Chapter 10 Secret of My Excess
"Are you ready to do this?" Twilight asked Chase.
"You know me, girl." Chase said with a smile as Twilight giggled.
Chase lit his horn. Inside of the Library, Twilight used her horn to light up some candles and closed up all the window curtains. She and Chase had determined looks on their faces as they made their horns glow together. With her eyes closed, Twilight pulled off all the books from the shelves, and then levitated some into the air and made them move about like they were in two invisible conveyor belts.
"No distractions," said Twilight, "Today is too important. Re-shelving day!"
"Name it and I'll shelf it," said Chase, ready for action as Twilight wiped her brow.
"Understanding Medieval Equestria goes in Pony History," said Twilight aloud as she and Chase put the books on their proper shelves, "Modern Spellcasting. That's Classics."
"The Art of Ruling 1000 Years goes in...Pony Politics?" said Chase since he wasn't as good at Library organization as Twilight was.
"Correct, Best friend," said Twilight, "The Art of the To-Do List...Actually I've been wanting to read that again."
"Forget it, Twilight," said Chase as he put away some other books, "The last time you read that one you were creating to-do lists to create a to-do list."
"That's only because I was distracting myself from missing you," said Twilight, "You're with me this time so I don't get too obsessed with making to-do lists anymore. And I still practice with you all of the time."
"Well, when we get to practice your skills, just leave me a message when your ready. Okay?" Chase asked with a smile.
"Yes, sweetie." Twilight said with a smirk.
Chase rolled his eyes but still smiled as they continued their work. Then they heard someone chuckling and it made a bunch of the books hovering in the air to fall on top of them. Spike came downstairs carrying a rather large red gem in the shape of a heart. He was currently cuddling it, gazing at it, and then used a tuning fork to test it and then giggled to himself.
"Spike!" said Twilight as she poked her head out of a pile of books, "what are you laughing at?"
"Did Pinkie sneak in here again to practice her comedy routine?" Chase asked as he popped his own head out of the pile of books.
"No," said Spike, "This little beauty is my birthday present to myself! It's a fire ruby!"
Chase gave a low whistle.
"Now that's a beauty of a gem," said Chase, impressed.
"I've been aging it for months, and it's almost ripe," said Spike as he headed downstairs.
Then he stepped on a dropped book on the step below and tumbled to the floor. His red gem went into the air but he managed to catch it with his tail. He giggled to himself and then noticed all the books on the floor.
"Hey, you took my advice!" said Spike, "Just use the floor as one big shelf."
Twilight and Chase just growled at him.
Guess they could forget not having any distractions while they worked today.
*Main theme*
As Chase and Twilight got back to work, and Spike continued to admire his fire ruby. There was the sudden sound of light knocking on the door.
"Hellooo?" said the voice before peeking in through the door. It was Rarity.
"Anypony home? Twilight? Chase?" said Rarity as she let herself inside and then gasped when she saw Spike polishing his gem, "Is that a fire ruby?! Huh, that must be at least twenty carats! No inclusions, prestine facets..."
Rarity could see her reflection as she started into it, her eyes sparkling at the sight as she gave it a good look over.
"And totally delicious," Spike added.
Twilight and Chase were feeling a little annoyed at their conversation.
"Uhh...if you guys don't mind?" said Twilight as she and Chase were continuing their work.
"Yeah, Rarity." Chase added. "Did come by for a reason besides to admire his gem?"
"Oh, uh, of course," said Rarity as she recomposed herself and turned to face the two ponies, "I just came by to see if you had any books on historical fashion..." Rarity then remembered what Spike had said and saw him run a finger over the gem and lick his finger.
"Did you say...delicious?" Rarity asked rather baffled.
"Sure did!" said Spike as he cuddled the gem against his cheek, "Next week's my birthday, and this is my birthday dinner."
Spike walked off as Rarity watched him with a devastated look on her face. She just couldn't handle the idea of such a rare and precious gem being used for dragon food. Her thoughts were interrupted when a book came hovering next to her and made her lean back a bit.
"Start with this one," said Twilight bluntly as she walked past her.
"Thanks, Twilight," said Rarity, "I've got a feeling ruffled taffeta capes are going to make a huge comeback this season, and I want to be ahead of the game..."
As Rarity was speaking and skimming through the book with her magic, Twilight went back to putting the books away. Rarity discreetly looked back at Spike and his gem, biting her fore-hoof as she saw him cuddling it next to the pink box he had been keeping it safe in.
"Rarity," said Chase quietly, "You're not thinking of...charming Spike into giving you the gem are you?"
Rarity just looked aghast, but Chase glared at her before she sighed in defeat.
"Look at this from my point of view, darling," said Rarity, "do you want to see such a rare and nearly perfect gem end up in a dragon's stomach?"
"It's his gem Rarity," said Chase, "He can do what he wants with it, Besides, do you..."
"I do know that he has crush on me," said Rarity quietly, "It's not like he hasn't hidden his affections for me after all."
Chase rolled his eyes.
"Just don't do anything you might regret if something happens to Spike." Chase said sternly before going back to work.
Rarity just sighed but still eyeballed the gem for a bit longer as the little dragon set it into its box.
"I hope it's as tasty as it is beautiful, Spike," said Rarity at last, rubbing a hoof on the ground, "I've never seen anything quite so stunning before."
Chase just shook his head. As much as Rarity was trying to make casual conversation, he could tell she was buttering him up a bit.
"Gosh...You really like it, huh?" said Spike quietly as she looked at the gem.
"Like it?" said Rarity, "it's magnificent."
Rarity didn't hold back as she flicked her curly mane, batted her eyelashes and smiled at him. Spike just sighed as he looked at his gem once more and held it close.
"Don't let her force you into giving it up, Spike," Chase warned and ignored Rarity's dirty look, "It's your gem. You decide what to do with it, not her."
Spike sighed.
"Well, this is my decision," He replied as he held the gem and placed it in Rarity's hoof, "Then you should have it. This beautiful gem was meant to be with you."
As much as Rarity hoped to get the gem, she was still surprised to see Spike actually give it to her and could see by his face that giving up such a special gem wasn't an easy decision.
"I don't know what to say..." said Rarity, deeply touched as she paced about the room holding the gem with her magic, "This is so thoughtful. Oh, my little Spikey-wikey!"
She then gave Spike a kiss on the cheek, leaving a lipstick mark on it. Spike froze the moment he felt Rarity's lips there before tumbling into his back in a splash of floating hearts.
"Thank you so much," said Rarity as she left the library bouncing away like Pinkie.
