"Good morning, Shiny."
"Good morning, Cadence."
The prince and princess woke up late after a hard night of sleep for the both of them. Shining Armour couldn't sleep because he was having conflicting emotions in his head, as well as the conversation he had with Flash. The conversation, though, did help things.
Cadence, on the other hoof, had trouble sleeping because of the storm, and also due to the fact that she had to deal with parching thirst as her husband completely forgot to bring her a glass of water. She just laid in her bed, waiting for the water, and eventually fell asleep.
"Ugh, Cadence? What is with your breath today?"
"I wasn't the one who forgot to bring a glass of water, was I, dear? My mouth was so dry I almost died of thirst."
"Oh come on, you're fine. But you're right. I'm sorry. I forgot to get you a drink. I ended up having a talk with Flash about Twilight."
"Didn't I tell you to just let the young couple date and have some fun? I've known Twilight a long time too, you know. She's a responsible mare."
"I know, my love, I know. My talk with Flash was actually quite good. I needed a little kick in the flank to know my place. I'm supposed to support my sister. If I think she needs help, I offer it to her, but I can't make her decisions for her."
"That's my hubby," Cadence said while throwing her hooves around her husband for a hug with a smile. "Besides, if you wanted to control Twilight's love life, you should have just asked me. I can make them fall in and out of love."
"No, please don't interfere. I want them to work it out themselves now."
"Good idea."
"Now, can you please brush your teeth? It's killing me!" Shining said to his wife, who rolled her eyes.
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"Good morning, Flashy."
"Good morning, Twily."
The princess and the pegasus woke up in the same bed together. Their pillow fort was completely destroyed due them moving in their sleep. The sky outside was bright and clear, and the storm had passed.
"Hey, thanks again for talking to Shining Armour last night. I really appreciate it. He probably won't worry as much now that you stood up for yourself a little."
"Yeah, and I also wanted him off your back." Flash used his hoof and moved Twilight's morning mane out of her eyes. "You're a big mare and you can make your own decisions."
"You're right, Flashy. Hopefully he sees it himself now. Hey, what time is it anyway?"
"About ten."
"Oh ponyfeathers!" Twilight shouted as her eyes opened. "I forgot Spike alone all night!"
"And I have a shift in an hour. Let's go."
Twilight and Flash got their things together in order to leave. They were just about to walk out the front door, when they were stopped.
"Hey, you two aren't just going to leave like that!"
Twilight stopped rushing and put her bag down. "You're right, mom. I forgot to say goodbye. But it's just that I have to go-"
"No buts! You need to give your mother a kiss."
"Okay, fine," Twilight responded. Twilight gave her mother a hug and a kiss on the cheek.
"And now your father."
"Mom, he's not even he-"
"He's in the kitchen."
"Fine!" Twilight huffed. She went to the kitchen and gave her father a goodbye hug. That was when Shining Armour and Cadence got up.
"You're leaving already, Twily? Without even saying bye to your BBBFF?" Twilight rolled her eyes with a smile as she broke off the hug with her father. She trotted over and gave Shining a hug as well. "I'm sorry for policing you, Twily. It's just hard for me to accept the fact that you're growing up."
"Shiny, I've been a mare for years now," she said in his ear.
"See what I mean? I still feel like you're still a filly. I'm sorry for that, but I love you and I don't think that'll ever change."
"It's okay. I understand that."
Twilight broke off the hug, and turned around. Flash was giving a hug to both of Twilight's parents at the same time, which caused the mare to smile. Nopony could resist the tender feeling of a hug.
After Twilight gave a final hug to Princess Cadence, it was finally time for them to go. As they grabbed their bags and left the front doors, the four remaining members of Twilight's family stood at the door and waved their hooves to the couple leaving. The one night stay at her parents' house was a success, and her family seemed to like Flash.
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"...Spike?" Twilight asked as she returned to her room.
"Ohhhh..."
"Spike? Is everything okay?"
"Twilight... help..."
Twilight started to worry at the sound of that. The mare rushed over to her bed, only to find Spike laying down on it with his tongue sticking out and his eyes half open.
"Spike! What's wrong?" she asked him with concern, not noticing that he was completely covered with a dried-out substance.
"Noooo... My tummy hurts."
