The rising amber sun shined through the windows of the Ponyville Library, and in one little corner of the main sitting room, one little dragon was reading through the titles on a book cart, shuffling the tomes around in an effort to make his job just a little bit easier.
"Birds of Central Equestria," he said, reading the title on one of the covers. "Davenport checked that out a week ago. Advanced Orchard Designs, that was Applejack's weekend project."
As he shuffled through the trolley, it wasn't long before he landed on a title that was pink and hardbound. "Romance for Foals," he said. Placing a claw on his head, he tried to remember who last checked it out, but nothing came. It had been a while since he saw this title, but he could always remember who checked out what book in the library no matter how long ago it was. As he began scratching his head in thought, he didn't notice a young purple unicorn trot up behind him.
"Morning, Spike."
"GAH!!!" The book flew out of his hands, but his quick reflexes grabbed it before it landed on the floor, and before it slipped out of his hands once again, only to be grabbed once again by the spine. "Hey, Twilight," he said, getting a better grip on the title. He turned around and noticed her frazzled mane and the mug of coffee before her. She was getting ready to start her day.
"What's up?" She asked.
"Oh, just sorting things." He gestured toward the book trolley. "Hey," he said, holding up the pink tome. "Do you remember who last checked this out?"
Twilight studied the title and declared, "Sorry Spike, can't talk about it, I was sworn to secrecy."
"Really?" he asked, skeptically.
"Yeah. It's been happening a lot lately."
The young dragon got flushed.
"So," she said, trotting away. "What are your plans for today?"
"Well, I was going to hang out with Sweetie Belle this morning, then lunch, and maybe meet up with Rarity this afternoon. Nothing major, just see how she's doing."
"Why?" The unicorn spun around. "Did something go wrong last night?"
Spike paused for a few seconds, thinking of how to continue.
"She offered to let me spend the night with her."
Twilight was surprised. "Well I assume you said 'no.'"
He looked at her with fiery eyes. "Of course I said 'no'! Why wouldn't I say 'no'!"
"Okay, okay!" She held her hooves out to calm the young dragon. "Just making sure."
"I'm running out of time."
"I could have told you that." Twilight paused for a second. "Look, Rarity asked me to help her with some designs this morning, should I say anything to her?"
Spike was about to open his mouth to answer, when a knock came at the door.
Twilight's magic swung the door open, and the librarians could see a young unicorn filly standing at the door. "Hi Twilight!" Sweetie Belle said. She rushed across the room, and grabbed the young dragon, laying a kiss on his lips. "Hi Spike."
"Well, that was a nice greeting," he said with a laugh.
"Well," Twilight announced as she grabbed her saddle bag and placed it on her back. "I'm gonna go, I'll see you later Spike."
"Bye!" Sweetie Belle said with a wave. As the purple mare left, the young filly turned back to her boyfriend. "So, what do you want to do?"
"I don't know, what do you want to do?"
She looked at him with mischievous eyes.
The morning sun shone through the windows of Carousel Boutique, as chief designer, Rarity, inspected an ornate dress that rested on a dress form in the Carousel Boutique showroom.
The dress was sky blue and light purple, it had pleats and folds, and gemstone accents strategically placed. But as she looked at the outfit, she just couldn't get herself to appreciate the work. Her mind was elsewhere. She loved Spike, and wanted to prove it to him...but he refused. Did he not love her?
A rapid knock at the front door broke her from her reverie. The door swung open in a blue glow, and Rarity's best friend, Twilight Sparkle trotted in.
"Good Morning Rarity," she announced. "I'm here as you asked, to offer my assistance."
The white unicorn sighed. "Thank you Twilight. Do you mind standing over there?" she said, pointing to the dais next to the front door.
She walked over, and stood on the platform, as Rarity removed the dress from the ponykin, and levitated it toward the purple mare.
As the silk garment wrapped itself around the librarian, she noticed something in her best friend's eyes. A lack of interest, possibly.
"Something wrong, Rarity?" she asked, coyly.
"Oh, um...nothing, really."
"Are you sure?"
She sighed and started to explain, "You know how things have been going between me and Spike?"
"Yeah, sure."
"Well-" the white mare was interrupted by a rapid knock at the front door.
As Sweetie Belle continued to kiss her boyfriend, on the floor in the middle of Ponyville Library, she noticed something was off, something was amiss.
