Standing in front of a prince, Rachel felt as if all of her nerves were telling her to run.
"Sorry, I think I interrupt...whatever this is," Rachel said, taking a few steps back. "I'll find it myself."
She turned to walk away when Blueblood called out.
"You are that dragon's….mate...are you?" Blueblood asked, ignoring the fact that he has a beautiful and confused pegasus right in front of him.
The mare blinked and looked at Rachel. She stared at her for a moment before the pieces connected. "Oh! You must be Spike's new girlfriend! I didn't know he was dating a human…"
Rachel restrained the urge of rolling her eyes by that before turning back to them. "Yeah...I'm that." She said, picking a stray hair off of her dress.
Moving away from the wall, Blueblood approached Rachel and cleared his throat. "I will be delighted to show where the ballroom-"
"Not interested" Rachel muttered. She has a bad feeling about this guy. The mare saw that Blueblood's attention was on the human, she gave Rachel a dirty look before scoffing at the prince and stormed off. "There went your date."
"Date?" Blueblood blinked in confusion before turning his head to see the Jessica Rabbit look-alike pegasus walking off without him. "Oh, yes ...I do admit I forgot she was even there."
Well, stamp the word Asshole above this guy's head. Rachel thought. "Uh huh...I'm just gonna go find my way to the Ballroom." Rachel turns again, not even remotely interested in Blueblood's failed tactics.
Which, in return, surprised Blueblood. Majority of mares would fall for the handsome prince, and some humans… but not this one.
Blueblood grunted, her scent was intoxicating to him. He could tell it's natural and not perfume as every single female tends to wear. This must be part of the Mother Cell gene… He was referring to the research of the small group of humans who once was able to use magic in their past lives. Drat...I'll have to remove this problem before I can continue… He glanced at Rachel as she walked..
He never considered humans aesthetically pleasing till Rachel...this was a problem for him.
Blueblood quickly caught up to her. "You asked for my assistance, it's my duty as Prince of Equestria to assist those who ask." He said, moving to where he was in front of her, giving him his signature smile that usually works on charming others.
Rachel kept that straight face, looking up at the unicorn. With a blink, she opened her mouth…
"If you're an actual Prince, then where's your wings?" Rachel asked.
Blueblood felt a lump in his throat and something inside cracked when Rachel said that.
Moving a stray hair out of her face, Rachel continued. "I get why Shining Armor doesn't have wings; he's the Captain of the Royal Guard and is a royal by marriage. All I see is a rich playboy who needs a reality check."
In the dining hall of the Wonderbolt's headquarters in Salt Lake. Rainbow Dash, along with a few other Wonderbolts, were sitting at a table. A light shining down at them, playing a game of poker.
And in the spirit of Hearts and Hooves Day, they were playing strip poker.
The rainbow mane mare was clearly winning, she only had on a tank top and in shorts while the majority of the ponies playing were down to the underwear.
As Dash slams down a royal flush, winning another round, she gets a chill down her spine. "Whoa…" she muttered softly.
"What is it, Dash?" Spitfire asked, glaring at RD when she won. Trying to prolong the fact that she has to take her bra off.
It wasn't the first time either of the wonderbolts saw the captain in her birthday suit...or in her bed as well.
"It feels as if someone just got royally burned." RD said before shrugging it off and turning back to Spitfire. "Now, back to business." She grinned mischievously at the captain. "Show off those sexy tits!"
All that Blueblood wants to do at the moment was to throw this human in a dark hole somewhere. Everything was telling him to make this woman pay for her insolence!
But the prince coughed, turning red in the face instead. "I apologize for my crude behavior. If you have me, allow me to escort you to the Gala. Since your...dragon was-"
"Ok, that dragon has a name. See you later, Blueballs." Rachel called him before pushing him aside and walked off. "I'm not in the mood for dealing with this." She spoke to herself.
Blueblood let out a growl and went after her.