Chase and Twilight watched Rarity leave.
"Wow, Spike," said Twilight, feeling touched herself, "that's one of the kindest, most generous things you've ever done. I've never seen Rarity so happy!"
"I will never wash this cheek again," said Spike in a loved dazed sigh as he lay on the floor and giggled.
Twilight chuckled to herself.
"It feels so good to get a kiss from the girl you're crushing on doesn't it, Spike?" Chase added as Spike nodded in agreement.
Then Twilight kissed Chase on his cheek as he blushed red a bit. Spike saw it and snapped out of his daze with a shake of his head.
"What?!" Spike asked in surprise. "You don't fall down the way I do?!"
"Just because Twilight and I are dating doesn't mean I'm lovesick all of the time." Chase said with a glare before he looked at Twilight with a sweet smile. "Besides I may have gotten over my crush on her long ago, but I still love her."
"Oh, Chase." Twilight said with a smile as she giggled.
(Scene changes)
A week later, the books had been shelved and Twilight and Chase were setting up the main area for Spike's birthday party. While Twilight was finishing up in the main room, Chase, Jade, and Sunray were in the kitchen finishing up the party food and treats.
"Just about finished, Spike?" Twilight asked as the little dragon was busy setting up some decorations above the bookshelves as he stood on top of a ladder.
"There. Perfect!" said Spike as he made his way down, "Everything is perfect!"
"Not quite everything," said Twilight as she approached carrying a cloth with her magic and handed it to Spike.
"A washcloth?" said Spike, "I don't get it." Twilight gave him a stern glare and Spike soon figured out why Twilight had given that to him.
"Ah, no way, Twilight!" Spike protested as he dropped the cloth and backed away, "I said I wasn't gonna wash the cheek Rarity kissed, and I meant it!"
Spike turned his head, revealing a very dirty and grimy cheek with faded lipstick on it. Twilight then grabbed the washcloth and dug a hoof into the floor. Spike looked at her with one eye before running off. Twilight started to chase after him.
"It's over, Spike!" Twilight declared, "I'm cleaning that cheek!"
"It's mine!" said Spike, gasping for breath as he tried to run away, but Twilight used her teleportation magic to bring him back towards her, but Spike refused to stop trying to run off before Twilight could wipe his cheek, "Stop it!"
"Never!" Twilight protested as she kept teleporting Spike back toward her again and again.
"Twilight...!" Spike shouted as he took off once more.
Twilight then tried to teleport him back, but somehow ended up summoning Pinkie into the library. Pinkie blew her party hooter and zipped away.
"Happy birthday!" Pinkie shouted to Spike as he had his back against a wall.
Pinkie blew her party hooter again and then a trumpet blast was heard. The moment Spike was distracted Twilight managed to wipe his cheek clean before he could get away. Twilight walked away pleased with herself as she carried the dirty cloth away despite Spike's look of disappointment.
"Pinkie, did you somehow get in here by Twilight?" Chase asked as he peeked into the room from Twilight's kitchen.
"Yup." Pinkie answered with a smile.
Chase chuckled.
"Party time, woo-hoo!" Pinkie shouted as she stood on her hind legs and tossed some confetti as the rest of their friends arrived, each of them holding a present.
While Rainbow's dumbbell was rather obvious, the rest of Spike's gifts were hidden inside of some nicely wrapped packages. Spike was stunned.
"Are those...for me?" said Spike in surprise.
"You bet they are, birthday boy," said Applejack, as she gave him her present.
"Happy birthday, Spike," said Fluttershy as she placed her gift on top of the pile and Pinkie placed her present on top of Fluttershy's.
Rarity then set hers on top of the three gifts and then Rainbow dropped her dumbbell on top of the packages. Spike wobbled a bit before he crashed to the floor, dropping all the gifts around him. The ponies all took notice that Spike was just eyeballing all the presents with a puzzled look on his face.
"Don't you know you get presents on your birthday," Rainbow asked.
"Well, actually, this is my first birthday in Ponyville," Spike answered and then added with a bored tone, "...I usually get just one present...from Twilight. A book."
It was at that moment, Twilight was coming down with the exact present Spike had mentioned wrapped up in some ribbon. A sheep bleat was heard as Twilight's smiled and blushed in embarrassment as she tucked the book behind her and backed away from everypony as they just looked at her. Chase just shook his head.
"I tell Twilight every year to come shopping with me," Chase said aloud, "but nooooo..."Spike always loves getting a book from me" she tells me. (SMACK) Ouch!"
Chase then felt the book Twilight was holding hit him square in the side of his head. Chase glared and rubbed his head as Twilight gave him a dirty, but embarrassed glare.
"Hey, I forgot!" said Spike, "Chase gives me a present too! His presents every year are always so cool!"
"You got that right little buddy," said Chase as he pulled out a jiu jitsu comic book from behind him and handed it to Spike with his magic as Jade and Sunray appeared with their own gifts to Spike. "And Jade and Sunray have gifts I think you might like."
"Oh sweet, I've been meaning to get this one," said Spike and then felt something behind the wrapped comic book, he grabbed the sheet of paper and gasped, "Is this a...subscription paper?!"
"Uh-huh," said Chase, "This means you'll get this issue and issues after that for the next two years."
"Awesome!" Spike replied excitedly and gave the pony a warm hug, "Thanks, Chase!
"You're welcome Spike," Chase replied as he hugged him back, "Happy birthday!"
The others awed, except for Twilight, who was still fuming over being upstaged...again.
"Speaking of presents," said Rarity, showing off her newly made purple cape, "This is from my new line of taffeta capes. I'm going to make one for each of you five girls!"
"Wow, they're great!" said the rest of the ponies impressively.
"I've been inspired by the generosity of my little Spikey-wikey," said Rarity as she showed off a new gold necklace that had a familiar red gem in the middle of it, "who gave me this beautiful fire ruby, one of the kindest acts I've ever experienced. Mmm."
Spike was taken aback as he looked at the red gem before Rarity pulled him close and nuzzled his cheek in appreciation.
(Scene changes)
Unknown to all of them, Zhao was observing them from the orb. He smirked evilly as Kai stood by his side.
"Well, if Spike has something on his mind to make it his best birthday ever, we shall give him what we want." Zhao said while rubbing his hands together deviously. He turned to Kai and said. "Bring out crystals of Salazar. It's time for Spike to mature in an evil sporting beast."
"Yes, master." Kai responded back before he went off screen somewhere else as Zhao continued to watch the orb with an evil smile.
