A/N: this is just one name i found for this form of creature. if you find the proper name or look i will try and revise this. i heard it once and that gave me the idea, but then i lost where i heard it and what it was exactly. so if you know it pm me and il revise. untill then enjoy!

Chapter 11:The Final Test and Decision

Dan walked up to a guard and asked him a question the others couldn't hear. Then came walking back to them. "Ok it is set and in the garden. Let us go see what happens." The other agreed and followed Dan into the garden. Spike and Rarity looked around confused as they saw nothing was there. "Yo Dan what is this test and where did you say it was?" Dan stopped in the middle of the garden and turned to them. "It will be held here and it is simple. First will be Rarity to step up and take it, then you Spike. And if you both pass this then you will be free to make you choice about the spell." Then Dan turned to one side and spoke up. "Those that are here for Rarity Please come here."

Rarity turned to see her mother, father, and sister walk around the corner. Rarity was taken back by the sight. She had told her parents that she wanted to be with Spike and would do anything to make that happen so she wondered what was up with them being there. "What are you all doing here darlings?" Her family smiled and her and Sweety Bell went and hugged her big sister. "We are here to help you with something, but I don't know what." Rarity turned to Dan with a confused look. "What can they help me with when it comes to my love?" Dan smiled. "They can give you their blessing."

"This is your test. You must explain what is going on and what will happen if I perform this spell. I told you now you must tell them, and get them to give you their blessing for without it, the spell will be weaker and can be broken. Just like any love can have a wedge formed by family, so can this spell." Dan could see Rarity was now nervous and he also saw Spike looked nervous and sad. Dan knew the reason but couldn't help Spike just yet. He had to let Rarity pass or fail on her own without any interfearence, and that meant letting his friend hurt for a short time. Dan looked to Rarity. "Now you must do this on your own just like Spike will have to do this on his own. So begin whenever you feel ready."

Rarity looked down at her sister when she spoke. "What's going on big sis? Is everything ok? You aren't leaving are you?" Rarity hugged her sister tightly. "No, I will never leave you. What's going on is that I love spike and will do anything to stay with him. Even becoming a Dracilla to do so." Her parents gasped as her sister looked confused. "What is a Dracilla? And why would you need to be one to be with Spike?" Rarity slowly explained what a Dracilla was and how the differences of dragons and ponies made it so that she would have to change so she could be with Spike longer. Her parents were listening as Rarity explained to her sister all the details of what was going to happen.

Sweety looked up at her sister excited at this new information. "Wow sis that sounds cool and so romantic! But will it hurt?" Rarity froze having not thought of that yet. Then a simple answer came into head. "I am sure it will hurt a lot less then living without Spike, or him having to live so longer without me." Her parents were touched by her words and knew that they couldn't try to keep the love their daughter had from her. So her dad spoke. "Don't get me wrong on this, we don't like the idea of our daughter being anything but a pony, but we cannot stop love and wouldn't want to if we could."

Rarity looked surprised as her father kept going. "So as long as it will make you happy, we will give you both our blessing. And we will be there for you no matter what happens." Rarity's eyes were full of tears now and were about to shed after her sister spoke once again. "Ya sis you deserve to be happy with the one special some pony, or rather special some dragon that makes you happy. Even if you look different it doesn't make you any less of a sister. You just may look cooler." Rarity was laughing and crying as she hugged her sister then dragged her whole family into a group hug. When the hug was done Rarity turned to look at Spike and saw how sad he was. Then it hit her. 'He had no real family.'

Dan walked in front of Rarity before she could run to him and shook his head. Then Dan turned and walked to spike. "I see you think that you are alone and have no family. And that is where you are wrong." Dan turned to the other side of the area and spoke up. "Those here for Spike please come here." Spike perked up and looked around Dan to see if there really was anypony there for him. And he saw Twilight come walking around the corner with Owlicus on her back. His eyes lit up then sank as if he thought that she was not his family. Dan noticed and decided that these thoughts needed to be nipped in that ass and soon.

"Why do you look like you are let down? Before you answer me that, let me ask you one very important question." Spike looked up at Dan and nodded waiting for some stupid question he already knew the answer to. "What is a family? And I mean what makes up a family? Is it only a mother father and their kids? Or is it made up of those who care for you and raise you as their own? Do they all have to look the same? Or can they all be different?" Spike's face was one of confusion. Then something inside Spike clicked to what Dan was actually asking. Spike smiled wide.

