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I was walking around when I heard snoring. I looked over and pressed my body against the door. I heard Spike snoring. Dang. It's almost noon and it's not even Saturday! I could care less, but that affects Twilight, so I guess it's sorta my business. I don't know really. I heard Twilight coming, so I hid inside the wall to see what would happen. She opened the door and said "I can't believe you're still asleep." I can understand why. Spike said "Ugh. Just five more minutes." Everyone says that, but five minutes leads to 10 minutes which leads to 20 minutes and next thing you know, you are sleeping for a couple of more hours. Twilight opened the curtains and said "It's nearly noon and you promised to help me with my lecture for class today." Then how come you're still here in the castle and not in the school building? Spike said "Noon? Whoa. I slept like a rock. Which reminds me, all that sleep probably cleared up my stone scale!" Uh, I think you are wrong on that one. Twilight was horrified and said "Um. On second thought, you can go back to sleep if you want." Spike was confused and when he looked in the mirror, he screamed at the top of his lungs because of how covered he was in stone scales. Spike then closed all of the curtains and hid under the covers. I feel bad for him.
Twilight asked with concern "Spike, what are you doing?" Hiding under the covers? Spike said "Hiding. From my hideous face!" Poor him. I feel so bad because to be honest, that doesn't look the prettiest. I revealed myself, but before Twilight could ask questions, I pointed to the blanket and she turned back towards Spike. She said "I'm sure it feels terrible, but it's just a breakout." I think it's more than that. "It's not the end of the world." True, but this could hurt his reputation if anyone saw him like that. Spike was offended by that and said "That's easy for you to say. Your face isn't covered in itchy red spots." before scratching them endlessly. I know the feeling. Mancave rule one is if it itches, scratch it. That's just how it is. I don't care how bad it is for you to do it, that's just what I have to do. I gotta do what I gotta do. Twilight said "I used to get terrible breakouts, anytime I had a final exam with Celestia, who probably never had a blemish her whole life." I asked "How do you get breakouts before tests?" Twilight gasped at me and said "What? You've never had them?" I said "Nope. Never had them. Only thing I did when under stress was shake in fear and have my stomach hurt. Other than that, I didn't get anything else." Twilight sat there agape, but Spike said "Well, I'm not in magic school nor did I have body troubles." That is a fair point. Twilight said "No, but these things can be stress-related, and you did spend yesterday with Rarity." But that was yesterday. You would feel that then, not today.
Spike said nervously "Heh! What could possibly be stressful about that?" Tons of things, but I don't think that is the cause of his stone scale breakout. Twilight groaned and said "You could try Zecora. She makes a cream that-'' before getting cut off by Spike who said "...works wonders. I've heard." Dang. He walked back over to the mirror and said "But I'm not leaving the castle until my face is back to it's adorable self." He tried popping it, but it hurt so much that he cried out in pain and had tears in his eyes because of the pain. Twilight said "Fine… But you're still gonna help me practice my lecture." This will be interesting. Spike groaned and Twilight began her speech. She said "Ahem. The element of generosity and it's importance in relation to the other Elements of Harmony-" before this giant fire burp came flying over scaring the crap out of Twilight and left me shocked. I was able to heat up my breakfast, but that was really bad. Spike felt horrible and had accidently turned the lecture into ashes. Twilight gasped in horror and said "My lecture!" Is that really your biggest issue? Oi vey. Spike said "I don't know what happened. I just had a sudden case of - …indigestion." That's some really bad indigestion. He had done another massive fire burp and Twilight had to go get something that looked to be like shaving cream to put out the flames. Spike said "I'm so sorry!" It's not your fault. There was no way you could have predicted it.
