HELLO!
I want to start off by giving my little mandatory speech for pre-stories.
I am new to this herd known as the Brony Community, xD. I've watched almost every episode of Friendship is Magic, I think of it almost every day, and of course...I NEED to write a fic for something I'm obsessed with! It's in my DNA, ya know? xD
To be clear, this is my very first My Little Pony fic. Many ideas have ran through my head, and this one is one I just NEEDED to make, frankly because Spike is one of my favorite characters in FiM because he's simply just the funniest little guy on the show!
To explain what exactly this story is about...well, it all started when I saw a little movie called "Love Potion Number 9". Fairly unremarkable film who's only claim to fame is the fact it kick-started Sandra Bullock's career. However, the general idea came from a song by the same name (Which I love) for this fic. Seeing as it's been established Spike has a massive crush on Rarity, I decided that perhaps Spike could finally have a chance at love, but as the case for every chance at love, there's always a catch or two...and with the certain method he takes, the catch can be big...This story is mostly a combination between the concepts of the song and movie, though. You'll see what I mean...;)
So, without any more babbling and derping around, I present you my first Friendship is Magic fanfic! Sit back, and enjoy my venture into the fanfiction community of My Little Pony!
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Spiked Love
The same song...it's the same exact song...
Spike could still feel the insane headache that struck his head once again, this time even worse than the last flash of pain. The throbbing felt like a nail being pounded into his ear. To make matters worse, the lyrics to the same song he'd heard the last few days rang clear into his ear from the band of colts playing outside...
I took my troubles down to Madame Hoof...
You know that unicorn with the gold-cap tooth!
She's got a stable down in Everfree's vines!
Makin' little bottles of...Love Potion Number 9!
"Guh! I'm sick of that stupid song!" Spike moaned from the floor he was lying on. As if what happened a few days ago was bad enough, he was constantly reminded of it by the song that was written about it. Spike made sure to remember to get back at Pinkie Pie for thinking up a song after the whole incident a few days ago...
Come to think of it, Spike was a little foggy on the details of the last few days. He remembered somepony that was quite good at convincing him, some weird things happening, and something involving all the ladies in Ponyville coming after him.
Before Spike could ponder any more about what had occurred, he suddenly heard the door swing open. Spike could already tell it was Twilight Sparkle from the second it opened. After all, who would want to see him after whatever had happened...from what Twilight told him, fate wasn't kind to him on the subject of whatever happened...
"You still tuckered out, Spike?" Twilight Sparkle asked the purple dragon as he still lay on the floor in a tired heap.
"Yeah..." Spike moaned tiredly.
"Well it serves you right for what you did...You should've known not to mess around with dark magic like that." Twilight scolded, which made Spike groan in response. This was typical of Twilight, Spike thought. Whenever someone screwed up, it was always Twilight Sparkle's job to scold the heck out of the guilty pony...
"What did I do again?..." Spike asked with a bored tone, to which Twilight Sparkle rolled her eyes and walked over to face Spike.
"You don't remember any of the insanity you caused around here? The irresponsibility you displayed? ANYTHING?" Twilight asked, continuing to cause the dragon to emit groans.
"Not really..." Spike answered, noticing Twilight was beginning to sound aggrevated.
"The potion? That crazy magic-practicing pony in Everfree?" Twilight Sparkle continued, only further confusing Spike.
"Look, you'll have to enlighten me a bit...I don't remember any of the last few days..." Spike moaned, rubbing his head as the throbbing continued and the same song he'd heard again and again continued to play...
I told her I was a flop with chicks.
No loving makes a little dragon sick...
Twilight Sparkle finally had enough of the ignorance displayed by her 'Number One Assistant', and quickly figured out a way to spark Spike's memory.
"...You don't remember what happened with you and Rarity?" Twilight Sparkle said with a clever smirk, knowing she'd catch her assistant's attention immediately at the mention of Rarity, one of her friends and Spike's not-so-secret crush. Sure enough, Spike's eyes shot open like a cannon and the dragon shot up energetically.
"What about me and Rarity? What happened? Did I finally get her to love me?" Spike exclaimed as he hopped around energetically.
"Oh Spike...Look, can't you try a bit to remember what you did? I don't really remember much either, to be honest." Twilight Sparkle admitted, which stopped Spike dead in his tracks in thought. Spike pondered for a few seconds, and then exclaimed in realization.
"I remember everything now!" Spike exclaimed as he delved back into his mistake of trying to make love appear from magic...
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"Magic? Spike, you think magic is going to help?"
Twilight Sparkle couldn't believe the insanity spewing from her dragon assistant's mouth.
"Of course I do! It wouldn't be that hard to help me win her heart, would it?" Spike exclaimed in response.
What the subject in question was Spike asking Twilight about the use of magic. However, the use he was asking was completely baffling Twilight Sparkle.
"Spike, you're asking me to use magic for affectionate uses. I don't think that's exactly what magic should be used for..." Twilight Sparkle stated in the usual bookworm tone she always had. Spike wasn't going to give up that easily, however.
"C'mon Twilight! Don't you think it'd be great to try your magic on something bigger than a book for once?" Spike said with a smirk, to which Twilight immediately took offense to.
"Oh, so you think magic is just about books? Let me tell you it's a lot harder than it looks." Twilight Sparkle fired back in response in an offended tone.