It wasn't the first time they kissed on a hardwood floor, so that wasn't it. There had to have been something else. Then she noticed: Spike's lips weren't moving as much as she was used to.
She separated from the dragon and looked into his eyes. "Is something wrong, Spike?" she asked with earnest.
"No," he responded. "Nothing."
"You seem distracted."
"I...I do?"
They were interrupted by a rapid knock at the front door.
The two youngsters separated, as Spike got up to answer it.
The door swung open with a blue glow.
Standing on the threshold was a small yellow filly with a wide smile.
"Hi Rarity!"
"Apple Bloom?"
As he stood there, ready to greet the library's newest patron, he was surprised to see a familiar pink mare, standing there with a wide smile.
"Hey Spike!"
"Pinkie Pie?"
"Um..." Twilight responded. "Hey Apple Bloom, what are you doing here?"
"Oh," she said nonchalantly, walking through the store without a care. "I was in the neighbourhood and thought I'd stop in to say 'hi.'"
"Well...hello," the fashion designer responded.
"Hello Rarity," she smiled.
"Do you need something?" Spike asked after a few seconds of silence.
The pink earth pony bounded past the young dragon, "Oh, I was just in the neighbourhood and thought I'd stop in to say 'hi.'" Her eyes quickly landed on the young unicorn filly standing in the middle of the room. "Oh, Sweetie Belle." She brought a hoof to her cheek. "I didn't know you'd be here."
"I doubt that," Spike said, under his breath as he closed the door behind him.
"Hey Pinkie Pie," the young filly responded.
"Look at you two little lovebirds," she said. "OO! You look so cute together."
Sweetie Belle blushed as her boyfriend stood next to her. "Thanks," she said. "Wait...who told you?"
"So, Twilight, what are you doin' here?"
"Oh...um...I was just..."
"She's modelling for me today," Rarity explained. "I needed to know how this outfit looked on an actual mare while I made some adjustments."
Twilight smiled.
"Oh, can I help?" Apple Bloom rushed over to the unicorns. "I never tried to get a fashion cutie mark!"
"Oh...um...of course," The designer said with a smile.
"Great!" An awkward silence descended. "So...what should I do?"
"Oh! Go um...go get that pincushion on the table there."
"Yes ma'am!" The young filly trotted off. As she examined the workbench looking for the pincushion, she decided to start her interrogation. "So...I hear somethin's going on between you and Spike."
Twilight's eyes went wide.
"Twilight," Rarity explained. "Don't tense up like that. Yes, me and Spike have begun a relationship, Apple Bloom."
The young filly trotted over with the pin cushion in her mouth. The designer levitated it out of her mouth and started examining the seams of the dress.
"We've been trying to keep it mostly secret for now, who told you?"
"Oh, Spike did," Pinkie explained.
"Oh really?" Sweetie looked at the dragon, who gave a careful smile.
"Yep."
"I guess he really wanted to share with us how happy he was."
"Wha...when was this?" Twilight asked.
"Last night, at Sugarcube Corner. He came over for a cupcake and we talked a bit. You're one lucky mare you know that?"
"Of course I am," Sweetie said as she nuzzled the young dragon.
"Okay, okay," he said, as a bright pink tone appeared on his face.
"OOO! Spike, I just remembered. I found that recipe you wanted."
"What?" he said, slightly confused.
She pulled out a card, with detailed writing on it. Then flipped it around, revealing more writing. "Yep, you said you wanted my recipe for Creme Brulee, so I thought I'd bring it over. OO! Maybe you can go make it now, that way me and Sweetie Belle could catch up!"
"Catch up?" the young filly asked.
"Yeah!" the earth pony continued. "You don't seem that excited."
"Oh...it's...it's complicated Apple Bloom," she explained, a bit nervous.
"Oh, come on, tell us, it's just us girls," she put her elbows on the dais, and rested her head in her hooves, positioning herself so she could still look at her mark/subject/victim. "Come on! Let's gossip!"
"Remember what happened last time you tried that?" Twilight interjected.
The yellow filly pursed her lips. "Yeah, I learned my lesson. I'm not gonna tell everypony. Pinkie Promise. Come on! I never get to ask Applejack about this kinda stuff. So...How are things with Spike?"
"You really wanna know?" the excited young unicorn asked.
Pinkie nodded, "Ooop! Wait, it'd be rude to talk about Spike while he's in the room."