Twilight said "Oh. That's ok. I'm sure I can rewrite the lecture from my notes." That's why you ponies need computers so you can save stuff and not lose it when stuff like this happens. I have it in my room just in case. "I have a lot." That's gonna take a while. Spike wanted to help, but Twilight didn't wouldn't let him. She said "Maybe you should leave the castle after all and go somewhere less flammable?" You can't really do that. This is his own room and it's not that flammable. I said "I don't think that the castle is that flammable. It's made of crystal, not wood. When that gets set ablaze, oh my does that spread like wildfire. It would probably burn down all of Ponyville in an instant except maybe the Town Hall and the castle. So I think you don't have to worry about anything burning down." Twilight said "I guess that's fair." But Spike just sighed and left leaving both of us concerned. Spike isn't considered direct family for me, but it's where I can say stupid crap without being slapped in the neck. Twilight does that when I make ridiculous guy jokes that I have gotten from my dad. My mother acted the same way, but I could care less. I left and followed Spike to see where he was going.
Turns out that he would go to the river right before the entrance to the Friendship School. He also was wearing some sort of a detective costume for some odd reason as if he was going to investigate a crime scene at a jewelry store. He said "Hey there, not handsome." Don't devalue yourself so much. I know that's hypocritical of me to say, but I really do care. It's difficult to explain. Rarity came over and said "Oh, Spike!" Oh dear. This is going to be wonderful. "My, what a fetching ensemble you've put together." Crime scenes are serious matters here. There's no time for joking around. Also, if you mean ensemble by costume, then you'll have to explain that better. "Very noir-esque." Can you please speak proper english here?! Nobody but you understands that. "I believe Shadow Spade herself would approve." No, she would slap you on the neck for joking around at a crime scene. Spike said "Uh… thanks." However, Rarity was undeterred and wasn't quite done yet. She said "But I wonder if you wouldn't mind taking it off." What, are you trying to flirt with him or something? That will just make things worse for him. Also, I'll tear your head right off if you dare try any funny business. I'm not his parent or anything, but he's way too young to be with a pony right now. I'm not saying that I would disapprove, I'm saying that he's just not of age yet. He'll get there eventually.
One more thing: I wouldn't actually tear off Rarity's head. I'm not stupid and she's my friend so I won't attempt that. Spike said nervously "What? Oh, I, uh… *mumbles something*" Rarity said "Sorry? You'll have to speak up; my ears are a bit clogged, or something." I think I know why. "It's just that I absolutely must have a model for my Phoenix feather dress and nopony else is available." I don't know about that. Not going to lie, he looks kinda hideous. I'm just saying! Calm down, people. Spike said "Sorry, Rarity, but I… I am super busy all day giving tours of the school." I wouldn't have said that. Suddenly, Pinkie said "Really? I thought I was giving tours today." Shouldn't you be in class teaching? "Guess not. Free day!" She threw the sign in the water and took off. The ponies looked over where we were and Spike lowered his body down in shame. You're screwed now. He picked up the sign and began walking really fast trying to show everyone the school while trying to get this done as soon as possible. He said "Classrooms are that way. Dorms are that way. Twilight's office is up there. This is a fountain." He dropped the sign and began scratching again. That is not going to help.
The pony said "Could you slow down a bit?" He has a reason for doing that. "We've come all this way to see the school." I'm sure you have. "I don't want to miss anything." Not really anything that interesting, but that's just me. Spike said "Oh. Um, yeah. *scratches some more* Sorry." This is not helping your case at all. The pony asked "Is something wrong?" Technically, yes. Spike said "What? Why? No!" Don't lie. We all know you are suffering from a stone scale breakout. The pony asked "Do all the dragons at this school suffer from scale issues?" All dragons go through this, but it's in their homeland where that happens. Spike is really the only dragon that's lived here most of his life with ponies. Spike said with a REALLY hoarse voice "I don't know." You could barely hear him. I could hear what he was saying though. The pony was confused and Spike said it again with a strained voice, but no one could hear him. Well, except me that is. The pony asked "I'm sorry, did you say "fireworks show?" No, you dimwit. He said quietly "I said *shouts very loudly* I don't know!" Dang, that was a quick volume shift. We continued moving on and next thing we know, we're in the library, but he was still yelling at the top of his voice. You don't do that in a library. They'll kick you out for that.