"Please!...you know, it could benefit both of us..." Spike said with a clever smile. Twilight Sparkle clearly didn't get the full jist of what Spike was saying at first, however.
"What do you mean...are...are you saying I don't have a social love life?" Twilight Sparkle said in a defensive tone with a scowl.
"Admit it, Twilight! You've never talked to a single guy besides me!" Spike bragged with a smile. Twilight was ready to burst into anger, but she decided against it for the sake of losing her sanity.
"Look...just forget about it, Spike. I'm not using magic to force any kind of affection. Those kind of things are supposed to happen natural...WITHOUT use of magic...If you want Rarity to like you, you'll have to do it the right way..." Twilight Sparkle stated as if a parent as she walked back off to the other end of the room to, what else, read.
Spike once again frowned in defeat, realizing he wasn't going to get anywhere with trying to convince Twilight. After all, she definitely wouldn't help him now that he insulted her regarding relationships with male ponies.
"Well...if I can't get Twilight to use her magic to help me out...maybe there's another pony out there who can help me?" Spike said thoughtfully with a clever smile.
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Spike poked his head into the small, circular window of the house he thought was the correct place. Spike knew that Twilight was his first bet to try anything involving magic, because Rarity would likely catch on as soon as he mentioned a love spell of sorts...so the dragon decided to try his luck with the mysterious Zecora, who still resided in the same house in Everfree.
Spike quietly snuck to the front door, careful not to make a single sound and then creaked the door open enough for a glance inside. Spike peeked his eye into the crack, but suddenly the door swung open, sending him off-balance and smacking head-first onto the floor.
"What are you doing spyin' on me, little dragon?" Zecora immediately asked, which frightened Spike up from the floor. Spike was already well-aware of Zecora being innocent and all, but she still possessed magic and junk he had no idea about...then again, that was why he was here.
"Well...Zecora...Mam...I mean, miss...Misses?" Spike stuttered wildly, trying not to do anything to ruin his chances at magic.
"Just spit it out, child." Zecora finally cut-in, making Spike stop dead in his tracks.
"Look...I have a crush on one of Twilight Sparkle's friends. Rarity, you know?" Spike asked, knowing she had met the group of friends before.
"Rarity? The one who had the overgrown hair when they came here blaming me for their curses?" Zecora said with a half-laugh. Spike nodded in confirmation, and then continued on with his explanation.
"And...I'm trying so hard to get her attention and all, but she's not too interested in a dragon like me...So I was wondering, do you have any love potions or something that can win her over for me?" Spike begged with a pleading expression.
"Love potion? Little reptile, magic isn't meant for forcing love." Zecora answered with a laugh. Spike rolled his eyes in disappointment, knowing exactly where this was going.
"Here we go...you sound exactly like Twilight..." Spike groaned.
"You must've not listened to her, then...Love comes naturally, not from magic. Besides, love potions are not exactly the potions I make...That is much darker magic which can only be found in the darkest corners of Everfree...Your wise friend Twilight is correct. If you want Miss Rarity to love you, you must make her love you for you, not by some magic potion." Zecora answered, which Spike was beginning to understand...but then suddenly smiled deviously at the mention of where darker magic could be found.
"...Could you run that part about 'darker magic' by me again?" Spike asked innocently, knowing exactly what he was going to do today...
"Darker magic like love potions can only be found deeper into the forest...I wouldn't even try to find Madame H-" Zacora suddenly noticed Spike had bolted out of the small room, and was already on his way off to where Zecora had feared he'd go...the REAL pony everyone should've been afraid of having in Ponyville...
"Oh dear...the little dragon doesn't realize the powers he's dealing with..."
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Meanwhile back in Ponyville, Twilight Sparkle was...not frantically, but searching nonetheless for her assistant, Spike.
"I tell him he can't have magic to help him with Rarity, and he runs off crying about it. Typical Spike..." Twilight Sparkle mumbled to herself as she continued searching around for where the purple dragon could've gone.
Before Twilight could continue her search, the familiar high-pitched voice of a certain pink pony practically made Twilight Sparkle jump in surprise.
"Hey Twilight!"
"...Hi Pinkie Pie..." Twilight Sparkle groaned in response to Pinkie Pie, who had suddenly appeared out of nowhere...like always.
"Watcha doin'? Huh? Huh?" Pinkie Pie immediately asked, anxious to know about it.
"Pinkie, have you seen Spike anywhere? He ran off and I can't find him at all..." Twilight continued.
"Oh, I saw him! He was running towards Everfree Forest, talking about seeing Zecora!" Pinkie Pie answered without any hesitation in her voice about why Spike would be heading to Zecora or the fact he was heading to Everfree in the first place...
"Zecora? Why would he...uh oh." Twilight Sparkle stated blankly in realization. Spike was really dedicated to his needs, Twilight Sparkle thought to herself, because now he was risking life and limb to get it...
"Thanks Pinkie...I gotta go get Spike before he does something he regrets..." Twilight suddenly stuttered, running off quickly before Pinkie Pie could even respond, leaving her confused and abandoned.
"...Can I come?"
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A/N: I won't ask to go EASY on me...but try to understand that this is my VERY FIRST chapter of my first FiM fic. I realize I might've not gotten everyone in-character, but if this is the case, please point it out and I'll work on it for next chapter!
So, until next update...
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