The young dragon lowered his eyelids and crossed his arms. "So, Pinkie, if you're here, who's watching Sugarcube Corner?"
"Oh," she said with a smile. "I put my best ponies in charge."
A perplexed brown stallion trotted up to the front cash at the local bakery. Sitting on the counter, were two young foals: A unicorn and a pegasus. The pegasus just waved to him in greeting, as the unicorn had a large oven mitt stuck in her mouth.
"Um..." he said. "Can I get an apple-blueberry muffin?"
The pegasus cooed with joy as his order floated over in a bluish glow and landed gently in the customer's hoof.
"Um...thank you." He slowly trotted away, but was stopped by a hoof tapping on his shoulder. He turned around and saw the young pegasus from earlier floating inches from his face, with his eyebrows pitched inward.
"Oh! Right." He passed a few bits to the child, and quickly left the store.
Holding the cash, the young pony flew over to the register, pressed a few buttons, and dropped the money into the drawer, before slamming it closed in victory. His sister smiled at him, with the mitt still in her mouth.
"Um...sure," Spike continued. "Okay, I'll try to make this recipe. I just need to find some...Loganberry extract?"
"My secret ingredient."
As he walked into the kitchen. The two fillies giggled.
"Alright, tell me everything."
"It's going great Pinkie Pie!"
"It's not going great Apple Bloom."
"What!?" the young filly replied, her eyes as wide as saucers. She quickly recovered. "I mean...go on."
"Well, last night I invited him to spend the night...like a sleep over," she tried to keep it appropriate for Apple Bloom's tender age.
"You mean a sleepover with-"
"-seven different types of sushi!" Sweetie Belle explained.
"OOO! I didn't know Spike could make sushi."
"Apple Bloom!" Twilight interjected.
"What!?" The young filly exclaimed.
Rarity cleared her throat. "Well, honestly I hadn't planned that far ahead, I just thought we'd see where the night would take us."
"So what happened?"
"Well, he turned me down at the door."
"Really?" Apple Bloom responded.
Sweetie Belle nodded. "He's so kind and considerate. Always making me feel so special, like I'm the only girl that matters."
"What about some...other aspects?"
She cocked an eyebrow at the mare. After a few seconds, she clued in and her face turned a bright red, "Oh! No, we, um...we haven't done anything like that-I don't think I'm ready for that. I'm actually kinda glad he didn't bring it up."
Pinkie smiled sweetly.
"I keep thinking it means he doesn't want our relationship to go further," Rarity explained. "That he just doesn't want anything more to happen between us. That...that he doesn't really love me."
Twilight didn't know what to say. She tried to avert her gaze.
But Apple Bloom knew exactly what to say. "Rarity, I can tell you most certainly, he does."
She smiled at the young filly. "How can you know that Apple Bloom?"
"The way he talked about you last night. Hey, just because he wants to take it slow doesn't mean he doesn't love you. It just means he's not ready."
"You really think so?"
"I know so!"
"OOO!" Pinkie screamed. "It makes me feel so warm and fuzzy inside. You have to tell me more!"
"You want to hear about our second date?"
"Sure!"
"Okay, well we met up at the lake on the edge of town, and had a picnic. He brought sandwiches and apple juice and soda, and we just sat there, ate and talked." The young filly sighed as sparkles appeared in her eyes. "It was magical."
"It was odd," Rarity explained. "Why wouldn't he at least want to meet my parents?"
"There could be several reasons for that Rarity," her best friend explained.
"Yeah, maybe he just doesn't want to make a bad first impression," Apple Bloom explained.
"Hmmm...perhaps..."
Apple Bloom and Twilight looked at each other.
"Rarity," Twilight continued. "Spike just wants to take things slow right now."
"But why!?" she asked, almost desperate. "You know, I knew he had a crush on me for the longest time, but I didn't say anything. Now that we're together, I just want to make up for lost time."
"Seriously?" Apple Bloom cocked an eyebrow.
"He waited so long, so he doesn't want to accidentally sabotage it. After so much work, it'd be horrifying for him if it ended because you moved too fast."
"You know, you're right Twilight. He wants to take things slow, I just need to accept that."
"Except we normally end up far outside of town." The young unicorn put her hoof to her chin. "You don't think he's embarrassed of me or something?"