Spike kept glancing at the doors, standing near the food table. He couldn't shake this freaky feeling. Yes, he's in trouble with Rachel, but this feeling was different.
Taking a bite of a yellow gem a server pony gave him, he stood quietly.
"Hey Spike," a couple of mares walked up to him, both giggling.
Spike let out a grunt in response, glancing at them before going back at the doors. This feeling was getting stronger and stronger, he wanted to bolt out of there at once.
The mares looked at each other before one of them continued. "So Spike, we just want to say we're big fans of you." fan mare one giggled, placing a hand on his arm in a sensual way. "Care to dance with us?"
"Please?" fan mare two pleaded, pressing herself up against him.
Spike sighed heavily, moving away from them. "As much fun that sounds but I'm gonna decline."
The mares gave him a puzzled look before walking up to him. "It would be a lot of fun."
"I have a girlfriend." Spike said. "You two are beautiful, but I'm in a relationship." Well, he hopes he still is.
"But she's not here." fan mare one said with a purr. "Just a tiny dance."
"Alright, alright, leave him alone, girls." Cadence's voice cut through the conversation before Spike could tell these two to "politely" to go fuck themselves.
The mares sighed sadly before leaving the dragon and the Crystal Princess alone. Cadence watched the mares leave and sighed.
"Boy, I can smell the pheromones coming off of those two." Cadence giggled, looking at Spike. "You look handsome." She smiled at him.
Spike relaxed a little when Cadence shooed the mares off. "Thanks for the save." He said, scratching the back of his neck.
Cadence looked at Spike and tilted her head. "Hmm, Rachel not here, you look like you're not having fun and look as guilty as Eros…" She crossed her arms across her chest. "Some dragon is in trouble, are you?"
Spike was confused by those names, quickly shook them aside and sighed when she asked him. "Yeah...I am…" Spike softly said, rubbing his face.
"What did you do?" Cadence asked him. "I'm sure it's not that bad."
Oh it is… Spike thought.
This tingling went up his spine, his gaze quickly turned to the doors. This anger came up to light, hands balled into fists, lips curled up to a snarl.
"Spike?" Cadence was now worried. Shining quickly stepped in.
"Whoa man, what's up?" Shining asked, looking at Spike.
"I don't know how to explain it, but I feel like someone is…" Spike continued to think about why he suddenly became aggressive.
Perhaps, he senses someone else...attracted to Rachel's intoxicated scent and was trying to get to her...
"I-I gotta go check on Rachel." it was all Spike said before he took off out of the Ballroom.
"Oh crap." Shining said, seeing that look in his eyes. "Babe, stay here." he told his wife.
"Okay, be careful." Cadence said. The married couple shared a quick kiss before Shining took off after his little brother.
Spike bolted down the halls. His heart was beating out of his chest as he ran. All that was going on his mind was to protect Rachel. To make sure she's safe. He feels as if she's in danger and it was scaring him.
Oh please, oh please, Rachel, be safe in the room. I don't care if you're pissed at me, please don't be in danger… He frantically thought.
Once he caught Rachel's scent out of the room, he knew he had to hurry.
"I told you to fuck off!" Rachel's voice loudly carried out to where he could hear. "Volteeria!"
There was a loud scream that kicked Spike into overdrive. When he got to the scene however, He saw Rachel - who looked ethereally beautiful in her Gala dress, standing over a stunned blonde mane unicorn…
Blueblood.
All Spike could see was red when he saw Blueblood, convulsing as blue volts of electricity coursed through him.
For a moment, Rachel being pissed off at Spike was gone, it replaced the fact she just electrocuted a prince. The blue gem on her power cufflet was grey from usage.
She quickly took her heels off, throwing them aside before running to Spike. Spike quickly wrapped his arms around his mate and held her close to his chest, hunching down so she could do so.
"Don't get me wrong, I'm still pissed off, but I am so fucking glad to see your scaley mug." Rachel said, feeling safe in his arms.
Spike let out a sigh of relief that she was okay. He could tell that she was still his by this.