(Scene changes)
In the library, it wasn't much longer before Spike had opened the rest of his presents. What had appeared to be just a few packages ended up becoming a large mountain of gifts from toys, to a scooter, a mirror, a painting, instruments, books, flowers, and even a rubber chicken. Chase was beginning to wonder if he should have given everypony those magic "bottomless" gift boxes after all. However, he did see the happiness on Spike's face and decided to confront the issue later. At the moment Spike was looking through another box, even poking his head out of the bottom as he pulled out a green and yellow checker patterned blanket.
"Applejack, I can't think you enough for this great blanket," said Spike as he hugged the orange pony while she was snacking on an apple, "I really needed a new one."
"C'mon, Spike, you already thanked me fifteen times," said Applejack, feeling a little uncomfortable as she pulled him off, "I'm startin' to get a little embarrassed."
Twilight and Jade just giggled to each other.
"I know I keep thanking you guys," said Spike, "But I'm just so grateful. I wish this party could last forever." Everypony smiled at him and Pinkie was just bouncing on top of a balloon when she heard what Spike had said and popped the balloon as she landed on it.
"Duh!" said Pinkie, shoving and knocking over Applejack and Twilight as she waved her hooves about, "The party can't last forever 'cause you have to go to Sugarcube Corner, 'cause the Cakes said they have a special surprise for you, 'cause it's your birthday!"
"No way!" Spike exclaimed excitedly, knocking Pinkie over as he rushed for the exit of the Library.
"I said the party couldn't last forever," said Pinkie as she lay on the floor, "but it doesn't need to end right now!"
SLAM!
Pinkie was too late. Spike had already left and was on his way towards the Sugarcube Corner.
(Scene changes)
Spike quickly made his way to the front counter as Mrs. Cake was picking up a cake from the front counter and placed it on her head.
"Hi, Mr. and Mrs. Cake!" said Spike as he bounced excitedly on his feet.
"There's the dragon of the hour!" said Mr. Cake as he approached the counter himself, "Happy Birthday, Spike!"
"Thanks," said Spike.
"When we found out it was your birthday," said Mrs. Cake, "we couldn't resist trying out a new recipe: sapphire!"
Mrs. Cake ducked back down into the pantry and presented Spike with a cupcake that had blue frosting and sapphire gems on it.
"Wow!" said Spike as he smiled and looked at the cupcake hungrily.
"Thank you so much," he added once he was outside the shop and waved goodbye and thank you with one hand and held his new treat with the other. The Cakes waved back before returning back inside to continue their work.
"Man," said Spike to himself, "first I get a bunch of great presents, and now an amazing sapphire cupcake! Hohoh, what a day! Whoa!"
Spike was so busy talking to himself and staring at his cupcake that he didn't see a pony walking in the opposite direction and crashed into them. His cupcake went into air but he managed to save it with his long tongue. He then noticed who he bumped into as she looked rather dazed and her groceries were all on the ground.
"Oh my gosh!" said Spike, "I'm so sorry, Miss Cheerilee."
"That's okay," said Cheerilee, "What's got you so excited?" Spike cautiously looks around before he quickly gobbled up his cupcake.
"Pinkie Pie told me that I should come see the Cakes," Spike said with his mouth full as he helped pick up the dropped items, "so they could give me a cake 'cause it's my birthday today."
"Well, happy birthday, Spike!" said Cheerilee, "I wish I had something to give you!" She quietly pondered for a moment, "Uh...oh! Here you go!" Cheerilee reached into her brown bag and pulled out a light gray fedora had that had a red band and feather and placed it on Spike's head.
"Wow, really?" said Spike surprised.
"Sure!" Cheerilee answered, "Everypony should get fun gifts on their birthday! Have a great birthday, Spike!" Spike wasted no time jumping into the air and gave Cheerilee a hug to say thank you before she headed on her way with her groceries on her back.
"I wish every day was my birthday," Spike sighed happily as he tugged the edges of his new hat.
Then all of a sudden something stung him on the back from behind, making him go stunned for a bit before he recomposed himself with an evil smirk.
"And I think it will."
Spike then continued to walk down the streets of Ponyville. As he passed by Lyra and Bon Bon, Muffins appeared between the two, surprising the two best friends. Spike began to ponder to himself.
"Pinkie Pie mentions my birthday to the Cakes," said Spike to himself, "and I get a cupcake. I mention it to Cheerilee, and I get this great hat."
Spike is then brought to a stop when he hears the sound of a ball bouncing nearby. The ball was being used by a young colt. Spike just rubs his hands together and smiles deviously.
"Hmm...I wonder," Spike remarked quietly before getting the young colts attention, "Hey there, Lickety Split! That's a pretty cool ball you got there! Did you know it's my birthday?"
The colt smiled and then looked at his ball. A few minutes later, Spike was now bouncing it along the ground as he continued his walk through town.
"This is unbelievable," Spike chuckled. It was then he noticed a butter colored pony with a two-toned orange mane and tail carrying a basket of flowers. She was apparently taking a drink of water from a nearby fountain.
"Hey, Junebug," said Spike as he came up to her, "It's my birthday!"
"Happy birthday, Spike," Junebug answered cheerfully when she noticed that Spike held out his hands.
"Aren't you gonna give me something?" Spike asked, "You know, like a birthday present?"
"Um, I...I don't have anything," said Junebug sheepishly.
"Well, how about those flowers?" Spike suggested as he wiggled his claws deviously, "I'll take those- AAAUGGH!"
Spike was cut off and started to strain in pain when somepony had pressure pointed at him. He looked up to see Twilight and Chase glaring at him sternly.
"Spike!" Twilight interjected before turning to the other pony, "Uh, sorry, Junebug, I think Spike might've gotten a little carried away."
"And a tad birthday present greedy..." Chase added as he gave the dragon a glare. Spike just smiled sheepishly.
"Uh, no problem..." Junebug replied, "H-Happy birthday, Spike!"
Twilight waited for the mare to walk away before speaking to Spike, who was rubbing his sore neck.
"What are you doing?" Twilight asked sternly, "You're out here demanding gifts now?"
"You've got plenty of wonderful presents back in the Library," Chase added in the same tone, "There's no need to be so greedy."
"Wow, you're right, Twilight and Chase," said Spike as he lowered his hat, drops the ball, and gave the two ponies a guilty look, "I don't know what got into me. Thanks for snapping me out of it. I better go give Cheerilee her hat back."
"No problem," said Twilight.
"Good idea," said Chase.
"See you at home later?" Twilight asked.
"Sounds good! Bye!" said Spike as Twilight and Chase walked away and waved them goodbye. Once they were out of sight, he chuckled deviously.
