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Mysteries of the Heart - Red Keyblade Master



A Spike and Applebloom story.

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Chapter 5

MotH Ch5:

A Dive to the Heart.../First Date/Things that go 'bump' in the night...

Spike awoke before dawn that morning. Which is something he usually doesn't do. It may have been because of the morning dew that fills the Library with cool air, or Spike was nervous. Yep, he was probably nervous. He calmly laid there, staring out the window at the road that was bathed in moonlight. His eyes calmly scanned over the buildings and scenery. Gliding over Rarity's place, and Sugarcube corner before finally resting on Sweet Apple Acres. The home of his date later on today.

Was it nervousness that Spike felt? Not really. He was more worried about what Applejack and Twilight would say. Not to mention the fact that he can't help but think about Applebloom even in his dreams now. There was just something there that he's never seen before... Like how her eyes show no evil in them whatsoever... Or that her smile shows how much she's willing to help in any situation.

"Look at me, I sound like Rarity when someone mentions the word love. But Applebloom's just... Wow..." He sighed happily and smiled. He would've been having the perfectly calm moment happily, that is until he heard a certain growl in his stomach...

"Yeah... I hear you." Spike grunted and kicked the cotton sheets to the front of the bed and hopped onto the floor.

"Cold!" he hissed quietly as he let his feet adapt to the cold wood floors. Once done he began to quietly walk towards his door.

He made his way quietly down the steps, making sure he didn't trip on the 3rd step. Luckily he didn't and found himself on the carpet at the foot of the stairs. He sighed tiredly at the sight in front of him. Applejack, Twilight, Pinkie, Fluttershy, Rainbow Dash, and Rarity all laid sprawled over the floor, contently asleep.

"You've gotta be kidding..." Spike said in defeat. He would have to maneuver his way around the sleeping ponys to get to his prize, the kitchen. Where he would get his gems, literally. His half asleep mind turned the scene into a secret agent vault job. Where he would have to avoid the sleeping 'guards' and dodge the lasers to get to the 'vault of destiny'.

"Well, here goes nothing..." Spike hopped over Applejack and landed perfectly. He tip toed his way to the sleeping form of Fluttershy. Even asleep she still looks as innocent as ever... Thought Spike as he calmly went around her. He froze though when she shifted.

"Mmmm... Thank you Big Macintosh... These apples are..." she sighed contently in her sleep.

Spike put his hands over his mouth to stop his laughter. Fluttershy having a dream about Big Mac? Priceless. He tip toed his way to Applejack, went around her and proceeded to walk away until he heard...

"J-Joshua..." Applejack sighed in her sleep.

Spike raised an eyebrow from the kitchen door. "Who? Ah never mind, where's my gems?" he walked into the kitchen and up to the fridge.

"Not bad Spike..."

"What?" Spike looked around for the source of the voice, but found nothing except a small bowl of gems on the counter. He raised an eyebrow and walked up to it. "Alright... Umm... Guess I'll just take it..."

He grabbed the small bowl and proceeded to walk back out to the main room. He expected to have to maneuver through and around the ponys again, but to his complete surprise they were all moved so that Spike had a almost perfect path back up to his room.

Spike shook his head in disbelief. He then very awkwardly walked back up to his room and closed the door. Once back in, he sat down on his bed with the gems and began to eat them like grapes.

"Mmmm. Not bad."

After Spike finished his gems, he tried getting some more sleep, but to no avail. So he spent his time walking around the room, planning his date with Applebloom, hopefully he didn't wake anypony up.

"Do I take her out to eat like a boring date or should I do something else? But what if she wanted to go out to eat? Unless she wanted to do something else... Why am I making this complicated?" Spike chuckled at himself. "We'll just go for a relaxing walk and then I'll see where we go from there... Literally."

He set the bowl by his bed and laid down on it, crossing his hands behind his head and relaxing. "Man... It's been one heck of a great week." Spike happily smiled at the memories.

"And the weeks barely begun..."

Spike looked out the window happily at the moon. But then he noticed something odd about it, siting up, he looked at it.

"Cool, it looks kinda like a heart right now..." The moon was setting, covered partly by the everfree forest by the bottom so it looked like a point. And at the top, a single large cloud rested, making it look like an incline. "Wow..."

Spike reached into his drawer by the desk, pulled out his camera and snapped a picture. "Perfect. Can't wait to show Applebloom."