He said shouting "This is the school library! It's one of the most serene spots on campus where students can spend time in quiet reflection or study." That's quite the contradiction. Everyone looked at him in silence and he asked "What?" to which the pony with the hat pointed towards Smolder. She said "Can you please stop shouting? We're trying to do our homework and it's kind of distracting." Well, I think you're about to be surprised on why that's the case. Spike asked "Was I shouting?" Unfortunately, you were. Spike continued scratching and said "I have no idea what you're talking-" before letting out a massive fire burp that sent him flying in the air and burnt his clothes to ashes. He fell down and looked at himself before realizing that all of his body was covered in stone scales to which he retreated and got Smolder curious. She flew around, but didn't have to look much longer as Spike let out a giant fire burp that obviously gave away his location and was able to be easily found by Smolder. She opened the door and said "If you're trying to hide, you need to do a better job. All I had to do was follow the smoke." That's like trying to do a donut in front of a cop. It's so flipping obvious that you shouldn't do surprised pikachu when you get pulled over.
Spike wiped the smoke away and said annoyed in a hoarse voice "Leave me alone." Oh dear. Here we go with the volume shifts again. Smolder couldn't hear what he was saying and he kept repeating it several times, but to no avail. Smolder said "I can't under- Was that, "sleeves made of foam?" Where do all of these weird things come from? Oi vey. Spike said quietly "I said leave *says with shouting voice* me alone!" He then gagged and let out another massive fire burp that pretty much caked anything that was flammable. He groaned in frustration and Smolder said "Wow! I have seen some pretty bad molts in my time, but yours takes the cake." Gee. Thanks for the enthusiasm. Spike asked in confusion "Molts?" to which Smolder replied "The molt? Super painful stone scales, fire burps, uncontrollable volume shifts? It's all part of growing up dragon. Congrats!" She slapped him in the back and he let out a cry of pain to which Smolder said "Oh. Sorry." That scared the crap out of Spike and I think I can know why. He said "No, no, no, no, no! The last time I grew up, I turned into a giant, greedy monster!" That's different. You were consumed by greed and any dragon can suffer that. This is something natural that all dragons go through. Basically, it's considered dragon puberty. Smolder nodded and said "Greed-induced bigness. That's totally different. The molt is completely normal. Every dragon goes through it. Pretty soon you'll leave and strike out on your own." I don't think Twilight will let that happen.
Spike said "Why would I do that?" You wouldn't. Smolder said "Have you been living with ponies your whole life?" Yes, and there's nothing he could do about that. It's not his fault, so don't press him about that or else I'll 1v1 you. I know that's considered an unfair advantage, but pressing your own species about something they couldn't control is not okay. I don't tolerate that. Not here nor anywhere else in my kingdom. Spike nodded his head and Smolder said "Oh. Well, in the Dragonlands, a molter's loved ones kicks them out at the first stone scale." That's mean, but dragons are greedy and competitive, so what do you expect? Spike asked "What? Why?" Because that's just what they do. Smolder said "I think it's biological." Screw that crap. I could care less if it's biological or not. You don't do that. If I were Dragon Lord, I would exterminate that and I don't care what the other dragons say because I could silence them easily with the Bloodstone scepter. "We call it the "Molt Effect." I haven't even told you about the smell." I can only imagine how that smells. Spike said "Smell? *smells his armpits* Agh!" Yeah, one whiff of that and boy is that disgusting! Smolder said "Yeah. I mean, I loved my brother and all, but one whiff and I was all, "See ya!"
Smolder sniffed Spike for a second and said "Speaking of which…" But Spike grabbed her tail and said "Wait! Does the Molt Effect happen to ponies, too?" I don't think so. Twilight cares about you too much to let that happen. "Twilight already asked me to leave the castle today." Yeah, because she didn't want you to cause any more damage even though it's made of crystal and not wood. "If she kicks me out, where am I going to live?" I doubt she'll do that. "I'm too young to grow up!" That's what every kid says these days. Smolder said "I'm sure you'll find a nice hoard of gems to guard or a village to terrorize, though now that dragons and ponies are friends, I guess that off the table." Yeah, otherwise, I'll take that head of yours and feed it to the timberwolves. Spike asked "So no creature is gonna want to be around me?" I wouldn't say that. Spike said "Oh, I didn't say that. That molt stench is a magnet for predators, Tatzlwurms, Hydras, Rocs." That was some sort of emphasis. Spike asked "Dragons are scared of rocks?" Not that kind of rocks. Smolder said "R-O-C-S. Rocs. Humongous birds of prey that can snack on a molting dragon like candy." Dang. I could probably fight that creature easily and defeat it.