"Who else has a present for "Spikey-wikey"?" he wondered as he wiggled his fingers and gave a slither with his tongue.
"I might have a present for you." A rasp voice was heard from behind him, making him go stunned for a moment before he turned around only to get zapped as he yelped in pain before falling unconscious.
Spike groaned a bit as he slowly closed his eyes as a black blurry figure stood over him.
(Scene changes)
The next morning, Twilight is tossing and turning in her sleep for a bit before she decided to wake up.
"Wow, what a rough night's sleep, Spike," said Twilight as she leaned over the edge of her bed, "I had the weirdest drea-"
Twilight then stopped talking when she saw that Spike's basket was loaded with various objects.
"I can't believe you!" Twilight exclaimed, "Where'd you get all this-"
Twilight went and removed some of the objects to find her...little dragon companion!? Twilight gasped as she dropped the items she had been holding with her magic when she saw that Spike had somehow outgrown his basket overnight. Spike gave a yawn and a hiss as he sat up.
"What happened?" he asked in a normal tone.
Twilight just leaned back nervously as she looked at him fearfully.
Twilight could feel herself panic as she rushed to her bedside table and dropped a smoke bomb as a cloud of smoke appeared before it faded away as Chase now stood in its place. He was a little dizzy a bit before he shook his head a bit.
"Whoa!" Chase said as he looked at her. "That's one way to get me here. I forgot I gave you one of my teleportation smoke bombs."
Then he looked to Twilight and noticed how panicky she looked.
"What's wrong, Twi?" Chase asked concerned as she hugged him and she pointed in the direction of Spike.
"Oh hey Spike," said Chase casually and then looked at Twilight, "Umm...I don't see what the prob… WHOA!"
Chase then noticed as he held her more securely.
"Are you two going to...kiss...?" Spike made a face and then noticed how long his arm was and started to look panicky himself.
"What's happening to me, Twilight and Chase?!" Spike asked worried as he examined his now long arms and legs.
He then tried to get the Fedora off his head as Twilight and Chase were searching through various books.
"I don't know!" said Twilight, "Think back to last night. Did something happen?"
"Did you go behind our backs and ask for more presents?" Chase asked.
Spike finally got the hat off his head and then looked around the library. He began to look at his long arms and legs again before he starts to stare at some books, Twilight's bed, and even more books. All the items were sparkling and he wanted them as his eyes glowed orange a bit before returning back to normal. He wanted them all...
"Spike?" Twilight asked as she got in front of his view, "What did you do after I saw you?"
"Did you or did you not ask for more birthday presents?" Chase added sternly. Spike then slapped his head to recompose himself.
"I went to talk...to..." Spike then noticed the nearby globe and started to zone out again.
"Spike!" Twilight and Chase yelled as they pulled the globe away and made Spike crash to the floor, leaving him dazed for a moment.
"Huh?" said Spike.
"You went to talk to who?" said Twilight.
"Who did you see and did you ask them for a present?" Chase asked more firmly.
"Oh, um...I don't remember," Spike answered quickly, "Hey, can I have that globe? You're not using it, right?"
Spike then snatched it and took it towards his collection of other objects.
"Huh?" said Twilight and Chase.
"What about this book?" Spike asked as he grabbed it.
Twilight then grabbed it away from him as she teleported on top of his mountain of objects and Chase stood in front of it.
"Spike, I'm worried about you," said Twilight, "You're usually not so...grabby!"
"Such stages of random grabbing are usually found in young foals, not dragons with random growth spurts," Chase added as Spike snatched the book away from Twilight.
"My arms aren't usually this long either," Spike said slyly as his glowed orange before returning back to his original color and then covered his mouth.
He had not only smart mouthed Twilight and Chase, but his voice was now a good octave lower right before his eyes glowed orange a bit before they returned back to normal.
"What's happening to me?" Spike asked in his now lower voice with concern. Twilight and Chase just rubbed their chins with concern.
(Scene changes)
Their first stop was the doctor's office. Spike just sat on the patience's bed with Twilight and Chase sitting in front of him. Spike then noticed a bowl full of candy and went to grab one when Twilight smacked his hand away and gave him a stern glare.
"No candy," said Chase firmly, only for Spike to hiss at him before the dragon covered his mouth. Chase gave a more stern glare at Spike before looking away. It was then the doctor arrived, whose name was Dr. Horse.
"Well now, what seems to be the problem?" asked Dr. Horse.
"This is Spike," said Twilight as she swatted his hand away from grabbing something again, "And something's wrong with him..." Twilight slapped his hand away again, "...He used to be half this size! And he keeps trying to take things that aren't..." She slapped his hand away again, "...his!"
Dr. Horse just listened with a blunt expression of his face as Twilight slapped Spike's hand away once more. He then walked up to Spike as the dragon was rubbing his sore hand.
"All right then, let's just have a look see, shall we?" said Dr. Horse as he walked up to Spike, "Widdle guy not feeling too good? Who's a brave whittle boy, huh? Who's a brave one?"
Dr. Horse began to wiggle Spike's arm as the dragon looked at him indignantly. Spike growled at him and tried to take a bite at his hoof. As Dr. Horse pressed a hoof against Spike's leg...
BUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUURRRP
Dr. Hooves was slightly singed in the face by the oncoming flames. He looked rather indignant as Spike, Twilight, and Chase gave him worried looks.
"So? What do you think, Doctor?" Twilight asked.
"Any insight to Spike's sudden growth spurt...or his need to grab things?" Chase asked as well before slapping Spike's hand again.
"Well, I think I know what the problem is," said Dr. Horse, making the two ponies and Spike smile hopefully, and then answered, "He's a dragon!"
"Ugh!" Chase groaned as he slapped himself in the face in annoyance.
"That's not the problem," said Twilight, "He's always been a dragon."
"Oh. Well, that would explain it," said Dr. Horse as he wiped his face, "Listen, I don't know anything about dragons. I know about baby ponies. Maybe you should try a vet." Twilight just sighed while Chase looked rather frustrated.
"Okay," said Twilight, "Thank you, doctor."
As for Spike, he had managed to get into the candy bowl when everypony's backs were turned.
(Scene changes)
A little later that day, Spike was now laying on his stomach on the examination table as Ponyville's animal doctor, Dr. Fauna, began to look Spike over. Chase and Twilight stood a few feet away watching.
"Hm, well, I'm flummoxed," she replied, "Y'bring me a dog, I've got it diagnosed in seconds. Snake ever faster, but...to be honest, I've never seen a real live dragon before." Spike just glared and gave an indignant snort from his nose.