After a long yawn, Spike realized he should get at least a little bit of sleep and laid back down, putting his camera on the bedside table. "I should try and get some sleep, don't wanna end up like Twi..." He said before he fell into a calm sleep...

Or was it...

'Spike... Take your Dive to the Heart...'

Spike floated down to a dark ocean floor, everything around him was black as he floated down the dark and calm waters, alone he was, yet he couldn't help but feel the rhythmic beat of the waters around him. They felt like the beating of a resting heart. He smiled calmly and landed on an unknown platform. He slowly opened his eyes and looked around, seeing nothing but the calm and quiet blackness of the sleeping sea around him. Spike was wondering why he was able to breath... The water flowed in and out of his lungs just like normal air. He would've wondered about this further, but a voice from nowhere spoke first.

'Step forward'

Spike looked up and around him. Trying to point out the source of the voice, taking note that it wasn't the same voice he's heard when he was awake. This one was different... More mysterious... But it had a calm and soothing tone that made it seem more trust worthy... More... Heart full...

'Don't be afraid... Just follow your heart...'

Spike stepped forward. As soon as he did so, a thousand white doves scattered away, revealing an illuminated stain glass floor, and that he was on a huge illuminated pillar. Spike took notice that the floor was missing some designs, mostly because there were empty circles here and there. "Woah..."

'Young Spike... Lone dragon in Ponyville... Welcome...'

"To what?" Spike said calmly as he looked up towards a lone light that shine in the center.

'To the Station of Awakening...'

As the like left the unseeable lips of the mysterious voice, Spike could swear he started to hear a calm, soothing symphony all around him, it was calm and a bit quiet, but he could still hear every note perfectly as they danced through his ears, bringing him to peace...

3 ponies appeared, standing in a triangle near the center, they're manes floating a bit as they stood there with calm smiles.

Spike walked up to them slowly. "Scootaloo...? Applebloom...? Sweetiebell...?" he noticed the ponies from left to right, wondering what they were doing here...

Scootaloo stepped forward. "What is it that your so afraid of?"

Spike was a bit confused at the question. "Huh...?" when he saw no reaction, he decided to think about the question and answer. "Loosing something that's important..." he finally answered.

Scootaloo smiled and nodded stepping back, causing Sweetiebell to step foreward. "What is the one thing you care about more than anything else?"

Spike thought about it for a bit, coming up with a bit of answers but eventually narrowing it down to one thing. "My close friends."

Sweetiebell seemed happy from that answer, an stepped back as well, causing the final pony, and the final question to come forth. "What do you wish?"

Spike thought it was a bit out there question, considering the other two were closely related. Nevertheless, he thought real long and hard about this question, and eventually coming to an answer that made him realize that it DID have a bit to do with the other two questions. "To protect my friends."

Applebloom smiled and faded away with the other two members of the CMC. A flash was heard, and Spike began to float back up.

'Your path is set...' the voice spoke again. 'Now go... Your new power will awaken when truly needed... You have the power to save all the hearts connected to yours...'

Spike began to doze off. But before he did, he noticed that there were now designs on it, starting with a sleeping form of him on the right side and opposite of him, a sleeping form of Applebloom. There was something in his hands...

"Umm... Spike..." a shy voice was heard as Spike tried to keep his eyes closed and in sleep just to see what he was holding...

"Thats not how you wake someone up shy. This how... GET YOUR RUMP UP SPIKE!"

"What the?!" Spike flailed his arms in panic as he slipped off the bed and onto the cold wooden floor. "Could you wake me up nicer next time...?" he groaned as he dusted himself off.

"Nope, sorry squirt, you've got a very important date today!" Rainbow Dash said before Twilight could manage to cover her mouth and laugh nervously, trying to not let it slip to a certain Apple bucking pony...

"Who does this here bugger got a date with?" Applejack asked as she tapped him on the head.

Twilight rushed to shut Dash up but the rainbow maimed pony flew out of her reach. "Applebloom!"

"...What..."

Twilight and Fluttershy both made an 'eep!' and dived for cover.

Spike raised an eyebrow. "You didn't know?"

"N-no... EVERYPONY OUT OF THE ROOM!" Applejack rushed everyone out and closed the door behind them, leaving only her and a terrified Spike.