"Spike, is this... chocolate?" Twilight asked while using her hoof to pick up some of the substance. It was all over Spike's face and the bed. It had obviously melted and then dried.
"Yes. You should have never left me alone all night. I found your secret stash under the bed. I'm really sorry. I just couldn't help myself."
"That's okay, Spike," Twilight said while sitting on the bed beside her dragon assistant. "I'm sorry I didn't come back last night."
"What happened? I was so worried," he said while picking himself up from the bed and sitting down.
"There was a storm last night so it wasn't safe for me to come home. I stayed at my parents' house."
"Oh. You were with Flash again, weren't you?"
"Yes. Does that bother you?" Twilight asked with genuine concern.
"You don't need to know what I feel, Twilight. My job is to just be your assistant. That's why Celestia gave me to you."
"Even though that's true, I still view you as more than that. You're not only my assistant- you're one of my closest friends in the whole world. You're just as close to me as my brother. And of course I want to know what you feel about me and Flash being together."
"Well... are you sure, Twilight?" Spike asked while looking up at the princess.
"Positive," Twilight responded with a smile. She also put her hoof on Spike's head and lightly pet him.
"Okay. Well, it's not that I don't like Flash. And I want to see you happy, I really do. It's just that... Flash makes you so happy that you might... well... you might not want me anymore."
"That is not true. That is never true and it never will be! I love you like you were my own son. Even if Flash and I were too... well... get married one day, I'd have you live with us. After all, I don't think there has ever been anypony more loyal than you have been to me. I may be getting better as a princess, but I still will always value you as being at my side as my assistant. And I want you here forever."
"Really? Even when I grow up and become a ferocious fire-breathing dragon?"
"Of course, Spike," Twilight replied while gripping the dragon with her hooves and bring him up to her body for a hug. She continued, with Spike having his eyes closed as he leaned against her soft side fur, saying, "And when you're big and strong, you'll be able to protect us from enemies."
"Thanks, mom," Spike said while still in the mare's grip.
"Spike... I'm not-" Twilight started to say, but stopped. It was a tender moment that she didn't want to waste. After all, Spike never even met or knew what had happened to his parents. Twilight was the only family he ever had. "You're welcome, Spike. Now, can you help me clean up some of this mess?"
"That's what an assistant is for!"
not bad. The story was missing a bit of spike
Poor/adorable Spike.
A date at ponyville and epic story so far so make more.
3011185 Yeah, a trip back to Ponyville wouldn't be a bad idea.
If that's what you were saying.
D'awww
>>TorontoFCBrony ya that's what I mean.
Good chapter cant wait for the next one.
Yay, I'm happy this morning now.
cool! cant wait for the next chapter
Wait, crappy? That chapter was awesome, I couldn't help but laugh at the description of spike when you first re-introduced him:
I wonder how future Spike-Flash relationships will go, maybe Spike will even start seeing Flash as a father figure
That was a nice moment between Twilight and Spike.
3011389 You know, that's not a bad idea either.
What a nice chat between Spike and Twilight.
That exactly how I see their relationship.
thanks for putting spike in this it fits well
Hopefully "that guy" doesn't come and THUMB DOWN every friggin' comment.
But then you gotta admit, that takes dedication.
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*Cough cough*
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Done, now he isn't coming around.
I could not stop thinking of Meet The Parents from the very line
I actually was looking forward to it! But i'm also really happy you didn't go through with the unnecessary drama xD
3011623 Well... It's... Let's just say I'll get to that in the 2nd story of the series.
Twilight's secret stash? Well, at least it was chocolate instead of other things that would be "stashed".
She thinks of Spike just as an assistant? Not a best friend?
wow Twilight you sy it look spike you are my son now i can died happy
Spike has a tummy ache! It's probably from reading Jake the Army Guy's blogs, but I don't see Spike and Twilight's relationship as mother and son. Definitely very close friends and quite possibly brother and sister like. Not that there's anything wrong with that if you can make it work.