"Who's a good boy?" said Dr. Fauna as she patted his head, "Sit."
Spike smiled and drool as he obeyed the vet. As he panted like a dog, Dr. Fauna tossed him a dog treat, which Spike caught and added to the bowl of candy he had taken from the doctor's office. Chase just groaned to himself. It was getting rather sad seeing Spike act so...simple minded.
"Thanks anyway," said Twilight sadly as she lowered her head, "C'mon, Spike."
Dr. Fauna gave Twilight an apologetic look, but the purple pony and Chase had already turned to leave as Spike was still gawking at his bowl as he his eyes glowed an orange color before returning back to his normal eyes.
Chase, however, saw this and looked understandable shocked and confused.
(Scene changes)
Their next stop was Zecora's hut. The zebra wasted no time examining Spike as she felt and squeezed Spike's head, making it squeak. She then knocked on it a few times and then dangled a pocket watch before his eyes, Spike seemed rather entranced at the swinging watch and tried to snatch it but missed, looking rather annoyed. Zecora then grabbed one of Spike's arms with her mouth.
"I'd step back if I were you," Chase told Twilight since she was standing right next to Spike.
"Why?" Twilight asked as Zecora made Spike's arm wiggle, causing the other arm to wiggle by reflex and slapped Twilight in the face.
"That's why," Chase replied as Twilight just looked very annoyed.
"Ooh, he's starting to mature," said Zecora as Spike just scratches his back, "Of this fact, I am quite sure."
"Mature?" said Twilight, "So he's just...growing up? But that doesn't explain why he keeps grabbing things."
Spike had tried to bend down and grab a pot, which Twilight used her magic to pull away.
"A dragon's heart is prone to greed," said Zecora as she approached her brewing pot as Twilight stood next to her, "A steady diet to make growth speed. Then, the resulting bigger size only makes their hunger rise. If this trait should go unchecked, if Spike continues to collect, more growth will certainly occur - he is going to turn into a monster."
Zecora then animated Spike's fate in her brewing pot and Twilight gasped at what she saw.
"You mean the more things a dragon collects, the bigger and greedier he gets?" said Twilight, "but how do we stop him before he's completely out of control?"
"If his monstrous ways you wish to impede, you must prevent him from practicing greed," Zecora answered sternly.
As they were talking, there was some crashing and shuffling in the background. Twilight bit her lip with worry until she and Zecora looked to see Spike gone as well as the rest of the zebra's items. Twilight just laughed nervously and just as Chase was about to go get Spike, he stepped on something.
He looked down to his hoof and lifted it up to see he stepped on an orange glowing crystal. He used his magic to pick it up and studied it with a glare.
"We better get back to Ponyville and stop him." Chase said as he looked at Twilight and Zecora with a determined look.
"You better so soon, before Ponyville faces its doom," Zecora agreed before both ponies headed back to town.
(Scene changes)
Twilight and Chase ran at full speed back to Ponyville. They didn't bother to slow down once they were heading down the streets of town. They then came to a stop once they found Spike doing 1 vs. 3 tug of war with Scootaloo's scooter.
"Get away from her, you brute!" Apple Bloom yelled.
"Spike want!" said the dragon, his voice now much deeper and more aggressive.
"You're not getting my scooter!" Scootaloo added.
"Spike want!" the dragon repeated again.
"We gotta figure out a way to stop him!" Twilight said with a worried look.
Chase was about to say something when he spotted something on the roof, making him go wide-eyed. On the roof of a house were five Quinkan monsters observing everything. Then he noticed something in their hands. They each had one glowing orange crystal. He gasped as he took out the crystal as it matched the same glowing ones.
"Uh, Twilight." Chase said, drawing Twilight's attention from the tug of war. "I think we might have bigger problems to worry about. Look!"
Twilight turned her head to see where Chase was pointing and gasped in shock to see the Quinkan watching everything.
"Oh no, it's the Quinkan!" Twilight said in alarm.
"Come on! We gotta get them out of Spike's side!" Chase said.
Twilight and Chase look around before they saw a broom. They exchange smiles with each other as they get the same idea.
"Hey Spike!" said Twilight as she hovered the broom near him, "Check out this amazing broom!" That got Spike's attention as he let go of the scooter, sending the three fillies flying backward a few yards.
"Spike want!" he hissed. Spike gave a loud roar as he grew larger in size before chasing after the broom on all fours. Chase and Twilight noticed just how big Spike had gotten and they made a mad dash for the Library.
"C'mon, big boy!" Twilight taunted in a sing-song voice once she and Chase stepped inside, "Look at this incredible broom!"
Because he was so big now, Spike had some difficulty getting through the door, but managed to squeeze himself in. Twilight then tossed the broom into another room. As soon as Spike went inside, she slammed the door. Spike began to try to get out as Chase and Twilight stood on their hind legs and held the door back.
"Fight all you want, we're not letting you out!" Twilight said sternly when suddenly the struggling stopped.
Chase and Twilight exchanged worried looks before they opened the door and saw Spike hoarding a small mountain of books.
"Oh Spike, we just re-shelved this room." said Twilight as she used her magic to knock Spike off the book pile and set them outside the door and closed it firmly. Twilight then sighed with exasperation as Chase placed a hoof on Twilight's back.
"What are you doing?" She asked defensively.
"Easy, Twilight. I'm just tryingto offer you some comfort," said Chase softly. "From the look on your face, I think you might be having a hard time keeping everything under control."
Twilight sighed.
"Sorry, I didn't mean to snap at you, Chase." said Twilight, "Guess I'm just stressed out. Actually...I wouldn't mind if you held me for a bit."
Chase then tried again and held Twilight close. This time, she rested her head under his chin and nothing else was said. Sadly, the moment only lasted three seconds before they heard a loud crash.
"What now?" Chase and Twilight groaned together in irritation.
They opened the door and saw a huge indentation showing that Spike had smashed himself right out of the library and was running loose once more.
"What are we gonna do now, Chase?" Twilight asked with a worried look. "With Spike on the loose, he could destroy Ponyville in an hour! Not to mention we have a problem with the Quinkan."
"Actually, I think I may have found the solution to Spike's 'problem'." Chase said, making Twilight blink for a minute before turning her attention to him. "Check this out."
He used his magic to lift up the orange glowing crystal as Twilight gasped in surprise at this gem.
"I think the Quinkan must've done this." Chase said as he glared at the orange crystal. "They must be mind controlling Spike with these crystals."
"You don't think Zhao must have brought him to the side of the Quinkan, do you?" Twilight asked with worry.