"Family is made of love. Those that love you and that you love are the ones that are your family. And I may not know who my dragon parents are, but I know who my real mother and brother are." Spike ran to a crying Twilight and hugged her. After a short hug Dan spoke again. "Spike you now know what your test is and what you must do. Begin when you are ready." Spike turned and smiled at Dan nodding. Then spent the next few minutes telling Twi what he wanted to happen and what would go on. Twi was more interested in how I was going to do this then if he was sure. She had learned long ago that his love for Rarity had no end and that they would be happy together. She thought they were great for each other and had no reason to try and stop their love.

After Spike finished he looked to Twi and asked her what he need to. "So Twilight do I have you blessing to become a Dracilla and be with Rarity for as long as we can?" Twilight smiled at him and nodded then spoke. "On one condition. I don't walk in on you two making out again and you can still be my assistant when I need you." Spike beamed at her and took her into a big hug. "Any time you need me just let me know! And that was two." The owl on Twi's back flew over and landed on Spike's back and gave it a pat, his way of saying go for it. Then went back to Twi. Dan smiled. "Great! Not that all tests are passed and requirements for the spell filled, now come the part of you choosing if you want this done now, later, or never. This will change your lives as you know it. so make sure you are both sure."

Spike looked at rarity. "Are you sure you want to change just to be with me? It might change how you do business. And it might hurt, so I want to make sure you are sure you want to be changed at all." Rarity looked Spike in the eyes and put a hoof to his cheek. "I already told you I wanted this. And that I would do anything for us to be together. So are you sure you will still love me if I change?" Spike smiled and leaned into her hoof. "You know nothing will ever change how I feel about you. So are you ready?" She nodded as they turned to Dan. "Let's do this."

Dan smiled and nodded to them. Then asked everyone but Luna to go to the throne room and wait for them. "This is complicated and we need to concentrate at our fullest which meant we can't have you talking or worrying about them. They will be fine and will meet you in the throne room soon." The others agreed and left. Dan looked to Luna who was wondering how she was going to perform a spell she didn't know. Dan smiled and touched his horn to hers. There was a spark and the knowledge appeared in her head. "What did you do? How did you do that?" Dan smiled triumphantly. "I shared information through magical contact. Just another trick I learned in the archives. Il teach it to you later."

Luna nodded. "so how and when shall we begin?" Dan turned to Spike and Rarity. "We will begin when they are ready. I will work on Rarity since that will be harder to do, and you will work on Spike. And the only reason that is, is because I know the spell better and exactly how it works. So since she will do more transforming it would be better for me to do it. no offence honey." Luna smiled. "None taken it makes sense." Dan turned to ask the couple if they were ready. Spike looked to Rarity and they both nodded. "We are ready. But will it hurt her?" Dan frowned. "I am not going to lie to either of you. It will hurt quite a bit. But it only has to be done once, and I will absorb as much of the pain as I can."

All three looked at Dan surprised and Rarity had to ask what was on her mind. "Why would you do that for me?" Dan smiled again. "First off you are my friend and I do whatever I can for my friends. And second I know what it is like to transform, so it will not affect me all that much." Spike was floored by how much Dan was willing to do just so he could be happy. "Thank you my friend. I owe you my life for this." Dan shook his head. "NO. you don't owe me anything at all. And if you want to make it up to me. Then just be happy together and never let anyone make you not want to be together or regret your decision to be together. If you do that then all I have done for you will be worthwhile."

All three that heard what Dan said were in aw of the passion that he spoke with. The two nodded and told him they would make sure nothing got in the way of their love. Dan smiled and nodded. "Good, now you should lay down so you don't fall over during this. All you have to do is think about how much you love each other and the spell will do the rest." They did as they were told and both Dan and Luna pointed their horns at the couple and began the spell. Dan and Luna concentrated with their eyes closed. They were going to make sure this spell worked. Dan was because he had to make sure he kept his promise to make his friends happy. Luna because she knew Dan needed this to work or he would beat himself up over it.

Spike started to transform first and fastest. His claws retreated some and the palms turned into hooves. His snout retreated some and looked more like a ponies. Then he started to sprout a green mane on the back of his scaly neck. His tail started to sprout the same green hair on it. now his tail looked like a dragon tail wrapped in a pony tail. Last to form was a green scaly horn coming from the middle of his forehead. This caused him to grunt in pain but he kept himself strong for his love. Soon he was fully transformed and lay there for a moment to recover. It was to bad pain wise but it was uncomfortable and wore him out.