She turned to him slowly. "Sorry bout the fright, but how?! And when?!" she asked as she stepped towards him.

"Y-yesterday! Outside before Big Macintosh came to pick her up.." a very frightened Spike said.

Applejack tapped Spike lightly on the shoulder. "Now now, I ain't mad at cha. It just came as a bit of a shock, that's all. 'Bout time Applebloom gets a colt friend." she looked at spike awkwardly. "Err or in yer case, dragon. I don't mind though, better you than any other colt at her school. Know what I'm sayin?" Applejack explained light heartedly to him.

"Yeah." Spike chuckled for a bit. Then, realizing he needed advice on a date. "Applejack, I need advice."

Applejack chuckled. "Sorry little bugger, but you gotta figure that out on yer own, everypony has his or her way of showin how they care for their dates. You just gotta find yours, and heck, y'all may already know." she finished with a chuckle.

Spike nodded, not disappointed by the answer at all, things were starting to make sense to him...

"Well, I gotta go, o'l cousin Braeburn is comin' over for a visit. Good luck Spike, I expect ta see ya later." and with that, Applejack walked out. Spike heard her goodbyes to the other ponies and her explanation on why.

Later, he heard all the others leave at around the same time. Rarity said something about Applebloom though, Spike was upstairs though do he couldn't hear it well.

He remained in his room though. Pondering on the two different voices he's heard today and yesterday. "One sounded a bit... different while the other sounded... mysterious..."

Definitely wasn't me my dear Spike...

Spike jolted up and looked around. "Who are you!?" he screamed.

Twilight heard the scream and quickly rushed upstairs. "Spike! Are you alright? I heard a scream..." she looked around the room and noticed nothing wrong.

She sighed. "Spike... Go and get ready..."

Spike nodded in defeat as he left the room towards the bathroom. "Sorry Twi..."

Twilight nodded and as he closed the door he heard her say something... "That was too close, please be more careful Dis..."

She went out of ear shock as Spike began to brush his teeth and took a shower. He cleared up his morning routine and walked back downstairs with only a black bow tie to make himself look 'fancier' he chuckled at himself.

Twilight looked at him and giggled. "Wow. Look who fancied up." she rolled her eyes.

"What? This is all I have, considering SOMEONE doesn't buy me clothes."

"Spike, there's no such thing as dragon clothing. I would have to make it for you out of magic, or have Rarity do it for you." Twilight reason with him as she rolled her eyes.

"Right, right. Anyway, can I leave now? I've gotta go pick up Applebloom..." Spike said as he shifted towards the door.

"Yeah, just one question Spike."

Spike nodded and waited intently for the question. "Alright sure."

Twilight thought for a bit, but then shook her head. "Never mind, just go. Have fun." she chuckled and waved at him.

Spike laughed and nodded, exiting and beginning his long walk to Apple Acres. "Well, I guess this is my very first date, hope I get more with Applebloom. How does that work anyway...?" Spike laughed as he continued walking happily, skipping once or twice every once in a while.

-*PoV break: Applebloom* that very seconed*-

Applebloom sat there. Staring at the restroom mirror, to most ponys, it would appear as if she was just looking at her reflection. But in Appleblooms eyes, she saw a dirty, farm grown, horribly accent ridden pony. She had no idea why she was feeling like this, something in her Heart made her worry about the later events of the day, would she be good enough for him? Why did she even ask him out in the first place? All these questions were buzzing around her head like the swarm of the honey suckle bees during the summer. Not to mention that they were accompanied by the foreign feelings in her heart whenever she even thought of Spike.

Applebloom proceeded to comb her mane and brush her teeth for the fourth time that morning. Her mane looked so well done that, without her bow, she would look completely different, not to mention her shiny white teeth that shined so perfectly that even Colgate would approve. Yet to her, none of this was enough.

"Oh! This isn't working..." Applebloom looked left, to the little pink and purple rectangular box that she swore she'd never use. She grabbed it and opened it in front of her, looking at the contents with uncertainty.

"Am I really that desperate..." she looked down towards the ground while twiddling her hoofs. "Spike might like it but..." her uncertainty was caused by two main facts. One, she didn't know the names of half the stuff in there, so if Spike asked her she'd feel like a looser, and two, she didn't know how to even put the stuff on!