"Either that or he's using Spike as a puppet." Chase said with a matter of fact tone before he looked at Twilight. "But now that we know who did this to him, I think I have an idea on how to stop him. If they have a lot of these crystals, then maybe I can destroy them with a single blast of my magic"
"Really? You will?" Twilight asked with a hopeful smile. Chase nodded as Twilight gave him a hug and nuzzled his cheek making him blush a bit before they went off.
(Scene changes)
n Sweet Apple Acres, Applejack had been left shocked and puzzled.
"Now who in Ponyville would steal my apples?" Applejack asked aloud, "For that matter, who would steal my leaves?"
It was then Twilight and Chase appeared.
"Applejack, help!" said Twilight, "Spike's running wild and I need you to lasso him!"
"Not only that, the Quinkan have him in their control!" Chase added.
All Applejack could do after hearing this news was laugh.
"Oh, that's a good one, Twilight and Chase," Applejack replied as she patted Twilight with a fore-hoof, "Sweet little Spike, running wild. Ha, what a laugh. And the Quinkan controlling his mind."
Chase and Twilight looked indignant until the said dragon stomped by carrying a large collection of apples and leaves. Some of the leaves flew off the pile as he went by. Two of the leaves landed on Applejack's nose, giving her a mustache. The three ponies glared at the dragon.
"Twilight, Chase, get my rope." said Applejack bluntly.
It wasn't much longer before both Twilight and Applejack were charging at Spike with Chase leading the charge between them. Chase jumped into the air and grabbed a hold of Spike by the spines, making the dragon roar in surprise as he tried to reach for Chase, but to no avail. Once Spike was distracted, Applejack and Twilight would pin him down and tie him up.
Once they were close enough, they tried to tie him up, but Spike eventually grabbed Chase and slammed him to the ground. He noticed the apple on the ground and bent down to pick it up. This made the two girls had chosen that exactly moment to dive at Spike and they ended up getting themselves tied to the tree. Spike just smirked at them before giving a loud roar in their faces. Spike snorted and stomped away, leaving the three ponies alone.
"Man, this is not gonna be good." Chase said as he tried to straighten himself up.
"HELP!" Applejack and Twilight wasted no time calling for help as Chase tried to help untie them. It didn't help that Rainbow was flying above when they called for help.
"Huh?" she said once saw the two girls tied to a tree and fell onto her back in laughter, "Don't tell me! You-you tied yourselves up?"
The three ponies glared.
"Get us out of here right now!" Applejack yelled, not in the mood to be teased.
"EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK!"
Applejack and Chase gasped.
"What was that?" Applejack asked with worry.
"Sounded like Fluttershy to me!" said Rainbow as she hovered about for a second and then helped Chase untie the two ponies from the tree.
(Scene changes)
Then they all headed directly for the yellow Pegasus's cottage.
"Fluttershy? Fluttershy!?" Twilight called out.
"Where are you?!" Chase called out as well, worried.
"I'm up here!" said Fluttershy. The ponies all looked up and saw Fluttershy was high in the tree, hugging a branch for dear life with some squirrels nearby for company.
"What happened?" Twilight asked as she and the others looked up.
"I was helping my squirrel friends with a dance step," Fluttershy explained, "and all of a sudden, a giant, r-rampaging d-d-d-dragon stormed through!"
"That was Spike!" said Twilight from below.
"Spike?" said Fluttershy in shock, "But why would Spike steal my chicken coop?"
Fluttershy looked towards the area where only the ramp and flooring remained, along with a few confused chickens.
"He just pulled it out of the ground and filled it with a bunch of apples and stuff," Fluttershy continued.
"EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK!"
"That sounded like Pinkie Pie!" Rainbow called out.
"Come on, guys!" Twilight said with a determined look on her face as they headed directly for Sugarcube Corner.
(Scene changes)
At the moment, Pinkie was sitting on top of a cabinet as she tossed cake after cake at Spike.
"Back! Get back!" Pinkie yelled.
"HISS!" said Spike as he was hugging his collected items in a corner and trying to dodge the incoming cakes.
Pinkie grunted as she tossed another cake and Spike caught it. He quickly added it to his collection.
Pinkie tossed two more cakes, which splattered on the ground near the dragon. The others gasped as they saw the now larger and greedier Spike.
"Pinkie Pie! Stop giving him cake!" Twilight called out.
"I'm not giving him cake," Pinkie retorted, "I'm assaulting him with cake!"
Spike then grabbed all the cakes on the panty Pinkie was standing on, causing her to fall to the floor face first.
"How dare you take the cake!" Pinkie yelled angrily as she raised her hooves into the air.
Spike gave a growl before he grew in size once more, as his eyes glowed orange and remained the way they are, but this time it was into a fully sized giant, rampaging dragon. As a result, the roofing of Sugarcube Corner was smashed apart. Spike gave a loud roar and noticed something in the distance and walked away.
Then Rainbow Dash noticed the glowing crystal Chase was holding in his magic.
"Hey, Chase. What's with that crystal?" Rainbow asked with a curious look.
"We got a serious problem." Chase answered with a grim expression. "The Quinkan are at it again. They're using these crystals to manipulate Spike. Zhao must've figured out a way to use a manipulation spell on these gems."
"The Quinkan have controlled Spike's mind?!" Rainbow Dash exclaimed in shock.
"Yup." Chase nodded.
"He's completely out of control!" said Twilight worried, "Who knows where he'll go next?"
"I think I have a good idea," said Chase. "and it involves a certain pony with a fire ruby necklace. We have to get Sunray and Jade! Come on!"
Chase and Twilight quickly made their exit with Rainbow and Fluttershy right behind them. Applejack had to drag Pinkie along by her tail since Pinkie had gone into complete shock with her face hanging out.
(Scene changes)
Inside the Carousel Boutique, Rarity was just humming as she looked at herself in the mirror. She was wearing a brand new cape along with her fire ruby gem necklace. She was unaware that Spike was peeking in at her with a single giant glowing orange eye ball.
"Hm, perhaps some more ruffle," said Rarity when she turned around and her eyes shrunk in complete shock.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHH!" Rarity shrieked loudly as a giant claw reached out and grabbed her.
The entire town was put on high alert as an air raid siren went off to warn of a rampaging dragon. At least it was until Spike reached down and pulled it out of the ground. Ponies were running amok as Spike continued his rampage and headed towards a building being constructed.
"HELP! HELP!" Rarity shouted as Spike held her with one giant claw.
The six other ponies arrived just in time to see Spike climb the constructed building with the arrival of Jade and Sunray. They all skidded to a stop as Jade and Sunray got a good luck at Spike's form.