Spike said in a hoarse voice "So, Twilight's kicking me out and the only creatures who don't find me disgusting want to eat me?" Oof. Smolder said "Seriously, I heard none of that." I guess that's expected. Spike said in a shouting voice "Twilight's kicking me out and the only creatures who don't find me disgusting want to eat me?!" That's pretty messed up. Smolder said "Congrats!" Not really. Suddenly, Pinkie opened the door and said in a super loud voice "Hey! Is this the shouting closet?! Because I've got a free day and I'm totally up for some SHOUTING! *sniffs the room* Also, where is that brussel sprouts covered in cotton candy smell coming from?" That's an understatement. "Because it is really interesting." I doubt that. Spike went to Zecora and I followed him. He said "I didn't know where else to go. I can't take the chance that Twilight will kick me out." I said standing next to him "I doubt that Twilight will kick you out. I know her personality and that's not part of her. Spike rolled her eyes and said "You aren't feeling any molt effects, are you?" I'm not. Thanks for asking.
Zecora looked at him and gagged because of the smell. She said "When it comes to break outs, I've seen all circumstances. But as for the molt smell, let's not take any chances." She put on clothes pins to drive away the smell. Spike kept scratching and I rolled my eyes. He said "Is there anything you can do to cure me?" I doubt that. Zecora said "The ailments you have aren't something to cure." Told ya. "The molt's a condition that dragons endure." Exactly. It's just like how a lot of teenagers suffer acne when going through puberty. Spike said "But if anypony sees, or smells me right now, they'll be so grossed out, they'll avoid me forever!" I wouldn't. Sure, you may stink, but that won't let me stay away from you. Zecora said "Perhaps we can lessen this strange molt-effect, the smell is the most likely cause I suspect." I guess. Spike said in a quiet voice "It's all so embarrassing." I bet it is. Zecora said "I know you are speaking but I can't hear a thing." Why am I the only one that can hear things from Spike when he talks so quietly? "Are you talking about teaching asparagus to sing?" I couldn't hold it anymore. I laughed hysterically because of how dumb it sounds and how she said it. I said while laughing "I-I'm sorry. It-It's just so… Teaching asparagus to sing HAHAHAHAHA! OH HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!" I kept laughing and laughing and the thing is that I can't feel the pain right now because my magic is so powerful that it blocks out any pain so no matter what happens, I can keep laughing.
10 minutes later…
Finally, I stopped laughing and they both just stared at me. I said "I really am sorry for laughing for like 10 minutes straight, but it honestly was that funny. Please forgive me for that. I'll try not to do it again." Zecora nodded and Spike said "I said it's *shouts in super loud voice* embarrassing!" Dang, that's loud. Zecora put cotton balls in her ears and said "If the goal is to not have your friends all depart, perhaps your volume is where we should start." Spike said something but his stomach grumbled again and something was coming. I picked him up and he let out a fire burp heating up the cauldron. Eww. That burp really does stink. He sighed and groaned, but we had a bigger problem. Rarity said through the door "Zecora? Hello? Are you there?" Oh crap. Spike said loudly "I can't let Rarity see me like this! Please don't let her know I'm here!" Hmm. Idea. I picked up with my magic and put him in the basket and said "Be quiet. Stay there." I nodded towards Zecora for the green light and she opened the door. Rarity said "Oh, dear. I'm talking even louder than I thought, aren't I?" I said "Yeah, you kinda are."