So she closed the box and looked at herself one more time in the bathroom mirror. "Gotta be myself right?" she smiled at her decision, then went downstairs hoping as she did so. Her mood greatly lightening now that she was done with her earlier troubles.

She reached downstairs to see her older cousin Braeburn arriving and setting his bags down. She smiled and launched herself at him, arms open ready for a hug. "Cousin Braeburn!" she yelled while giggling as he caught her in a hug.

"There's that little Apple seed. How are ya?" he asked with a smile as he set her down.

"Great!" she replied. "I've got a lot of fun things to do today outside the farm." she didn't need to let EVERYPONY know she had a date...

"Well I'll be. That's mighty great little cus. I'll se ya'l around then?" he asked as he went towards the door to go greet Big Macintosh at the barn.

Applebloom nodded vigorously, her bow looking like it was enduring heavy waves.

As Braeburn left, Applejack entered with a sack for Applebloom. "Alright little one I parked ya'l snacks, drinks, and bits Incase you go see a movie or somethin. Course, Spike oughta pay for ya." she smiled as she handed Applebloom the bag.

Applebloom nodded with a thanks and walked out the door, only to bump into something big an red. "Sorry Big Mac."

Big Macintosh moved to let her pass. "Have fun on yer date. I'm sure Spikes a mighty fine fella." he nodded in approval.

Applebloom nodded and ran off, wanting to meet Spike at the park as early as possible.

Big Macintosh was speaking to Applejack when Applebloom left, to bad none of them noticed erie green eyes spying on them through a bush Applebloom passed by. "Interesting... If I play my cards riiight... I may cause some pain... And get my next meal..." the mysterious figure followed her while keeping out of sight. Plotting it's first move...

Applebloom rushed through the streets of Ponyville, weaving in and out of pony's and the crowd. Receiving some laughs and warnings to be careful. She hopped over a duck and startled it, causing it to take off with a quack.

"Sorry!" she called out as she kept running with a smile on her face. Applebloom slowed down as to not mess up her mane, she was still moving relatively quick though and the next pony knew well...

"Oof! How dare you bump into the great and! I- I mean... You alright?" A light blue pony with a white mane asked Applebloom.

"Yeah, it was my fault for bumpin into ya. I've got somewhere to be, I'm kind of in a rush." Applebloom apologized. This pony seemed familiar to her though... But the pony looked shy... Not to mention completely depressed. Like she had her heart crushed and reality slapped her in the face. But who?!

"Oh umm... Have fun." the pony nodded at her in sadness and turned to walk away.

"Okay. Feel better." Applebloom turned and went back to her running.

"The low and pathetic Trixie doesn't deserve to feel better..."

Applebloom made a mental note to revisit that pony later, maybe with Spike... Spike! She was late! She turned and ran through a small shortcut. Over some bushes and past a black and green figure. Applebloom didn't notice it and kept on running to the park.

The figure smiled darkly and followed her, hiding in the foliage, to the purple and green dragon that awaited her...

"Spike!" Applebloom threw herself at him in a hug. Which he happily complied.

"Hey! Anything interesting happen at the farm?" he asked nonchalantly as the dark figure decided to listen and see if there was a pony to copy to suite it's needs...

Applebloom nodded at Spike. "My cousin's staying for a while."

"What does Big Mac think about our date?"

"He didn't say much, but he told me that your a good pony."

The dark figure smirked evilly and left to pay this 'Big Mac' a small visit...

Spike nodded happily. "Well, how bout we take a walk through the park till you get hungry?"

"Sure thing Spike." Applebloom nodded, looking over Spike. "You look great..." she blushed a bit.

Spike blushed and chuckled. "You do too." they then began to walk together.

Applebloom couldn't help but keep her eyes looking everywhere but at Spike. She would look at the trees that swayed towards them, as if they were comforting them, and at the soft dirt underneath her hooves that patted underneath her soft hoof as she walked along.

"Say Applebloom." Spike had called her out of her trance.

"Yeah?" she replied as she turned to look at him.

"Where did you get the bow...?"

Applebloom raised an eyebrow. "Uhh... Why?"

Spike merely responded with a shrug. "I just wanna know."

Applebloom smiled at him and nodded. "Well, it started my first day of school..."

