Chapter 1

Prologue

My name is Spike, and I'm a dragon. Well baby dragon to be more accurate.

I was hatched in Canterlot by my adoptive sister Twilight Sparkle with her magic. She's was a unicorn, now an alicorn princess. Our lives changed, and continued to change when we moved to Ponyville.

We gained five new friends, one of which is Rarity, the most beautiful unicorn ever. I kinda have a crush on her.

Understatement of the millennia.

While they're the ones who've had the most adventures, I've gotten a few good ones too. Two have stood out to me, though not entirely in a good way.

First there was the time when I went totally greed crazy on my birthday. I kept getting greedier and greedier, and it made me grow into the biggest dragon anypony's ever seen. I think maybe the biggest ever. Luckily my love for Rarity brought me out of it and shrunk me back to my normal size, though I've always held in a bit of shame over it.

Then there was the time of the dragon migration. After watching it and realizing I was never like other dragon's, I went on a journey to find my inner dragon, or myself.

I followed the dragons to the top of a volcano where I met a bunch of teenage dragons.

It didn't go so well.

At first they made fun of me until I belly-flopped into a lava pool, then they recognized me as a dragon.

But then it went south from there.

They tried to get me to smash a phoenix egg, just an innocent little egg, for no reason.

I refused to do it.

And that got me chased by teenage dragons.

Luckily Twilight and the rest of the Mane Six helped me out of the situation.

I ended up keeping the phoenix baby that hatched and named him Peewee.

I eventually had to give him back to his parents, but we're still friends as far as I know.

That adventure helped me realize who I am and how I should act, instead of how I thought I should. So I'm proud not to have grown up like a "real" dragon.

Though there is one thing about both of those situations that's been bothering me a lot.

WHEN THE HECK AM I GONNA GET WINGS?!

It was an ordinary day at Twilight's library, Twilight was engrossed in her usual studies upstairs and Spike was doing his daily sweep.

Yup Spike thought, just a regular day for sweepin.

Sniff sniff

Spike stopped sweeping and smelled the air suddenly, picking up a hint of something peculiar.

That's weird he thought that smell is…interesting.

No, actually more…

Familiar?

The smell intrigued Spike, to the point that he set aside his broom in the middle of sweeping.

He began to walk throughout the library, sniffing the air, searching for the source of the smell, putting his hands (yes I'm saying hands) on the shelves, books, pretty much anything.

I swear I know this smell, but I can't put my finger on it. It's almost like I haven't smelled this for two seaso- I mean years. ;)

Spike continued to search until he reached the door.

He then realized the smell was coming from beyond the door.

I know this, it's right on the tips of my (forked) tongue.

Kinda literally since I'm a reptile.

Knock knock

Spike was startled by the sound of somepony knocking on the door.

"Could you get that Spike?" Twilight called down.

Spike had barely registered the request, as he was entranced at the realization that whoever was behind the door was completely covered in the scent.

Thus the source.

A second set of knocks followed, causing Twilight to call back down to her adoptive brother.

"Spike?"

Spike shook his head out of his trance though still quizzical about it.

"Uh y-yeah I got it Twilight"

Spike answered the door and was suddenly filled with realization and an overwhelming sense of adoration.

"Oh, hello Spikey Wikey" said Rarity "you're just the one I wanted to see."

Spike however was momentarily incapacitated, as he had a large goofy open-mouthed smile plastered on his face, his eyes wide open with heart irises.

Though he was also like this upon the realization of where the familiar scent had been coming from.

The fire ruby he had given to Rarity two years prior, which she had fashioned into a necklace.

Rarity giggled as she noticed why Spike hadn't responded to her statement,

"Um, Spike?" the unicorn said with an amused smile

"Are you there?" she said while waving a hoof in front of his face.

Spike finally shook himself out of his love trance just as Twilight was coming to see who arrived.

"H-hi Ra-"

"Oh, hello Rarity" Twilight greeted her friend "Can I help you with something?"

Spike turned to glare at his sister for interrupting him while greeting the mare of his dreams.

"Well, yes and no" Rarity responded "I was wondering if I could borrow Spike for a bit."

"Well it looks like he still needs to finish swee-"

"Of course you can!" Spike cut in.

