My Story Part 5
Spike began to back pedal from the railing with his eyes fixated on Applejack and Rainbow Dash. His eyes were large and filled with horror. He turned to run to his and Twilight's room when he heard the steady beats of hooves coming up the stairs.
"Spike! Please don't run. Ah just want some answers. Please!", Applejack said as her voice began to crack.
Spike backed up until he realized he was angainst the railing again. He watched as Applejack and Rainbow Dash finally reached him and stopped in front of him.
"RD, AJ, I'm so sorry!", Spike wailed as tears filled his eyes.
He fell to his knees and awaited whatever the two mares decided to do to him. He looked up into Applejack's eyes as he felt a hoove on his shoulder.
"I... I don't understand.", Spike said quietly.
"Spike, we know you didn't harm Apple Bloom, but you do owe RD here an apology.", Applejack said sternly.
Spike looked over to Rainbow Dash, who to his surprise didn't look angry at all, instead she looked sympathetic.
"I... I'm sorry, RD."
"It's alright Spike. You were scared, and you defended yourself.", Rainbow Dash said in a kind and tender tone.
Spike's tears finally began to run down his face, as Applejack and Rainbow Dash drew him in and hugged him tightly.
"AJ, I'm so sorry! I'm so sorry!"
"It's alright Spike.", Applejack said with a fake grin.
"But I... I know wh...who did it!", Spike choked out angrily.
"Who was it Spike?", Rainbow Dash asked.
"It was Donut Joe! That's why I was at his shop. I was trying to find him. When I saw that he wasn't there I decided to have a little something to eat, and that's when you guys showed up."
"So Donut Joe did this to your face?", Rainbow Dash said as her loyalty kicked in.
"No this was seriously done by a door. Twilight opened with her magic, she didn't know that I was on the other side."
Rainbow Dash and Applejack tried valiantly to stifle the laughter that was caught in their throats but in the end they failed miseribly. Soon even Spike joined in on the laughter, and the entire library was filled with the contagious noise.
"So what do we do now?", Spike asked.
"Ah'm sorry, we?", Applejack questioned.
"AJ, I swore I would catch him on my honor as a noble dragon.", Spike said with puppy dog eyes.
"Besides AJ, we could use all the help we can get.", Rainbow Dash inserted.
Applejack sighed slightly before agreeing with her friends.
"So? Any ideas on his where abouts?", Applejack said through her gritting teeth.
"I have one.", Spike said with a serious look on his face.
Applejack glared at Spike and asked in a rather raspy and harsh tone, "Where... is... he, Spike?"
Spike eyed the two ponies and replied, "He owns a small cottage outside of Manehatten. He'll be there."
Applejack looked over to Rainbow Dash and saw the same determination in her eyes that she felt inside herself. She turned her gaze back to Spike and saw him walking into his room.
"Where are you going?", Applejack asked him.
"I'm going to pack. Applebloom was my friend and I let her down. I owe her this. My honor as a noble dragon rests upon bringing him to justice."
Applejack only nodded as a reply.
Rainbow Dash lofted up towards a window and said, "I'm going to pack, too. We'll get him this time, Applejack. We'll get him."
As Rainbow Dash flew through the window the only thing on Applejack's mind was, 'Ah know we will.'