"Oh, no no no no no, of course not!" Pinkie explained. She lowered down to a whisper. "I think he's just worried others might be a bit too judgmental. Remember Zecora?"
"What about her?"
"Well, she wasn't always so well accepted in town. Most ponies aren't as nice as others. He's probably just worried about how they'll react to a dragon and pony dating."
Sweetie closed her eyes, and raised her head high. "All love is equal, regardless of physical and mental differences. The most important thing is not only to be aware of the differences, but to accept them."
Pinkie tilted her head. "Is that from something."
"I may have done a bit of light reading on the subject." She smiled.
At this moment, Sweetie's love walked in and said, "I think I finished the first part, but your recipe says to let it sit in the fridge."
"Oh, yes! Very important!"
"Well, I thought you might want to look at it first, because I'm not sure I did it right."
"OO! Okay!"
The pink pony hopped in after the dragon.
"So, everything's alright, Rarity?" Twilight asked.
"Yes, darling, thank you for asking." The unicorn looked down at her young friend. "And thank you Apple Bloom, for all your kind words."
"No problem. Now...this dress." She stepped back a few paces and took a good look at it.
"Is there something wrong?" Rarity asked.
"I think it's a bit too much."
Rarity put a hoof to her chin. "Are you sure?"
"Definitely," she said, with a nod. "Mostly cause of the gems, I think it would look better without the gems."
"Well, Spike likes them."
"That's because he thinks they're delicious."
Rarity took a step back and said. "Hmmm...yes, I see what you mean. Alright Twilight, dress off!"
As the white unicorn removed the outfit from her friend, Apple Bloom continued the conversation.
"So...tell me more."
"About what darling?"
"You and Spike...I wanna know everything."
"So, where is it?" Pinkie asked, eyes darting around the kitchen.
"It's in the fridge."
"I thought-"
"I didn't mess up!" he said in a hushed voice as his eyes went straight to the kitchen entrance. "I just wanted to know why you're really here."
The pink pony approached the young dragon taking a quick glance behind her. "Wasn't that recipe a clever idea!?"
"It wouldn't have been if I didn't play along. Creme Brulee? Seriously?"
"Hey! It's delicious!"
"It's burnt cream! But whatever, why are you really here Pinkie!?"
"I just wanted to talk to Sweetie Belle, after what you told me and Apple Bloom last night we wanted to hear both sides."
"So Apple Bloom..."
She nodded vigorously.
Spike sighed, slightly annoyed. "Why?" he asked.
"We wanted to help Spike. Help you decide. We couldn't do that unless we heard everything."
He stared at the mare for several seconds. "...and!?"
"Oh! Um...I don't know. Sweetie Belle loves you, I know that. And..."
It was very rare to see Pinkie melancholic. So seeing that now, Spike understood just how serious this was.
"Spike," she said, grabbing the young dragon. "This isn't an easy decision. But I will try to help you any way I can, but...I can't tell you what to do."
"Well...thanks." He rubbed the back of his neck. "We should probably head back, before she gets suspicious."
As they returned into the main sitting room. Neither noticed a young white unicorn quickly running from her place by the door, as she returned a smile to her face, and tried to wipe the cryptic conversation from her mind.
She couldn't hear a thing Spike said as he approached her, and they kissed once again.
The game is afoot!
New chapter all right, my reaction i49.tinypic.com/10eg3lj.gif
Recipe for disaster? That's a big check.
Wohoa there boyo.
Shit's about to hit the fan, isn't it.
Forget shit hitting the fan, somepony chucked the whole toilet into a plane propeller!
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Yes! New chapter! Woo hoo! I noticed a couple of mistakes though. Pinkie tilted her head. "Is that from something." There should be a ? at the end of that sentence.
As they returned into the main sitting room. Neither noticed a young white unicorn quickly running from her place by the door, as she returned a smile to her face, and tried to wipe the cryptic conversation from her mind. The first part is an incomplete sentence. There should be a comma instead of a period there.
Just tryimg to help.
Great chapter!
1515847 Anybody else notice how bad of a dancer Twilight really is?
1515945 Agreed....well? Don't just stand there, help me, Spike and Derpy clean it up, I'll just....be over here getting some food....and not coming back
Shit, talk about being forced to choose, I perfer Spike/Sweetie Belle but then again I'm not the writer, this is seriously well made though I'm impressed that the sisters have not figured it out yet.....and why do I feel in the mood for a Spike/Pinkie Pie romance right now?