Rarity said "Oh hi Zachary. I couldn't hear anything you just said." I rolled my eyes and put words on a screen as I was moving my mouth up and down and she understood. Zecora said "I have volume concerns today by the scores, but it seems that I'm ready with yours." I guess. Rarity said "I'm sorry. I can't seem to hear anything." Of course, you can't. "I was hoping you could help." This will be fun. "I have no idea what happened." I think I might have an idea on what happened. "One minute I was sewing Phoenix feathers onto a dress and the next, I couldn't hear my own voice." That doesn't sound too great. Zecora said "Ah, the feathers of that bird can affect pony's ears." Gee, I wonder why. "It's a magic ailment I've treated for years." Oh, I didn't know that. I'm being serious this time. No sarcasm. I promise. I saw Spike open the lid and I motioned for him not to do that, but he ignored me. Rarity said "I only know you're talking because your mouth is going up and down." How wonderful. "Agh! Oh, goodness! I hope that incredibly pungent odor belongs to some sort of magical curative!" How about you keep your mouth shut? "I hope you're not busy, but I must have my hearing back." You'll get it eventually. "It turns out that I talk to myself while I sew and without that conversation, I simply can't think!" That is just wonderful. I think Zecora has something.
Speaking of which, Zecora said "It's a simple cure and the directions are clear, just one or two drops in each of your ears." I think that will work. Rarity put the drops in her ears and said "Oh, thank you! You're an ear saver!" Har har. Very funny. Best pun I've ever heard. NOT. "Oh! And while I am here, do you have any blemish cream? Spike is having some scale issues." You think? Spike had said really loudly "You have no IDEA!" DANG IT SPIKE! YOU HAD ONE JOB AND YOU COULDN'T EVEN DO THAT! YOU ARE GOING TO BLOW YOUR COVER! I tried to divert her, but Rarity said "I think I heard something. Your cure is working already!" Oh dear. Rarity started walking over, but Zecora diverted her away. She said "The cream that you want is just over here. It's a popular potion for all creatures this year. Spike got out of the basket and I teleported him outside so he wouldn't get caught. Rarity said "Ah, thank you, Zecora." Your welcome. "I don't mean to be rude, but I think your hut could use an airing out." Get out of here. I said "Keep your opinions to yourself, Rarity. Now get out." Rarity ignored me and kept walking. Once she was gone, Zecora said "Rarity's gone, there's no need to hide, Agh! Though I wonder if we should continue outside?"
Suddenly, I saw Spike shaking in fear under some sort of mask and Zecora said "Can't treat your symptoms down there on the ground. It's safe to come out, there's no ponies around." I doubt that's the case. Spike said "I'm not hiding from ponies. I'm hiding from THAT!" I turned around and found a giant Roc that looked like it was an eagle trying to eat prey or something. It made a screeching noise, and I went into battle mode. I responded by letting out a loud roar and began pouncing it. The Roc tried using it's claws to kill me, but I dodged it and used my teeth to bite him and suck out blood which only made me stronger. I know that's gross, but it's a battle so who cares? The Roc started flying away and I came after it. However, I heard Spike say "Did I forget to mention the molt smell attracts predators?" Of course it does, and I'm attacking one of them right now because no one hurts my friends and NO ONE CAN STAND AGAINST ME! So, yeah. Zecora said "That's something that would have been quite nice to know, but it's not worth discussing right now, we should go!" The Roc scratched me with it's claws which I let out a roar of pain for that one, but I scratched him across the face giving a scar right above his right eye. Spike and Zecora fled, but the Roc came after them. Not on my watch!
I heard Spike say "It's only after me. I'll lead it away while you get help!" You have help right here. "This way, birdy, bird! Molting dragon over here!" He ran up into the tree, but the Roc pulled off the leaves with his claws. Spike said "Ok, maybe this wasn't a good plan!" Probably not. At least I'm getting somewhere. Zecora had said "You can't hide in a tree, you have to come down. We stand a much better chance on the ground!" She's right, but since I have wings, I can attack this bird like with trying to kill the Ender Dragon. Zecora ran over to the tree and got picked up by the Roc. OH NO YOU'RE NOT! GET BACK HERE! Spike said "Zecora! Bring her back!" The stone scales started to glow and he began itching even more. The Roc tried to grab him with his other claw, but I managed to blast him back in time so Spike could get away. Unfortunately, he ran straight into Rarity and fell down. She asked "Oh, Spike, what are you doing here?" Trying to get away from a giant predator that's trying to eat him and a lion that's holding him back? Yeah, sounds about right. Spike said in desperation "Rarity, you have to get out of here; there's a giant Roc trying to eat me and I don't know how much longer Zachary can hold him back! It's got Zecora!"
