Hi! Hyena King here! This is the part that wraps up this chapter. This will introduce a new character, so get ready for some more enjoyment. So, without further ado, here's chapter 23!

(Bentley POV.)

It was great. The gang had been reunited and it was all because of me. Well, because of me, six ponies from another world and apparently a goddess, but still it was mostly me. Even the van ride out of town was like a party. Well, like a party that was on a runaway train the way Sasha drove.

But despite all the jokes, I think something had changed. Since childhood, the three of us, Sly Murray and me, had never been apart, and our recent isolation had given us all pause for thought. Needless to say, we took a few weeks off before we went back to work. And for the first time in my life, Murray let me drive.

If only because he didn't want Sasha getting us all killed.

Meanwhile, back in Equestria.

Spike was looking through several books, a panicked expression on his face. He was looking for one book in particular. Twilight's copy of the Thevius Raccoonus. He wanted to teleport to the other world to help out in any way possible. He was Twilight's number one assistant, after all. He had just found the darn thing when an explosion of light lit up the room.

When the smoke cleared, spike was stunned to find a dragon, though not one like him.

For one thing, it was female. For another, she had the look of a Chinese lung dragon then the traditional ones found in Equestria. She was covered in black scales, with blood Red markings on her tail, her claws, and her tendrils. She couldn't have been older then Spike was.

The dragon snorted and shook her head, then looked at Spike.

"Hey there, native." She said, speaking a little formally. "You wouldn't happen to have seen a female primate with golden hair and pinkish skin, tends to wear provocative clothing, and tends to make pranks that go way too far."

Spike stared at her for a moment, and then got a hold of himself.

"Sasha? Yeah, hate to break this to you, but she left with all my friends and Lightning days ago."

The dragon gasped. "Do you know where she may have gone?"

"Yeah, but here's a quick question. Why do you want Sasha?"

The dragon sighed. "I'm her guardian, assigned by the goddess Aphrodite to watch over her."

Spike gave her a deadpan look. "Why would Sasha need a guardian? And who's Aphrodite?"

"The Greek goddess of love and beauty."

"That doesn't exactly answer my question." Before the dragon could respond, Spike continued. "You and Sasha just come here from wherever you come from and expect everybody you meet to understand what you're talking about. It's just plain rude."

The dragon sighed. "I'll tell you everything you want to know when I have the time, but for now, I need to find Sasha. To answer your question, little dragon, I,m not her guardian moreover then I,m her...baby-sitter, for lack of a better term."

Spike raised an eyebrow, but otherwise stayed silent.

"And I need to bring Sasha home to mount Olympus, as soon as possible, or her mother is going to turn me into stone."

Spike stared, and then shrugged. "Fair enough." He then told her how Discord banished His friends and Lightning to the Sly Cooper world, (which he knows they're there because where else would they be?) and how Sasha went after them. The dragon listened to his story, and then got up.

"I know the world you're talking about. I'll be off."

The dragon turned to leave, but Spike went in front of her.

"Oh no you don't! I'm going with you!" The dragon was about to argue, but Spike continued. "My friends and Lighting are in trouble, and I'm going to help them, and save Lightning so I can prove what a loser he is."

The dragon stared at him, and then sighed. "C'mon, then."

With that, the dragon waved a claw. A vortex appeared in front of them a few seconds later. The dragons where about to enter when Spike spoke up.

"By the way, I,m Spike."

Fiona looked at the assistant, then smiled. "I,m Fiona."

And with that, they entered the vortex and disappeared from sight.

There you go. what'cha think? Getting interesting? I'll let you be the judge of that. R&R please!