Shortly after Spike had started to transform Rarity showed signs of changing. Clawed fingers sprouted from her hooves. Her snout grew and her teeth became sharp like a dragons. A dragon tail started to form under her pony one. It was white like her body. Then came the second big change. She started to sprout and form dragon wings. When they were fully formed they were white with streaks of purple like her mane. Her skin turned scaly but left the fur on top of it. they were both now full Dracillas. Then Dan fell to his knees after the transformation was complete. He was still absorbing all of Rarity's pain. Luna looked to Dan worried. Spike opened his eyes when he heard Dan hit the ground.

Spike was sore all over because of his transformation and he knew it wasn't as bad as Rarity's so he could only guess the pain Dan was in. then Spike looked over to see the transformed Rarity and was blown away by her new beauty. He thought she was beautiful before but now she was an angle. The mix of purple and white, pony and dragon was just to much for him to take. He was swooning over her with a dopy grin when she opened her eyes to look at Dan. "Are you ok darling?" Dan just nodded in return. Luna didn't know what to do. She figured touching him would just hurt him more so she just stood over him until he recovered.

Rarity decided that Dan was ok enough for her to look at her Spike in his new form. She noticed his dopy grin first, then his new face, his new mane, and new hair on his tail. She was blushing from the sight of the new, and if you asked her, very hot looking Spike. Then Spike shook his head as he noticed Rarity looking at him and blushing. He smiled and her and got her attention. "I am glad you like the new look. Because you look amazing in your new form! Even more beautiful and sexy then before, and I didn't think that was possible!" Rarity giggled at him then they both looked to Dan and he let out a grunt of pain. "Hey Dan are you sure you are ok?"

Dan again only nodded as a response. After another fifteen minutes Dan had recovered enough to open his eyes and stand up. Dan wasn't very sturdy so Luna helped him stay standing. Then he spoke. "Rarity I would advise you to stay close to me for a little longer, otherwise the pain I am absorbing will hit you. And it will continue for a short time longer until your body is used to the form. Now if Luna would be so kind as to Get you two some mirrors you will be able to see what you look like now." Luna nodded and teleported two large mirrors in front of the newly transformed couple. There were two gasps from the ones looking at the mirrors. Dan just smiled best he could as Luna smiled seeing their reactions. "Man I look good like this!" Spike said seeing his reflection.

Rarity on the other hand had mixed reactions. "Well at least I still have my pretty mane, but I will have to learn to deal with the wings and new tail." She said this as she flexed her new wings and looked at her new tail. Dan flinched as she moved her wings. Rarity and Spike hadn't seen it but Luna felt it. so Luna spoke up. "I don't mean to sound rude Rarity but could you take it easy on the movements, especially of the new areas? It seems Dan feels more pain when you move places like your wings." Rarity's eyes widened and she closed her wings slowly and carefully. "I'm really sorry dear I didn't know. I will be more careful until Dan stops taking pain for me." Luna thanked her as Dan started to Stand up fully again.

After a few minutes Dan was able to stop absorbing pain from Rarity as her body adjusted. Then the four walked to the throne room to see anxious and excited looking ponies waiting for them. The reaction was again mixed. With Rarity's parents nervous about the new look, Sweety thinking it was really cool and she needed to show the other CMCs, and Twilight thinking it was interesting and wanting to know more about the spell and the properties of this new form. Dan decided to explain more. "You can both use magic like unicorns and breath fire and fly like a dragon. You must both follow the rules of both Dragons' and ponies alike. And I am sure spike can fill you in on that part. Besides that you will live longer and be stronger than you were before."

The group thanked Dan again before they left to go home. Dan had told Twi that he would explain more later but needed to rest after the spell. After everpony left Dan went to lay down in his and Luna's room. Luna followed to make sure he was ok and made it there without getting hurt. "You deserve a rest after that spell and taking that pain for her. But I know there is some things you aren't telling me." Dan smiled weakly. "I can't hide anything from you can I? Oh well. First off if that I knew she could never handle that amount of pain and stay conscious. She most likely would have went into a coma. The reason I didn't was because I went through a transformation that was much worse and passed out from pain, and with my body being magically powered it kept me awake. The other more important thing is that I was kind of lying when I told you all that the spell was permanent. They won't randomly change back, but the spell can be undone if it is truly necessary."

Luna looked at him shocked. "Then why would you tell them it couldn't?" Dan had a small frown. "If you give love the chance to fail and somepony an easy way out, love can fail and they might take it. so if they think they are stuck like that then it is more likely that they will work together and work out any problems they come across." Luna was going to give him a rebuttal, but knew he was right. It wasn't like they needed to know anyway, there was no reason for it besides to install doubt. Then she smiled. "You know when it comes to love you are the wisest pony I know. You think out every part of it like it were a science." Dan smiled. "It is a science of the heart that all you have to do to be wise is to follow your own heart."