Sparity is best pairing. Sparity or GTFO
I'm rooting for ya Spike! Pick the correct mare!
I haz not read.
I haz added to read later.
I haz hoped:
Spike and Sweetie forever!
That was my random of the day! :D
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Why? Don't you like it?
song fits almost perfectly...
COQUINCIDENCE? I THINK NOT!
I honestly expectedapplebloom and pinkiepie to lead rarity, spike, and sweetie belle to a area where they all "accidentally" run into each other.
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That'd be kinda cruel. Besides, that's Scootaloo's job.
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Thats what people want, the cruel!!!
PlzPlzPlzPlzPlzPlzPlzPlzPlzPlzPlzPlzPlzPlzPlzPlzPlzPlzPlzPlzPlzPlzPlzPlzPlzPlzPlzPlzPlzPlzPlzPlzPlz put a new chapter up soon! I read the whole series today, registered over the process of two hours just so I could favorite this story and comment on it. So if you don't post more soon I will die.
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Chapter Eleven is called Scootaloo so...
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If you are up to chapter 11 already than post more!
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Who is this "Scootaloo"?
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I didn't write it yet! But I did plan it out that far.
Chapter Eleven will feature Scootaloo returning from her vacation, with a frown on her face because [spoilers].
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A character who's going to have significant impact on the A-plot in the final act, which will be a great lead-in for the sequel.
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ok.
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I appreciate your excitement. I update my stories as often as I can. I'm hoping to get the next chapter out this weekend. It'll be on my main site though. Not here. I only update FiMFiction on Saturdays.
Oh Spike....
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Oh. I get it. I guess I'll just check the other sites too.
Wait until Scootaloo gets back...she'll start like , then move to , and end up like
YOU KNOW I SAID THIS TOO MANY TIMES TO PEOPLE/CREATURES, BUT THIS TIME I MEAN IT'S DECISION TIME FOR SPIKE!!!! IT'S EITHER RARITY OR SWEETIE BELLE AND IF HE DOESN'T MAKE HIS DECISION THEN AS THE ROYAL ALICORN SISTERS ARE MY WITNESSES I'LL MAKE IT UP FOR HIM!!!!!!!!
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Well, if that happened the story would be over, and I'm only half done.
You know, I think this chapter is a step downward from the last one. Noticeably less tension. Kinda reminds me of the last Twilight book, Breaking Dawn.
...Put down those pitchforks and torches, let me explain!
(First of all, yes, I've read the books. Yes, I've liked what I read. Yes, I even think the fact they sparkle in the sun is a little badass in its own way. To be fair, the movies butcher them beyond redemption. However, that's not the point of this comment, so you can skip this part if you don't care.)
The point is, Breaking Dawn was lacking tension and conflict. Several character arcs were done and over with, so there wasn't much for the cast to fight about. What's similar in this chapter is that Pinkie and Applebloom put aside their differences that were just established in the last chapter in order to stall the plot.
In short, rather than moving the story onward to the climax, you've gone and made it go backwards, if not kept it completely still.
i feel srry for spike all he wanted was to finally confess his love for rarity and now hes in a grave cause he doesn't want to hurt the two girls feelings by breaking up with one of them and hes going to lose them both all because hes to damn nice. i keep on half expecting him to just up and leave ponyville without anyone knowing then later twilight find out that he moved to las Pegasus and became a bad ass poker player and is rolling in the bits but hey thats just me thinking up ideas for a story but back to the story at hand.you know it kinda make me feel sad and want to help the poor guy.
Spike and rarity the number one and one of the closest cannon ships on the show. Spike and rarity for the win.
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Yeah, this one gave me problems, I'll admit. But I didn't consider what you mentioned. It's a bit of a holding pattern I'll admit, and I probably could have had the interrogation get a bit more intense (like I wanted) but my mind went blank. There just wasn't much for them to talk about.
Anyway, I appreciate the criticism. I know I'm not perfect.
Here's the thing though, this is just one chapter, and I thought it was necessary for plot progression. Apple Bloom and Pinkie needed to learn more. What better way than straight from the ponies' mouths?
Aaah Spike, you smooth operator.
This story is getting better and better with every chapter, i gotta say something seemed to be missing at the beginning (can't really say what exactly, just that it did )but it evolved into a full blown awesomesauce.