Rarity pushed him away and said "Yes. What? I was just at Zecora's, but I'm heading back." Why are you doing that? "I can't read these instructions." Of course you can't. "Does this say two drops once a day, or one drop twice a day?" We don't have time to discuss that! I'm in battle here with a giant predator that's trying to my friend and you are here discussing instructions with the tool you're using because of EAR PROBLEMS! Spike said "Rarity, there's no time! We have to get help!" You have help right here! Sure, I may be struggling a little bit, but I just need to find it's weak spot so I can defeat it in time. Rarity didn't hear squat and said "Yes, my ears are completely clogged!" How dumb are you? Why Spike, your stone scales look worse!" Yeah, you think? "Oh, here, I picked up just the thing." Then, the Roc captured Rarity and had Spike hanging onto the claw by his tail and I grew more angry. Of course, Rarity had to scream and Zecora said "Oh, I wish you'd escaped either claw of this bird, but both of us trapped in the same one's absurd!" That sure is. Rarity only said "What?" We're not repeating that again. Spike became angry and said "Let my ponies go!" The Roc wasn't having any of it and started attacking him with his mouth trying to pick him apart, but he had more indigestion and let out a massive fire burp which scared the Roc and let go of him. He fell and scraped his back against the tree which felt nice for a second, but he began to scratch his scales again.
Suddenly, Twilight had come over and noticed what had happened to him. She asked him "Spike? What are you doing?" What do you think is going on? Spike said "If my stone scales didn't itch so much and we weren't in immediate danger, this would be really embarrassing." Twilight looked at him confused and asked "Danger?" Just to answer her question, the bird took me and slammed me against the tree before he flew off. I let out a massive roar and took off after him. Twilight said "I was headed to Zecora's to get some cream for your scales. I had no idea you were-" before Spike said "About to be eaten by a giant predator attracted to my molt smell?!" Yep. Twilight asked "Molt smell?" before the Roc came down to attack Twilight again, but I wasn't letting that happen. I sprung out my fangs and tore at his skin which he cried out in pain and tried to pick me apart, but I scratched him across the face before he could do that. Rarity had managed to scream out Twilight's name and I kept attacking the Roc. I heard Twilight say "Was that Rarity?" It sure was. Spike said "And Zecora. I tried to save them, but it's all I can do to stop scratching long enough to dive out of the way when that bird attacks! Also, I don't know how much longer Zachary can hold up. He appears to get weaker as time goes on." That's not true, but it's difficult.
I could tell Twilight was not happy and began zapping magic at the Roc which all he did was fly away but I was too fast for him, so I kept attacking him. I heard Rarity say "This isn't the first time I've been in the clutches of a horrible giant creature, but it doesn't get any easier!" Oh please. We don't have time for that. Spike kept scratching his scales, but they suddenly disappeared. He said "Ah! Finally! I didn't think that itching would ever stop." I don't think it ends there. Suddenly, his body turned to stone and he started to panic. That's pretty terrifying, but I think something is happening. He said "What's happening? I can't mo-" before getting cut off by being completely encased in stone. That worried me a bit, but I had to keep fighting. I may be down, but never out. Suddenly, the stone broke and Spike had something new on his back. He said "What just happened?" Wait. Those are wings. He just got wings?! That's pretty cool. He had completed puberty which was probably a relief. I'm jealous because puberty takes years for humans, but just a couple of hours for dragons. "Did I just sprout wings?" Yes, you did. "I JUST SPROUTED WINGS!" That's wonderful, but how about you help us out here?! I summoned fangs at his claw and Twilight blasted her magic at it and we were able to hit the Roc which made his claw drop, but Rarity and Zecora were still holding on for dear life which wasn't good. Spike gasped and said "I've gotta help them!" Yeah, you do. Now get up here before we all die and Twilight kills someone because I died in battle.