"Whoa!" Sunray said in shock as he turned to his older brother. "You weren't kidding when you said the Quinkan brainwashed him, but now look at him!"
"We told you!" Chase said.
"How are we gonna stop him if he keeps taking everything?!" Jade asked with concern. "He might be unstoppable soon!"
"We need to keep him away from town and fast!" Rainbow said with determination.
Suddenly a laugh of evil was heard, making the eight ponies freeze in place. They looked up to a roof top to see Kai and the Quinkan monsters starring down at them.
"Easier said than done, Rainbow Dash!" Kai said with a devious grin.
"Kai!" Chase shouted as he glared at the anthropomorphic Yak angrily along with his friends and siblings.
"Long time, no see. Am I right, Chase?" Kai asked sinisterly.
"How dare you brainwash Spike into becoming a monster!" Twilight shouted angrily as she and the others glared at Kai and the Quinkan.
"Huh, yes." Kai said as he watched Spike rampaging through Ponyville with Rarity wrapped around by his tail with an amused smirk on his face. "Nice. Very tacky."
"Tacky!?" Pinkie shouted furiously. "You call him taking cake from Sugarcube Corner being tacky?!"
"Look at you pathetic fools." Kai said tauntingly as the others glared at him. "Watching your pitiful baby dragon friend terrorizing your little home town."
"Don't you dare mock him!" Applejack said sternly.
"Well, I guess you all are never gonna see the last of him once he has everything before joining our side." Kai said with a smirk.
Then he chuckled deviously before he unleashed his two swords connected to the chains which are now called kyoketsu-shoge while the Quinkan snarled and growled at the eight ponies.
"Chase, what do we do now?" Fluttershy asked worriedly.
"You guys go after Spike. Jade, Sunray, and I will take care of Kai and the Quinkan!" Chase said as he along with his siblings lit their horns as they stood on their hind legs as they created aruric hands on their hooves before taking out their respective weapons.
They get into a fighting stance as the Quinkan jump down. Twilight led the others away as Chase, Jade, and Sunray took on the Quinkan.
Chase dodged and kicked two Protoquins to the ground before clashing blades with Kai.
"Haven't you learn by now?!" Kai said as he spin kicked Chase backwards as the unicorn stallion grunted in pain before going into a fighting stance and they continued to clash blades with each other. "I am a sensei and you along with your siblings are barely students!"
Kai knocked one of Chase's katana swords away, but Chase held the other one in his hands.
"Keep bragging all you want, Kai!" Chase countered as he stood his ground. "I'm just getting warmed up!"
Meanwhile, Spike was giving a loud growl as he continued to stomp about. Rarity screamed again as she tried to pound his tail with her fore-hooves to make him let her go.
Spike then looked at a wagon and found that it was too small to hold his treasure. He then rips off a nearby water tower, causing the water to splash and rush towards the ponies below. He turned the water tower top upside down to store his goods inside of it.
"Put me down, you brute!" Rarity shouted. Spike replied with a loud roar to her face, messing up her mane.
"How rude," Rarity remarked with an eye roll. It was then Fluttershy and Rainbow arrived to save the day.
"Don't worry Rarity," said Fluttershy, "we'll save you!" Rarity smiled.
"Put her down, right now!" Rainbow demanded in Spike's right "ear".
"I-If you wouldn't mind, that is..." Fluttershy added in Spike's left "ear".
"I mean it, dragon boy!" Rainbow said assertively.
"We'll be ever so grateful if you'd be so kind as to possibly consider..." said Fluttershy sheepishly. Spike just backed away as he began to move his tail back and forth in irritation.
"Hey!" Rarity complained, "I'm-not some-sort of common-fly swatter!"
Both pegasi were flying side by side when Rarity's cape got caught on them and tore off. It then wraps around the two pegasi like a sack. Fluttershy and Rainbow screamed as they were sent falling into the river below. The torn part of the cape rose to the water surface first followed by the two pegasi.
"Girls! My cape!" Rarity exclaimed. Spike just roared again. Then three more Pegasi were coming in at high speed.
"Look! The Wonderbolts!" Rainbow called out as the three flyers arrived on the scene.
They quickly swooped down at Spike, startling him as he growled. They then air-dived at the dragon as Spike held his container of treasures close to himself. Spike then noticed a nearby mountain and started to climb it. Rarity screamed once again as the three Wonderbolts made another pass.
This time, they managed to buzz cut the scales on his head. Spike then noticed a hole in the mountain above him. He quickly climbed up to the hole and stored his things inside and then leaned his back against the hole so nopony could get inside. As the Wonderbolts swooped down at him once more, Spike grabbed the silo and held it so the three flyers flew right into the roof top of it. He then slammed the silo into a mountain with the opening against the mountain so the three Wonderbolts couldn't escape. Spike smirked before he roared in triumph.
Back with Chase and his siblings, they continued to fight off the Quinkan as Jade used her tessen fans to whack two Protoquin monsters away and kicked three to the side before going into a fighting stance with her tessens open.
One of the Quinkan monsters hissed and tried to attack her.
"Oh no you don't!" Jade shouted as she tossed a smoke bomb to the ground, disappearing as the monster slammed into the ground before looking up.
Jade unleashed a battle cry as she jumped into the air and kicked the Quinkan monster aside.
"Over here, boys!" Sunray shouted with a smirk as he tossed two smoke bombs at three Protoquins, causing the smoke bombs to explode as well as blinding the monsters. Sunray punched and kicked two aside and twirled his bo staff before whacking the other aside.
Chase continued to clash blades with Kai as the Yak began getting the upper hand, but Chase didn't back down. Then he spotted the crystals in a bag Kai was carrying around his waist.
"Give us the crystals, now!" Chase said as he forced Kai back a bit.
"Ha!" Kai scoffed with an evil grin. "You won't be able to stop the little runt in his new form. Soon he'll take every last one of the ponies precious things and soon the whole world of Equestria!"
"Not if we can help it!" Chase countered back as he clashed blades with Kai a bit before kicking the Yak in the face, forcing him back a bit.
Kai had barely got back to his senses when Chase swiped the bag from him.
"No!" Kai shouted as Chase, Jade, and Sunray joined up together before using their magic to blast Kai at a rock as he grunted in pain.
"Come on, guys!" Chase shouted as he tossed the bag into the air. "Now!"
Together, the three siblings used their magic on the bag of the Crystals of Salazar, causing the bag and the crystals to explode all together. The crystals then faded into dust before dissolving into nothing.