-*Meanwhile, with Big Macintosh*-

Big Macintosh had just finish hauling the last apple cart into the barn and was packing everything up for the day. Hay goes there, apples go there, and dust goes nowhere. It was the usual for him, well, he had to do Appleblooms share of work around the farm, but that was alright to see her out on a date with Spike at least. So he could manage it happily, for him it was another successful day, or so everypony had wished.

He nodded at the carts and turned to see the barn door closing. Big Macintosh blinked in confusion and looked around warily as he stepped towards the center of the barn. He didn't notice anything off until the sight of two green, glowing irises caught his sight like a glowing yellow zap apple. Big Macintosh stood his ground in a defensive position.

Said creature had already revealed itself to be a changeling as 'he' walked into the light that glimmered through the wooden holes. "You... yes... You'll be the perfect vessel for my harvest on young Spike's love..." it hissed in an almost poetic style.

Big Macintosh stared down the changeling with his blue eyes like one was staring down the murderer of their children. He sternly responded with a simple "Nope." and prepared for a charge.

"How depressing. Here I was hoping this would be quick and easy. Like a painless spell that puts one to sleep for eternity. Oh well." the changeling replied with a sinister smirk, then teleported behind Big Macintosh and almost managed to swat him away. Luckily said pony dodged to the left and immediately went back to staring it down.

"Now I know I ain't a fancy flying pony. Nor am I a magic usin' pony." Big Macintosh began. "But when y'all come here, and attempt to break ma family and their bonds apart... Well then, you'd have better bring your own shovel because your diggin your grave." Big Macintosh charged at the changeling, preparing to defeat it and save Applebloom and her date...

-*Back to Applebloom*-

"How come it's easy for you to skip rocks Spike?" Applebloom asked calmly watching Spike simply skip rocks across the small pond they stopped at within the park.

Spike chuckled and shrugged. "I don't know, I guess it's all in the claws." he skipped another rock across the pond. "I just sorta flick my wrist before I let go and just hope for the best. You want me to show you?" he offered, handing her a rock.

Applebloom smiled, took it in her hoofs, and walked up to the pond. "Okay, let me try." she threw it and the rock went straight into the pond with a splash sound. "Well..." Applebloom laughed at herself.

Spike chuckled and took her hoof, placed a rock in it and guided it with his hand. All of this causing Applebloom to blush. "Alright" he said. "Just calmly flick it with your wrist..." he guided her hoof in the correct way, then let go. "Now you try."

Applebloom nodded, and flicked her hoof as the rock slipped out it skipped across the pond a few times. "Yes." she smiled.

As the pond shook a certain voice was heard. It rippled across the water in an eerie fashion, as if to warn of a foreboding storm... "You might want to check on the farm in Sweet Apple Acres... I hear some Chaotic things are happening there... Hehehehahaha..."

"Spike... What was that?" Applebloom asked as she looked over the now seemingly dark pond.

"I dunno... Should we check out your barn?" Spike asked as he now saw the pond as a black pool as well.

Applebloom thought to herself. She had 2 options, she could either agree to go check out her barn, but that would end their time together possibly. Or she could refuse and continue their date, at the risk of something dangerous happening to the barn and her family... "I... We should check it out..." she finally decided, hoping it was worth going back and checking out. She decided she would figure all her feelings out later...

-*PoV change: Spike*-

As they came over the moonlight hill Spike could already sense something was wrong. The barn gave off an eerie atmosphere, and to top it all off, everything in the acres seemed to be dead. Spike knew something was up, he just had to find out why...

"Hey.. Is that Big Mac?" Spike pointed out as said big red pony stood almost motionless outside the barn. He seemed to be waiting for them.

They walked up to him. Big Macintosh was still not moving. "Are you alright bro?" Applebloom asked him. She received a foreboding look from him and as he spoke, a definite mood shift was felt.

"It's late." he gave Spike a stare. "What were you two doing that y'all spent so long out."

"We were at the park." Spike simply replied.

Big Macintosh looked Spike straight in the eye, his green eyes burning into Spikes... they seemed to be glowing... He stood back straight, and spoke a bit louder. "Sis, inside the house. Now."

"Huh why?"

"Now!" Big Macintosh said rather loudly and forcefully. "And don't expect to see Spike soon either!"

Applebloom teared up. "Wh-why?"

"Because I darn say so!" he turned to Spike. "Your a no good, thieving, greedy dragon!"

"Hey!" Spike protested.

"You can't tell him that!" Applebloom yelled at her brother.