He had some struggles, but was able to figure it out and start flying. Uh, down here Spike. He looked down and said "Oops!" He flew down next to Twilight and she was shocked. She asked "Spike? How did you get wings?" We don't have time for that! Spike said "I don't know! But they're pretty aweso- Whoa!" He fell down, but came back up. Suddenly, I let out a roar of pain as the Roc hit me pretty hard, but I snarled at him and let out a massive roar that shook the Earth and began blasting him as hard as I could while trying to eat him at this point because of how much he drove me nuts. He tried to snag Twilight and Spike again, but my magic was so powerful that it threw him off course and barely missed them. I heard Twilight ask "Do you think you can fly up and distract him while I work on freeing Zecora and Rarity?" Spike nodded and dashed over at the bird. Be careful, Spike! My magic has reached kill mode and it will wipe out anyone from existence if caught in it's range. He said "Hey, giant chicken! If you like dragons so much, come and get me!" The Roc became furious and tried to snag him with his mouth, but Spike was too quick for him. He spun in circles which made the Roc dizzy and when he stopped feeling nauseous, Spike said "Greetings."
The Roc screeched again, but Spike had something coming. He made his stomach growl and let out a massive fire burp which the Roc screeched in fear and disgust and let go of Zecora and Rarity but they were falling. Twilight said "Spike!" and rushed down to save both of them. Spike had flown down to save them while the Roc was left like a burnt piece of toast. Okay. Time to finish off this nasty predator. Only am I the TRUE PREDATOR! I used my magic to make myself grow to the size of a mansion and the Roc looked at me in shock. I could sniff the fear in his eyes. I let out a roar that shook the Earth once more and blasted him with my magic in kill mode. It had killed him and I began picking him apart for an afternoon snack. Yeah, I know that is disgusting, but he was trying to eat my friends several times, so that's what he gets. I shrunk back down to normal size and flew back down after devouring my snack. They all looked at me in shock and I said "What? When you have a giant predator that is trying to eat your friends, I have to do the same thing." They stood there for a few more seconds before Twilight hugged me to death again. I'm going to die one of these days from that. She asked me all these ridiculous questions and crap like that but I said I was fine. After all that crap, Zecora said "I know that the molt produced surprising things, but I'm glad that the last was a new pair of wings!"
Rarity said "Yes, and also I'm glad you've got wings." I said "Could you lower your volume so that my ears don't bleed to death? I just fought and ate a predator for crying out loud!" They looked at me and Twilight asked me "You eat that thing?" I said "Of course. I had to get rid of it somehow and I was able to get my source of red meat for today. And no, that is not cannibalism because I need red meat to survive, so don't jump to that conclusion." Twilight said "Okay. Anyways, this is amazing! I didn't know if you would ever get wings." I did. "I'm so happy for you." As am I. The next stage of your life has begun. "Does it have something to do with this "molt" you were talking about?" I said "Pretty much. Basically, it's a fancy word for puberty. Although usually, it takes years, not a couple of hours." Spike sighed and said "It's what's been going on with me. The break out, the fire burps. The molt is when dragons get older and start to change. I wish I could stop it, but I can't." No one can. That's just life. "I should go." I don't think so. Twilight was confused and she looked at me for a second before giving her a look that said "He's afraid you'll kick him out." She looked back at Spike and said "Go? What are you talking about?" She obviously knew the answer, but she wanted to see if Spike would tell the truth. Hmm. Took a page out of my playbook. Nice one, Twilight.