He shot Twilight a quick smug grin.

Doesn't feel good does it?

"What do you need help with Rarity?" he asked eagerly as he turned back to the unicorn.

"I was hoping you could help me with some gem hunting again. I understand if you have other things to-"

"I'd be glad to help you" Spike firmly stated "I don't have much to do right now anyway."

"Oh well thank you Spike" Rarity thanked the young dragon "Shall we be off then?"

"Sure thing"

"Bye Twilight, I'll be back later" Spike said as he left the library, closing the door behind him.

Twilight had an eyebrow raised the entire time.

"I guess I'll take a break from my studies and finish the sweeping myself then" she said to herself as she magically gripped Spike's broom.

Especially considering how long Spike will be with Rarity.

While sweeping, something crossed her mind.

Spike seemed a little different today she thought

He didn't answer the door right away, and he had an odd studying look about him. And not the usual kind when Rarity's around.

It was like an actual studying look, which Spike never has, especially considering the only books he usually read are comic books.

Twilight pondered this for a few minutes but replaced her focus on sweeping, putting the matter aside in her mind.

It was well into the night when Spike and Rarity returned to Ponyville after gem hunting. About six hours after they left to be exact. They were walking to the library, despite Spike's insistence on taking Rarity's cart all the way to her boutique.

Spike had been pulling Rarity's cart full of gemstones since they finished, and he was obviously tired.

"Spike are you sure you don't need any help?" Rarity asked "I'm sure I can take it from here, and you are looking a little tired."

"Don't be…ridiculous…Rarity" Spike said practically breathless "I am a…dragon after all. Ughh. And we dragons…are…pretty strong."

Spike let out another exhausted sigh as he finished his excuse. This caused Rarity to raise in eyebrow.

"Be that as it may Spikey, you still are a baby dragon and-"

"What are you…saying?" Spike asked incredulously

"That I can't…handle" Spike paused, as they had arrived at the library, and finally stopped pulling, only to lean forward with his hands on his knees, taking deep breaths.

"That I can't…" he held up a finger, not noticing that Rarity's face was scrunched in concern.

"Spike, you can't even finish what you're trying to say" Rarity pointed out.

His face hidden from Rarity, Spike did a quick raise of his eyebrows.

"Okay…you've got me…there" Spike finally conceded.

"But thank you for offering Spikey Wikey, I appreciate it and it is very gentlecolty of you."

"Of course milady" Spike had finally gotten enough air in his lungs and composed himself enough to do a formal bow, complete with arm sway.

Spike and Rarity shared a laugh at the humorous gesture.

"Oh Spike, you always know how to make me laugh" Rarity said as she hooked herself up to her cart.

"Hi guys"

"AH!" Spike and Rarity shouted in surprise simultaneously at the sound of Twilight's voice.

Twilight was standing in the doorway, Spike and Rarity having been too occupied with each other to notice that she had opened the door.

"Am I interrupting? She asked with a smug grin and an eyebrow raised in interest.

"Kind of" Spike grumbled under his breath.

"Oh no Twilight, I was just seeing Spike home and thanking him for acting like such a proper gentlecolt. Thank you Spike for all your help and good night."

"You're welcome Rarity, and a good night to you" Spike responded as Rarity began to pull her cart.

Rarity stopped after only moving a foot, or hoof?

"Sweet Celestia Spike, how in Equestria did you pull this heavy thing for so long?!"

"Nah, it wasn't that bad" Spike said nonchalantly.

"You sure about that Spike?" Twilight asked "Cause you looked pretty tired when you got back."

"I wasn't that tire- wait" Spike did a rewind "How did you know I looked tired?"

Twilight's eyes widened and her face took a look of surprise that said she gave something away she didn't mean to.

"Yes Twilight" Rarity continued "How did you know that?"

"Uhhhhhhhhhhh I meant sounded, you sounded tired" Twilight said in attempt to cover her slip up.

"Wouldn't you need to be pressed to the door to be able to hear us?" Spike inquired "Or watching from the balcony?".

"Um, well it is nighttime and there's nopony else around, so it wasn't that hard to hear you"

"Twilight?" Rarity said "Were you spying on us?"