"I'll get punished later, I'm just glad you're safe." He said,
With a sensual kiss from Rachel, Spike knew he was safe.
"That filthy human assaulted me!"
Until Blueblood came to and opened his mouth that was. Spike's pupils turned to slits. A low growl protruding from his lips.
Spike and Rachel turned to see Blueblood clutching his chest. There was a red mark on his cheek; Rachel's left hand had a cut.
"Assaulted you? Buddy, you grabbed me twice!" Rachel snarled but kept a hand on Spike's chest to try her best to hold him back. Ears weren't turning red so she was telling the truth.
"WHAT?!" Spike snapped.
Okay, this fucker was gonna die!
The commotion was causing ponies from the Gala to come out and see what was going on.
Spike's coat started to visable steam from his anger. The clothes were dragon fire proof so there wasn't going to be a problem of burning holes. His growling got louder and louder.
"Well of course a beast like you will take that mewling quim's side." Blueblood growled, pointing at Rachel. "I will have you locked in the cage for this!"
Not even Rachel could do anything after that tether inside of Spike, the one keeping the dragon mentally and quite physically restrained this bloodthirsty rage snapped.
"The fuck did you just call her?!" Spike roared as he lung himself at the Prince.
Honest to Celestia, Blueblood was not prepared for Spike tackling him to the ground. Feeling as if he got hit by train, Spike threw the prince on the ground. Pinning Blueblood by pressing his skull onto the ground, the dragon used his free hand and went to punch the prince's face.
In a split second, Blueblood teleported out of Spike's grip. The dragon's fist slammed against the hard floor, creating a small crater. The prince appeared a few feet from the raging dragon.
"Did you just seriously try to punch me?! I'm the victim here!" Blueblood yelped, his mane was in a tattered mess and there was a hand print of Spike's on his face.
Spike snapped his jaws at Blueblood. "Shit!" Blueblood takes off running.
"Shit, shit shit shit shit!" Blueblood yelps as he took off. He wasn't prepared for this fight, not by a long shot!
"Get back here!" Spike shouted as he ran after him.
"Spike!" Rachel calls out as she ran behind.
During the chase, Shining Armor came running beside Rachel "What the fuck happened?!" He asked her panting, some of the Crystal guards trailing behind him.
"Blueblood tried to grab me twice, I punched him the first time, second time electrocuted cause he wouldn't take no for an answer." Rachel replied as she ran down the corridors.
"Spike, stop now!" Shining shouted, using his magic to create a barrier that separated the two. Spike running into the barrier with such force it physically cracked it.
Snarling, Spike hit the barrier. "Shining, take this damn thing down!"
"Spike, baby please calm down!" Rachel ran up to him, grabbing his arm. "Let it go… let it go." She calmly said, stroking along side of his arm.
He tensed up when Rachel grabbed him. No doubt his whole body was extremely hot to the touch. She didn't show any sign that she was hurting by that.
His gaze softened by her touch, slowly soothing him.
"Baby, let's go back to the room, you and me." She said.
Shining raised a hand at his men to stand down, seeing how Rachel was working her own kind of magic on him.
Rachel goes to grab his hand…
When Blueblood blasted the dragon in a solid gold aura that sent him crashing through the thick crystal wall into an empty bedroom.
"Spike!" Rachel screamed, covering her mouth, rushing over to him.
Shining and his guards turned to Blueblood, who was able to shoot a concentrated beam of magic through the barrier.
"That monster attacked me! I have witnesses!" Blueblood motioned to the other ponies who were spectating this.
"Like I give a shit!" Shining snapped, he and the guards approached him. "You fucking hit my brother!" He grabbed the prince's coat and shoved him hard.
Blueblood staggered back before growling. "How dare you put your hands on me!?"
"Guards!" Shining looked at the guards.
"You fucking serious!? I was attacked!" Blueblood shouted, moving back from the guards. "Would you actually arrest someone with true nobility?!"
