Based on Robert Louis Stevenson's "The Black Arrow." During a civil war in medieval Equestria, Spike doesn't know who he can trust when outlaws accuse his guardian Tirek of being responsible for his father's death. His suspicions grow when he meets a young colt who claims to have been kidnapped by Tirek. AU.

An alternate universe where Roy is a single father who's trying his best to give his daughter the best life and Riza is a teacher who is slowly changing their lives. - RoyAi, AU