Chapter 7: Reunion and Riches

Spike gasped at the huge pile of treasure that sat before him. He had done it. He had found the treasure that he and his friends had been looking for this whole time. Spike approached the mountain of gold, silver, rubies, emeralds, sapphires, and other shiny things. A sight like this was heaven for him. His eyes raked over the massive amounts of treasure. Spike couldn't even begin to figure out how much all of it was worth. He gazed hungrily at the gems that were scattered throughout the pile of precious metals.

Spike didn't know where to begin. He had his bag which only held his notes as well as The Amulet of Hearts. The young purple dragon knew that he couldn't fit all of this loot inside of his bag. He'd be lucky to be able to carry even a fraction of the treasure.

"This is amazing." he whispered in an awe filled tone.

The purple dragon started looking at all of the fabulous gems as he searched for the ones he'd bring home.

Meanwhile the group of eight had continued their search for the treasure. Rarity led the way as the path sloped even further downwards. The seven others followed.

"We gotta be close." Rainbow Dash said.

"The treasure's gotta be here somewhere." Gilda agreed.

"I hope Spike's all right." Twilight Sparkle said.

"Ah'm sure he's fine." Applejack assured her.

"Yeah Spike always pulls through." Lightning Dust agreed.

"I just hope he didn't get hurt." Fluttershy whispered.

"He's gonna be fine." Pinkie Pie said. "We're gonna find him and then we're gonna have a reunion party!"

The pink pony's cheerful tone was infectious. The others smiled slightly at just how upbeat Pinkie Pie was despite the seriousness of the situation. Pinkie Pie was always good at cheering others up. The group of eight kept on walking until they came to a massive area. They stopped in their tracks and their jaws dropped in shock.

They had found the treasure.

"I can't believe it." Twilight Sparkle whispered.

"This is awesome!" Rainbow Dash, Gilda, and Lightning Dust shouted in unison.

"Ah never thought we'd find it." Applejack said.

"This is amazing." Fluttershy whispered.

"We found the treasure!" Pinkie Pie exclaimed.

The eight friends wandered throughout the room which was lit by several torches that were scattered all around the place. and looked at the beautiful treasure that they had found. Rarity was separate from the rest of the group as she walked around the massive pile of gold. The white unicorn just wanted to find Spike.

Meanwhile Spike was sitting on a small mound of gold and staring at the treasure around him.

"This is cool." he said. "But I wish my friends were here with me."

Spike picked up a ruby and stared at it for a while.

"All of these gems are beautiful." he whispered.

Then Spike tossed the ruby down and sighed.

"But nothing is as beautiful as she is." he said.

Spike looked up to the ceiling of the cave and sighed.

"I wish you were here Rarity." he whispered.

Spike looked down to the ground with his eyes closed. Suddenly he felt a small tap on his shoulder. The young dragon turned and he was amazed at what he saw.

Rarity was standing behind him with a smile on her face.

"Rarity?" Spike asked in a stunned tone. "Is that you?"

Rarity nodded and then she flung her forelegs around Spike. The young dragon's eyes widened and then he returned the unicorn's embrace.

"I missed you." Spike whispered.

"I missed you too." Rarity whispered back.

The two kept hugging each other until they finally broke apart. The duo stared at each other for what seemed like an eternity until they heard the voice of Twilight Sparkle.

"Spike?" she asked.

The dragon turned and was immediately pulled into a hug by the purple alicorn.

"I missed you Spike." she said.

"I missed you too Twilight." Spike replied.

Soon enough the rest of their friends joined them. They couldn't believe it. Spike was perfectly okay and they had now been reunited with him. The group of eight embraced in a hug as they cheered. When they broke apart they realized that they had also found the treasure.

"I can't believe we found it." Spike said.

Just as they were about to start packing up their loot a voice rang out.

"Well thank you very much." an arrogant male voice said. "You've been a great help to us."

The group of eight turned and saw Grayback smirking at them with Chunker, Monochrome, and Psyke standing right behind him with the same expressions on their faces.