoulder. As he turned to face her, he saw her give him a small smile. For years, she was the only one to know when he was in pain or that something was bothering him. While Twilight could usually tell since she raised him for a while, both Spike and Sweetie shared a special bond that could never be broken.
“What are you thinking about, Spike?” she asked.
“Just some stuff,” he replied, hoping he could fool her. She gave him a look that said seriously, forcing Spike to tell the truth. “I was just thinking back to all those nobles a few years ago. I just don’t know why they had to act like that.”
Sweetie gave his hand a squeeze, her special way of telling him that it would be alright.
“Listen,” she began. “They haven’t bothered you since the last group tried. Remember, they lost a lot of their power during the war with it going to Celestia and Discord after they got married. I’m still annoyed by those nobles that tried to increase their power by trying to get you to marry their daughters just to try and get access to Twilight’s throne.” Sweetie’s eyes darkened at the memory. One had even tried to bribe Spike to marry her, but Sweetie put a stop to that when she kissed Spike right in front of many of the nobles in Canterlot.
The cries of the nobles could be heard for miles that it was said that even in the Imperial Capital, that glass from the palace was still getting fixed to this day.Spike was lucky to still have his hearing but they did leave him alone for awhile, until another noble tried to kidnap him to marry her. That was the only time he ever saw Sweetie get physically violent with someone. The girl had several broken bones and was hospitalized for three months.
When her parents tried to sue, Fancy, just as he and his wife Fleur did for Soarin, had intervened and helped Sweetie Belle from going to prison, stating that the noble’s daughter did try and take a member of the Ponyville Royal Family hostage, a national crime in Equestria. Sweetie Belle was off the hook and many of the Canterlot nobles were issued a restraining order on both Spike and Sweetie.
As they walked through the market, they saw a few men place hoods over their heads and enter a nearby shop. Next thing they heard was gunshots, as people began to scream and run out, heading for cover. Glass shattered as the crocks threw various items out the windows, causing more damage. Five more ran over to another building and started spray painting their logo on the walls.
“It’s the Dragon Gang!” the nearby stand owner exclaimed as he and many others began running. Shops closed their doors and locked the windows, hoping to keep the gang out.
Spike saw what was happening and grabbed Sweetie’s hand, pulling her away as they ran with the crowd.