Twilight's eyes shifted nervously

"Noooooo, of course I wasn't"

She was.

"I would never do that"

She had been since they got to the library from the balcony.

Spike had his arms crossed and his eyes narrowed "Then how did you"

"Uh shouldn't you be getting home Rarity, it is getting late!"

It in fact was getting late and Rarity decided to let Twilight's rare instance of privacy invasion slide.

"Why yes it is, I guess I should get going."

Rarity reattached herself to her cart.

"Good night Spike, Twilight" the latter she said with narrowed eyes.

"Good night Rarity" Spike and Twilight replied, the latter relieved that they were no longer discussing her alleged spying. "Come on Spike, you need to get to sleep"

Spike began to follow Twilight inside when he turned around upon hearing Rarity's voice.

"Oh I almost forgot"

Spike suddenly froze in place, his eyes wide in shock, as he had just had a kiss placed on his lips by Rarity, whose eyes were closed and hadn't noticed that Spike had turned.

Twilight had also turned around upon hearing Rarity's voice and now had a hoof placed on her mouth after gasping in shock.

The kiss only lasted three seconds, but to Spike it felt like three thousand years.

Rarity only opened her eyes after breaking the kiss, not realizing the actual manner of it.

"Thank you again Spike."

Rarity then noticed Twilight's expression.

"Now really Twilight, you look like this is the first time you've seen me give Spike a kiss on the cheek."

"Rarity don't you know that you just!"

"So Twilight we were talking about how you were spying on us earlier" Spike quickly interrupted, he had been standing still with the same shocked expression after the kiss was broken.

"Good night Rarity!" Twilight said as she pulled Spike into the library, shutting the door.

Rarity giggled at this and began to pull her cart toward her boutique.

"Are you sure you don't need me to walk you home Rarity?!"

Spike had opened the library door and poked his head out to ask this, hoping to attempt to get another "accidental" lip kiss.

"Sleepy time Romeo!" Twilight said as her hoof around Spike and pulled him back into the library, shutting the door.

Rarity gave another light amused laugh after she saw this exchange happen.

Oh what am I going to do with those two?

As Rarity walked to her home she noticed a strange taste on her lips that seemed somewhat familiar.

Hmm, where have I tasted this before?

Then it occurred to her, she had licked a gemstone some time before in an ill-fated attempt to understand Spike's taste for them. But how could she have tasted gemstone off of Spike's cheek?

Oh I know, it was probably some gemstone dust in some dirt that must have gotten on Spike when he was digging.

Then something else occurred to her.

Wait…dirt?

And dust?

ON MY BEAUTIFUL LIPS?!

It was a miracle that Rarity hadn't broken out of the harness of her cart when she Rainbow Dashed (yeah) to her house to wash her lips.

That night Spike went to sleep with the biggest smile on his face, remembering his day with the unicorn mare of his dreams. Especially how it ended.

Twilight wanted to talk about the kiss, but Spike insisted that Rarity would most likely be mortified or creeped out if she knew.

He finally convinced her to stay quiet with the promise that he wouldn't bring up her spying as long as she kept quiet about the kiss.

He expected the best dreams of his entire life.

He didn't exactly get that.

In his dreams he had flashes of the events of the day, two things standing out.

The kiss, which in his mind was like the final kiss form the Princess Bride, Han and Leia's first kiss, and Christine's kiss to the Phantom all rolled into one.

Then there was something he hadn't taken into account during his digging for gems for Rarity.

Almost the entire time, he had been staring at Rarity's fire ruby, even while digging.

What followed he only remembered in flashes of voices and images.

Thief

An immense dragon

Smell and taste of pony

A white pony

You are mistaken

The white pony appearing out of thin air

Equine friends

A large, red, glowing gem in the shape of a heart.

Liar

Spike suddenly awoke in surprise with a gasp.

He saw that it was morning, realizing that that large bulk of his dreams must have taken a lot longer than he thought.

"What was that about?"

Author's note

So I'm doing an MLP. Surprise. I've got way more stuff. Though I am getting back to college so another chapter might take awhile.

Also, of course I had to say Han and Leia. Look at my profile name.

And you get respect if you can correctly guess any other refrences.