Back home to learn how to handle his powers

Spike followed the path for only a few seconds, only to arrive only a few feet from the castle. For a moment, he looked around, trying to figure out how in the world that was possible, before remembering the power he just got. “R-Right, I guess I didn’t describe the shortcut, so my powers must have made a hidden portal or something…” He said as he walked closer to the castle. He did want to give Rarity the gemstones right now, after all, she would love the massive gift he was sure, but given the magic now inside of him, he probably needed to at least learn how to control it. Maybe Twilight would know how to, or at least would know where to get some of that magic-negating material that Chrysalis’s throne was made from so he didn’t have to dance around his words for every question.

He quickly stepped inside as he looked around, his mind slowly filling with possibilities. He had the thought in the back of his mind, ‘How did the castle taste?’ which for so long he just ignored like any other intrusive thought, but now, he could simply take a bite and ask if there wasn’t any damage! A smile grew as he opened up the door to the cutie mark map room, and as he had hoped, Twilight was there working on some paperwork… Well, a lot of it to be frank.

“Hey Twilight, is something big coming up?” Spike asked as he placed his bag down, and temporarily took one of the empty seats, his small chair no longer being big enough for him since he had grown up. “You have a lot of paper’s there”

Twilight didn’t notice him for a moment, as Spike rolled his eyes. Of course she was once more too focused on something. He placed a single claw on the paper, and began to drag it, which in an instant, pulled Twilight to attention. “Oh, Spike!” She said as she pulled the paper away from him with a small smile. “Sorry, I got distracted.”

“I noticed.” Spike said as he leaned back a bit. “So, what is it today?”

“Oh, well, nothing today really, but Ember sent me a letter asking to help her understand any… worrying beliefs pony’s have about Dragons, as she is planning a visit here to help clear the air on them. I had Mayor Mare pass out a Survey last week, and I’ve only started looking over it today to make notes of every answer stated, without all the repeats.”

Spike nodded slowly, understanding why she was doing it… but it was a little odd that Ember would ask for something like that. After all, she wasn’t exactly the type to worry too much about that… He thought back to what he just said, and wanted to slap himself. He accidentally used his power! He made whatever she had been working on before into something big! A groan escaped his lips as he realized he was going to have to be so careful with this power.