Spike said "In the Dragonlands, families make molters leave home. It's called the Molt Effect." I said "That's in the Dragonlands. This is Equestria. Do you honestly think Twilight would kick you out of the castle just because you're growing older?" Spike opened his mouth, but had no response. "That's what I thought. I highly doubt that Twilight would ever do that to you." Twilight said "He's right. I don't want you going anywhere." See? She cares for him too much. Spike says "But I'm growing up." I said "So what? That doesn't make any difference how your family loves you. I used to think the very same thing, but then I realized that my family's love for me wouldn't change regardless of how old I am." Spike said "But what if something worse happens?" I said "We have fixes for that. If you think that you'll turn into a rampaging monster again, then you're wrong because you'll know better than to do that. It might seem difficult at times, but you just have to stay true to yourself and keep resisting the temptation." Twilight said "He's right again. You're supposed to grow up, but you'll always be you. And whatever happens, we'll get through it together." I said "Also, we have a group of friends that can reel you back into the light if you shall ever turn to darkness, so don't worry." Spike came up and hugged Twilight and oh! He pulled me in too. Okay. That's unexpected. But I'm not complaining.
After he was done hugging us, he flew up and said "Woohoo! Yeah! Look at me! Let's go home!" He hopped on Twilight's back and she asked him "Uh, I don't need to carry you anymore, do I? You have wings." She has a point. Spike said "They are new!" So? "And I don't wanna overdo it." Sure, okay. Whatever. Me and Twilight looked at each other and rolled our eyes at that statement because of how ridiculous that sounded. We went back to the castle and for some reason, Spike went over to Rarity's which only left me and Twilight alone again. I could care less though. I was walking down the halls when suddenly I felt cramps in my stomach. Twilight seemed to have noticed and asked me "Zach? Are you feeling okay?" I said "Yeah, I'm fine. Nothing too serious." I felt the pains again and it hurt more than the last. Twilight said "Yeah, you're not fine." Before I could argue, she looked at me to see where the pain was coming from. Turns out I had blood flowing from inside my wings, on top of my back, and under my stomach. She gasped at this and immediately began treating me. This is embarrassing. Twilight shook her head and said "Why must you always get yourself hurt in battle?" I said "Because our friends were about to be eaten by a giant predator and I was saving them."
Twilight said "But not at the price of losing you." I said "Twilight. I'm immortal. I can't die. Oh wait. Immortal beings can die in battle. That's their one weak spot. Dang it. I guess I had forgotten about that." Twilight nodded her head and said "That's why I'm so concerned about you all the time. I'm not really the biggest fan of your royal title, but that's what's been given to you. That doesn't mean I have to like it." I said "Fair enough. But I get stronger each day, so the chances are lower as time passes by." Twilight said "I know, but that won't stop me from worrying about you." I sighed and said "You never do change, do you? Always the same, but I still care anyways." Twilight said "And I still care about you." She rested her head under my chin and did the thing you know from Lion King where they do that cuddling thing or something. You know what I mean. After that, we looked outside at the stars and stayed close to one another. Eventually, Twilight fell asleep and I followed her soon after. Maybe things will be fine. I wonder what the next stage of life will be like.
AN: Once again, I post on a Monday. *sighs* I have a good reason this time. I went on a mini vacation to the other side of Virginia in a town called Chincoteague which is near Ocean City, MD. It was a very nice place, and I had a good time. Don't worry. I don't have any COVID symptoms. I feel fine. It's all good. Anyways, I guess some haters won't back off. It's pretty much laughable at this point because of the amount of stupidity that is reeking from it. For anyone that is worried, I'm not leaving this website. I love making fanfictions about MLP and it's just something fun I like to do. I understand not everyone will like it, and that's fine. I'm not forcing you to read this. If you want to read this, that's great. If you don't, that's okay too. So maybe that will get them to back off. I don't know. We'll see. And if any haters think they can take me down from the website, I have one thing to say: COME THE HECK AT ME! Anyways, enough of that crap. Hope you guys enjoyed this chapter.
Next Chapter: Tutoring! The CMC's want to get admitted into the School of Friendship, but Twilight won't let them because they are already enrolled in school and don't really need teaching of that. Upset, they try to find other ways to get in. However, when they come across a student named Cozy Glow, they see it as an opportunity to try and prove that they can get into the school. They don't know this will come back to bite them later. Will they be able to be admitted into the school, or will it still not be enough?
Until then, my fellow readers