"No!" Kai exclaimed in shock before glaring at the three unicorns, who ran ahead to meet up with the others.
"This isn't over." Kai vowed before he summoned a portal as he and the Quinkan retreated.
Meanwhile Spike continued to roar in triumph.
"Oh be quiet," said Rarity, "You're got nothing to be proud of." As she spoke, Spike rolled his eyes and made mock-talking gestures with his claw with his eyes glowing orange.
"You steal everypony's things, terrorize the town, and use me as a weapon against my own friends! Which as horrible as it is, I can almost understand because you are a dragon and all," Rarity continued sternly as she tore off the remains of her cape with her magic, "But this! This is a crime against fashion!" Spike was then shocked when he noticed her necklace and the fire ruby gem. Rarity noticed him looking at it.
"Oh no. You're not getting this gemstone!" said Rarity as she covered it with her fore-hooves, "This was given to me by my dear friend Spikey-wikey, the kindest, sweetest, most generous dragon ever. And it's too precious to me to give to a greedy old beast like you!"
Rarity's eyes watered as she spoke and Spike looked at her puzzled. Rarity didn't realize that the giant dragon before her was actually Spike himself! He then grunted as a memory appeared in his head. Spike remembered that he had given Rarity that gem.
Here, Rarity, you take it. It would mean even more to see you happy than to eat it myself, he had told her.
I...I don't know what to say. This is just so generous. Rarity had told him before giving him a kiss.
Spike's eyes soften and that's when his eyes stopped glowing orange a bit before they returned back to normal, due to Chase and his siblings destroying the crystals as his head shook about and his body shuttered a bit.
"Oh what now?" Rarity asked annoyed, "I supposed you'll be eating me or something?"
Spike then cringed and his body twitched before he instantly returned back to his original size. Rarity then looked and saw Spike hovering in the air with her.
"Spike? You're the rampaging dragon?!" Rarity exclaimed in shock. Spike just smiled sheepishly before they both were reminded of a certain reality.
They were both in the air with no way to stay up there.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHH!" Rarity and Spike screamed as they were soon plummeting to the ground.
The rest of the girls were standing by a bridge when they saw them falling in the distance.
"Somepony do something!" said Pinkie in a panic as she saw them through some binoculars just as Chase, Jade, and Sunray arrived.
Twilight watched in horror and Applejack hid her face in her stenson hat. Chase noticed Rarity's torn cape before turning to Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy.
"Rainbow, Rarity's cape!" Chase shouted while pointing at the torn cape.
"On it!" said Rainbow as she pulled Fluttershy along. They quickly flew towards the torn piece of cape and then headed towards their falling friends. Fluttershy had some trouble keeping up her speed and smiled apologetically as she held the cape in her mouth. Rainbow glared before taking off ahead and pulling Fluttershy behind her.
Spike was now panicking and fearing the worst. He looked at Rarity and knew what he had to do.
"Rarity? I need to tell you something!" said Spike as the marshmallow pony looked at him, "Just in case we don't make it. I've always sort of had a crush-"
Rarity cut him off by placing a gentle hoof on his mouth. She gave him a soft smile as tears left her eyes. It made one fact as clear as day to the little dragon.
I know darling. I know.
Despite the hoof on his mouth, Spike smiled. Knowing that no matter what, Rarity knew the truth. Rainbow Dash, along with a still powered up Fluttershy, poured down on the speed.
With a fast streak of rainbow, they managed to catch their falling friends just in time. They slowed down and gently lowered them to the ground as the two sat inside the cape on the bridge where the rest of their friends were waiting for them. Fluttershy gasped.
"We did it! I can't believe we did it!" Fluttershy cheered excitedly. It was also at that moment the water tower came tumbling down the mountain with a large crash.
Inside the dragon-made crater were the three Wonderbolts, looking very shaken. However, once they noticed that they were out in the open again, they quickly recomposed themselves, saluted everypony, and then flew off into the distance.
"All in a day's work," said Rainbow as the rest of their friends gathered around.
Rarity then noticed that Spike was missing. She found him sitting alone the edge of the bridge. He was overlooking all the damage he had caused when he had become a greedy giant dragon. He then noticed a giant footprint that had been left behind and compared it to his own claw.
I was a monster Spike thought, fighting back tears.
"Spike," said Rarity as the little dragon looked at her, "I just have to tell you how absolutely proud I am of you."
"Proud of me?" said Spike sadly.
"Yes," Rarity answered, "It was you who stopped...w-well, you, from destroying Ponyville. You're my hero Spikey-wikey!"
Rarity then gave the little dragon another kiss on the cheek. Spike just smiled sheepishly as the rest of their friends just gathered around the other side of the bridge.
"Thanks, Rarity." Spike said gratefully before looking away sadly. "But I think I'm not the type for you anymore. I mean I'm a dragon and you're a pony. I think it's time for me to move on from my crush on you and find some other dragon to be my girlfriend."
Rarity knew what Spike was talking about, but she still smiled.
"Don't worry, Spike. Maybe you will find the right dragon to be with you, some day." Rarity said with a gentle smile.
Spike smiled back in return.
(Scene changes)
The next day, Spike got a piece of parchment and a quill so he could write what he had had learned to the Princess.
"Dear Princess Celestia," Spike recited as he wrote his letter, "Today I learned a great lesson about friendship. Well, you might think that it would feel good to get lots and lots of stuff, but it doesn't feel nearly as good as giving something special to somepony you really care about. But I learned that it truly is better to give than to receive, and that kindness and generosity are what lead to true friendship..."
As Spike recited his letter, the rest of the ponies were with Rarity outside her boutique. As she wore a newly made purple cape with her fire ruby necklace. She used her magic to hand everypony else their own capes, each one made to fit their personality. Twilight oohed at hers and cuddled the soft material, Pinkie smiled at hers, F and RD happily wore theirs, and R put Applejack's cape on for her, making the orange pony smile. Chase Young looked at them with a smile and nodded in approval to Rarity as the girls smiled at him in reply.
"...And that's more valuable than anything in the world," Spike concluded before turning his head to the side, "Well...almost anything."
There on his cheek was the lipstick mark where Rarity had kissed him, but he had picture framed it on his cheek.
That's young love for you. Some day Spike might find the perfect girl for his dreams as he now understood why Chase moved on his crush from Twilight long ago, but the unicorn stallion was slowly getting back to it.
Author's note: Hey guys.
Here is my other chapter. I wanted to add the Quinkan in this chapter to brainwash Spike as their puppet and have him move on to find a girl of his dreams. I tried my best on this one and I hope you might like it.