He was answered with a strong burst of green flames that parted the guards out of the way. A more animalistic roar shook the whole castle.
A crimson red induced raged Spike came to Blueblood's vision so he had a split second to run before being burned to a crisp and mauled by a morbidly pissed off dragon!
"Shit shit shit, fucking someone help me!" Blueblood screamed as he took off running.
Blueblood does know spells that could wipe this dragon from existence...but he was so terrified by this that all that magic knowledge was reduced to ash… just like parts of his red jacket were becoming by the flames.
Spike made a leap, using his sharp razor claws to swipe at the unicorn's legs. Blueblood shouted as he felt claws just barely grazed his pants leg and he tumbles to the ground.
Spike felt arms grabbing at him, voices shouting at the same time. They all sounded muffled in his ears. Spike tried shaking them off as he tried to get his claws on this lowly sonvabitch! Even using magic on him was proving to be quite difficult to restrain him!
All Spike could see was red, he couldn't control himself as he thrashed around, trying to go after Prince Blueblood.
He felt someone on his back, arms wrapped around his neck. "Spike, stop!"
By the time all of his senses were able to register who jumped on his back, Spike's right elbow had flung back out of reflex, colliding their face and was flung off his back and onto the ground. He couldn't stop himself if he could even try.
Spike slammed the bricks on his rampage. He turns around…
And saw Rachel doubling over on the ground. Both her hands were covering her face, the crown that was on her head had flung off so hard, it shattered by contact on the closest wall.
Time stood completely still as Spike saw what he did, staggering back. The only sounds he could hear was the hard and slow thump-thumps of his heart beating in his chest.
"RACHEL!" Spike shouted as he bolted over to her, frantic tears and guilt immediately washed all on him. Blueblood and everyone else didn't even register in his brain…
The only thought he had was Rachel.
"Oh my god! I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry!" Spike had knelt down to her. He couldn't stop saying how much he was.
When he tried to console her, Rachel slapped his hand hard away from her, it hurt him more to see that her right eye was already black and swollen. Baring her teeth, she growled. "Don't….Touch….Me…"
Spike had never been so afraid of his own girlfriend before today.
The spectator of ponies didn't know what to say or make out what was happening at the moment. Some didn't want to believe what they just witnessed, but one thing for sure… It was quiet.
Rachel slowly got up, staggering from the harsh blow, face stinging all to hell, she had the same blood-raged look on her face. Spike tried to speak but Rachel held a finger up to him, silently telling him to shut up.
Seeing a random pony holding a lit cigarette, Rachel silently walked over to them. That pony automatically handed it over to Rachel. She nodded before taking a long drag on it.
To the twins and Brimstone, Spike was told but this was the first time she was like this in front of him, they all knew once Rachel started actually smoking, someone had just royally pissed her off to the point where she could actually kill someone…
And she was looking at two potential victims: Spike and Blueballs here.
After exhaling a burst of smoke, she shuddered, "Spike," her voice was an indicator that she was trying so hard to hold herself back. "Go back to the room...now…"
"Rachel I-"
"Spike…" Rachel whispered, her eyes darkened with rage and intense terror. "While I have some sense of good judgment….Get. Out. Of. MY FACE," Rachel hissed at him. "Room. Now…"
As guards grabbed a whiny and pissed off Blueblood to take him to get his leg checked, Shining grabbed Spike's arm. The dragon looked almost broken by this. "Let's go bud." Shining said calmly.
"Rach…" Spike choked up but didn't resist his brother pulling him away. "I'm sorry…." and he meant it…
As soon as those two were out of sight, Rachel let out a roar, slamming her fist on the wall. She let out a howl of pain, the hand where she punched Blueblood was re-injured.
"Mother fucker!" Rachel shouted, tucking her hand under her left arm, moaning in pain. "Fucking crystal walls!" She groaned.
A cough gained her attention back to the spectators that sadly had to watch all of that. With a snarl, she told them. "No one say a fucking word." she grunted.