"I can to! I'm also gettin tired of your running around all lazy and not wanting to do your share! Now get inside or I swear I won't even let y'all around your friends!" Big Macintosh yelled, causing Applebloom to run inside the house crying.

Spike growled and turned to Big Macintosh. "What the hay! I thought you were okay with this!"

"I sure ain't!" Big Mac looked him ghastly in the eye. "Why would I even consider it? What genius idea entered your noggin that made you think I would let my sister, a pony, around a dangerous, fire breathing, wild, and all around evil dragon like yourself!" he stomped in front of Spike.

Spike stepped back but retained his ground. "What?! Is it really just because I was a dragon? Oh I see! All dragons are monsters aren't they? I'm just some soul sucking, fire breathing monstrosity that's after Applebloom for her soul or something! Look! The only thing I want is to hang out with a special friend! Is that all too much for me to ask for?!" Spike yelled back, years in his eyes.

"Yes! They should've locked you up In a dungeon! Kept you away from my sister! Heck I'll go as far enough to say that you shouldn't even have been hatched!" Big Macintosh then forcefully pushed Spike onto the ground and into the dusty dirt. Causing the young dragon to cough a fit.

"But I..." Spike tried to stand up, only to be knocked down again. Kicking up more dirt into the air.

"Listen well Spike." Big Mac spoke in a hissing tone as he narrowed his green eyes, giving an illusion that they glowed... "I hate you. I want you gone. If I ever see you around here again... They'll have to send you back to your slave holder Twilight in a bag." he then kicked Spike and walked away to the back of the Apple family house, leaving Spikes sight and said dragon defeated on the floor.

"Yeah well... Your a jerk..." he said quietly to himself as he pulled himself off the ground, tears in his defeated eyes. He took one look at Applebloom's window before turning and taking the long walk home, wishing he was in a castle that lied in oblivion, somewhere far away from Ponyville.

Spike remained quiet and in a indefinitely dark slouch as he trotted across the dark streets that seemed to compensate for his mood. A light shower of rain that seemed to gleam a sad silver sailed onto him and slid off like the teardrops of the moon. His feet slid across the floor, barely rising up off the ground, another symbol of his lowered mood.

When he finally reached Twilights door his knocks even seemed to be darkened by some form of gloomy matter. When he was finally let inside he ignored the question of worry from his 'sister' Twilight and left straight up to his room to be alone, even though it lasted only a small second.

"Hey Spike..?" Twilight asked as she walked softly into the room. "Are you ok?" she asked.

"No Twi... Nothing is okay anymore..." Spike said as he barely looked at her from the corner of his eye, the other staring outside his window at the glowing silver half moon. Half... Just like his heart...

"Spike... You can't give up just because one thing went wrong..." she said trying to comfort him.

"Watch me." was all she heard.

"Spike... Don't give up... Where's the dragon that would do anything to help the ones he cared about? Even when asked not too? Where's the savior of the crystal ponies?" she asked him nicely as she say next to him.

"There's not point Twi... Not after today..."

"Can you at least tell me what exactly happend?" Twilight reasoned.

Spike simply nodded and began his re-telling of the days events. When he finally finished a good 30 minutes later he was already in tears. Twilight on the other hand, was puzzled and saw something awry with the Big Mac predicament. "Wait Spike.." she said. "Did you notice anything different about Big Macintosh when he was yelling at you and Applebloom?"

"Besides being a jerk? No..." Spike thought for a bit, then continued. "His green eyes seemed to glow a bit when he was yelling at me I guess..."

Twilight raised an eyebrow. "Glowing...?"

"Yeah, they glowed a dark green... they burnt..."

"Big Macintosh's eyes don't glow Spike. Not to mention they're lime green instead... What else was different?"

Spike scratched his head, still a bit tear filled. "Well... he talked alot more... and.. and his coat covered his hooves!" He went wide eyed.

Twilight smiled. "Thats not Big Macintosh!"

"Alright Twi! But wait... Then who could it have been... It's not like any pony can just... Change..."

Twilight gasped. "Spike! A changeling is after Applebloom! There's not time! I'll call the girls and..."

Too late, Spike was already up and racing down the street towards Sweet Apple Acres in speeds that even a blue hedgehog would be surprised by. As he ran he repeated to himself. "I won't let it happen. I'll save her... I'll save her heart...

...and our love."