3011944 Yeah I wanted to do a Meet the Parents parody but decided to shorten it.
Well, at least you know that is was "crappy." I don't know if this would/could/should happen but perhaps a fight or something that turns it into a trust issue, or something with Shining getting conflicting emotions about Flash personal and Flash work? I know I'm evil like that, but that's what makes a story interesting, at least in my opinion. Bottom line: DRAMA. Like this
Anyway, I laughed really hard when Twi had to say goodbye. In fact I had some job training (for a new job, mind) to go to today and I was running late and my mom totally did that to me. It was also amusing to have my suspicions confirmed about Spike's tummy ache. My one question: why does Twi have a stash of chocolate under her bed? I don't exactly get how it didn't melt. I know, I know... MAGIC, don't gotta explain nothing.
On another note I'm glad that guy went away. Some friendly advice: don't post it unless you are proud of it. That said I'm looking forward to the next chapter.
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Ah well, chapter was enjoyable either way!
So, since you were sick, you made Spike get sick too? That's cruel
Anyway, it wasn't that bad, just way too short.
I want to see more of Spike's relationship to his mother and soon-to-be father
Are you fucking with me?
That was a reeeeally good chapter with its only downside being that it was short.
and the feels from spike...
4/5 's for this chapter
I want moar
This is easily the cutest chapter so far, especially because of Spike calling Twilight mom. I feel like a family-themed chapter was needed.
Excellent job mister :D
3013051 I think you'll get that more :)
And yeah, I figured that short meant a bad chapter.
You really need to stop putting your self down your chapters are fine i don' think there short or there bad i think your doing very well!
3013618 Okay then, I won't :)
OH MAKE THEM GO ON A FAMILY OUTING FLASH AND TWILIGHTS FAMILY FOR LIKE A GAME BUT THEN IT TURNS INTO A COMPETITION MAYBE LASER TAG IDK JUST DO IT
I think u mean 'And'
Shining Armor! How dare you forget to get your wife a drink of water and cause her to have dry mouth! Also, I am glad Flash is on the good side of Twilight's family. The Spike/Twilight moment touched my heart deeply. Poor Spike. All he wants is Twilight to be happy, but at the same time feels that she won't want him any more with Flash in the picture. I am glad that Twilight told him that she will always want him with her, even with her and Flash getting married if they do. Also, with Spike calling Twilight mom.
Ahhh, this is so good! I've been reading kind of off schedule, but I adore your writing, especially since I'm the victim of many of my own sappy romance stories
Keep up the awesome work! I'll be reading every new release
3017823 Awesome, thanks!
writing this comment on my phone
awesome dude
What's with all these down-voted comments??
And I didn't really get around to reading this for a while, but it still seems to be going rather smoothly. Hopefully more soon!
I think it is sweet that Spike thinks of Twily as his mother
whose disliking the bucking comments again!
A bit short, but still really awesome. Also, this comment will be disliked within a few hours.
DUDE. FUCKING. STOP. IT.
3014104 I knew they weren't going to go for another round in this chapter, but I personally think that another round later in the story isn't out of the question. It doesn't matter though, I loved that chapter. He portrayed the parents well and I think it sets up a good relationship but leaves room for some good laughs in the future. The only think that could have possibly made it better was Twilight's mother anxious for grandkids. That would make it very funny.
3029686 Ha. I think that'll come in a little while.
3027041 Well, he's just a child who came across this, (and I think he hates this ship or EG), got SO that this is receiving a lot of praise. Thus, he makes it a daily routine to come and down vote every single comment here, hoping that the writer would cancel this.
However, he does not realize that what he's doing is pretty useless.
Keep calm and enjoy the fic, ignore the haters, that's my motto!
This is so stupid Spike, you really need to assume your actions, damn it. Be a man and stop blaming Twi
3056946 he is not a man he's only a baby dragon
This is getting really really telly.
Theres soooo much tell and not enough show that its starting to get boreing.
And it feels so cut and dry, no room for reader imagination.
And the dialog feels forced and they say too much in it, like everyone is a philosopher.
Its to bad theres so few good hetro twi fics out there that I have seen
Short but very, very sweet. Poor Spike!
This chapter and the previous were nice. I liked the heart to heart conversations and Shining barging into Twilight's room when they were making a fort. A small nitpick I have is the nicknames. It feels like they're used soooooo much, nearly every time that character is addressed by another, and it got old really fast for me. They probably haven't been used that much, but it just feels like it to me. That's my only real problem with this thus far, and I like how everything has been flowing and moving along.
~SolidFire
Aw she keeps calling him Flashy!
Hang me.