Well done and we really need a cigar smoking Spike emote.
He's a total pimpdragon...
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Also, I like the constant scene switches you did in this chapter. Very nice and led to some funny moments.
"You mean a sleepover with-- seven different types of sushi!"
Did Spike just kiss Pinkie? What?
Had to reread it okay.
RarityxSpike is inherently pedophilic. I don't get all the support for it. The veiled invitation for sex was especially creepy; it's very odd that Twilight seems to take it in stride. I'd be more than a little surprised if a friend offered that to a child.
Spike and Sweetie Belle is really sweet.
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Well, you have to think: how old is Spike really? Perhaps in dragon terms he's in his mid-teens, and Rarity's in her early twenties. How much of a gap is that? Not much.
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Given that dragons are long-lived creatures across the board, if one were to scale years accordingly, Spike would still be a very small child. In the Dragon Migration episode especially, it's shown that he's nowhere near the age of dragon teenagers. His short, stubby physique and proportionally large head are also clear indicators that he is a child. So, the age difference is huge, and should at least be addressed.
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Who said I'm not going to? Now that is an interesting point, however it is possible that dragons mature relatively rapidly, and perhaps their sexual development is a lot earlier than one might think. This is just an idea.
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I'll be happy enough once it gets addressed; it's just been kind of weird with no one mentioning it so far, since I'd imagine it has the potential to be quite controversial even in Equestria. And being willing to put up with that could really be a way for Rarity to show how much she cares without being sexual, since that's being waited on.
Well, I just got pointed at this story and I highly enjoyed it!
The switching back and forth dialogue is always an amusing technique when it is done well. With the way the sentences get completed halfway through, reminded me a lot of the way the Fifth Element did it.
Good stuff good sir! An upvote, a favorite and a fan awaiting the next chapter for you!
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Spike is a teenage dragon, has been since Secret of My Excess. Just because he decided he didn't want to be greedy and changed back to a smaller form doesn't mean he is not the age where he should be a teenager. As for the story itself I'm still hoping for a Sparity ending.
I'm a much bigger fan of Sparity than Sweetie Spike, yet I can see very clearly that Sweetie Belle is much happier than Rarity. She's so much sweeter than Rarity and deserves more happiness, and Rarity, being older, would be able to take rejection easier. Still, Sweetie's bliss was probably due to her youthful ignorance, and it may have just changed. I'm still hoping for some Sparity, but I want Sweetie Belle to be happy too!
Well, this was interesting. Of all fictional characters, I would think these would be the most likely to notice the sizable difference between love and lust, but apparently not. I am not taking sides on this one. Once again, the rapid scene-changes were smart, but do not do it too much, or it will seem contrived.
Have a nice day!
--Not a brony
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I think it would be an overfilled Porta-potty being launched into a C-130's prop going at full throttle.
I think that's the image for this situation.
Okay. I wasn't completely sure what I thought about this story for a few chapters, but this line just made the whole thing worthwhile. More substantial thoughts to come once I've caught up with the leading edge of the fic, but for now I thought I'd point out exactly the spot where I decided I'm following this.
Am I the only one around here who thinks Rarity's relationship with Spike is de facto pedophilia? He is a baby dragon after all.
2951985>>2951985 I know this comment is old but I just wanted to point out that at max Twilight was six years old when she hatched his egg. Most likely younger. Plus Rarity is said to be younger than Twilight. So yeah.
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incorrect, a dragon is physically an adult after 10 sheddings of scales, mental is relative, seeing as how the ... (AHEM) fluids are excreted out of glands, but only when the mental faculty is appropriate... and when he is around 16 (currently 12, rarity only 18, i think it may be related to the x-factor) his form will morph from baby dragon to, in the process of special tranformations, will change into a forme most familiar to those he is around... I.E. a pony form. i have a mental image of what that will look like, which includes a complete change in his vascular system (oh wait, he already gives of his own heat, not an ectotherm any more), skeletal structure, and of course, he'll grow hair once he is mostly pony shaped... he will still have scales, claws, magic fire (which becomes more diverse in effect), he will gain retractable spinal spikes, clawed hooves, a pony esque body, the proper...(AHEM) organs... fur, wings relative to his size (kind of like an earth pony/pegasus fusion), retain the ability to eat gems, considerable hight, and the ability to mate with ponies...
some times... my ability to create this stuff in my head scares me