Scootaloo cleared her throat, doing her best to calm down as she and Rainbow came out of her room. Seeing Twilight sitting there chatting with Nyx, she couldn't help but think on what Rainbow had said.
Ten whole years...she gave up ten years of her whole life just cause of me. the thought brought more tears to her eyes and without thinking she ran to the Magian, hugging her tightly as she sniffed and struggled to pull the tears back.
"S-Scootaloo?! Are you alright?" Twilight panicked, wrapping her arms around the Skyborn. Rainbow smiled, sitting nearby and patting the girls back.
"I think she's gonna be just fine Twi'" Rainbow said softly. Nyx watched quietly as the two of them sat there with Scootaloo, whispering calming words. Twilight glanced over at Nyx, holding out her hand to her, the younger 'Magian' hesitating for a moment before taking it and gasping as Twilight pulled her into the hug.
"Everything's going to be okay girls...I promise you" Twilight whispered shakily, tears stinging her eyes as well. Scootaloo nodded, tightening her hold on the Magian. She wasn't going to lose her parents. Twilight and Rainbow had promised her that.
"You told her?!" Twilight yelled, Rainbow flinching away. After finally calming her down, Twilight had put Scootaloo to bed, Nyx dozing off soon afterwards and joining the Skyborn.
"What was I supposed to say Twi'?!" Rainbow yelled back. Both Skyborn and Magian cried out as Pinkie smacked them upside their heads. The baker glared at one and then the other.
"Pinkie, while I appreciate the help, please don't spy on our private lives," Twilight sighed, already knowing what the baker was going to say.
"I'm not spying. I just have a Pinkie sense for when you two are fighting. I have no idea over what or why, but cute couples like you shouldn't fight," she argued
"We aren't...fighting, we're just..." Rainbow stumbled over her words
"We were fighting and it's my fault. I got angry Rainbow. Scootaloo is young, she should be happy, not worrying over whether she is going to wake up tomorrow or if people around her are going to die," Twilight sighed
"Twilight...I-I get it. I really do, but she was bound to find out at some point. At least now she knows and if something DOES happen, she'll be ready for it," Rainbow argued gently
"You're right Rainbow. But nothing is going to happen. I promised that, and a Sparkle keeps their promises," Twilight smiled. Pinkie Pie nodded happily, leaning over and whispering to Twilight
"Nyxie hasn't had any problems has she? Pinkie Sense is a little weird with...you know..."
"Huh? No, Nyx has been fine. She might've hurt herself a little in a zip line accident, but nothing else," Twilight answered. Pinkie let out a sigh of relief and nodded.
"Okie dokie! Just make sure she practices all that stuff okay? I've gotta get ready for Applebloom's lesson tomorrow, night night girls!" Pinkie waved as she walked out the door.
"I will never understand her," Rainbow sighed. She turned back to Twilight, rubbing the back of her head
"I shoulda asked before I told her, but I felt she needed to know. I'd want to know..." Rainbow sighed, blinking as Twilight kissed her cheek and smiled
"She deserved to know. I can't help but feel it's been a bonding experience between all of us. S-She even...called me mom..." Twilight mumbled, clearing her throat and wiping at her eyes. Rainbow chuckled, hugging Twilight
"Well would ya look at that. Sparkle has mom syndrome." She teased, grunting as Twilight weakly punched her.
"Shush, she called you mom too," Twilight argued. Rainbow only shrugged.
"Yea, but that's cause I'm awesome"
Scootaloo and Nyx giggled as they watched the two of them, slipping back into the darkness of the room.
"So Twilight and Rainbow are your parents now?" Nyx asked as they climbed onto the bed.
"Yea...I guess they are. I mean...Rainbow adopted me, and Twilight is curing me. They care about me, and well...I care about them. At first I was just really happy about being adopted by Rainbow," Scootaloo admitted, leaning against the pillows while Nyx sat in front of her.
"She's been my hero for a long time ya know? I always wanted to fly like she does and be cool like her, so when she took me in it was the greatest thing to ever happen to me," She chuckled, Nyx nodding in understanding.
"And then Twilight gave me that cure, and I found out I can fly! I mean, it's so cool!" Scootaloo said in an excited whisper, rubbing at her eye and clearing her throat.
"I never thought I'd really be able to fly, an then finding out it's all cause Twilight...cause she gave me..." Scootaloo sniffed, caught off guard as Nyx hugged her.
"It's okay to cry, it's okay to be sad. But even while being sad, you can be happy. Twilight is just the kind of person that really cares for people, especially those close to her. I bet she'll be a great mother for you Scootaloo," Nyx said with a smile as she sat back, adjusting her glasses.
"Yea...t-thanks Nyx. And...thanks for not laughing at me, please don't tell the girls I was crying..." Scootaloo mumbled. Nyx smiled and gave a nod
"I promise Scootaloo"
"Ugh, come on Z, I'm tired damn it" a young man groaned
"Patience my young friend, our wandering is soon to end," a woman replied. Her face was hidden by an old brown cloak that ran down her body, stopping just above her ankles and bare feet. The man wore a similar cloak, but his was much newer. He also wore a pair of red sneakers, groaning from her reply.
"You said that an hour ago" he argued as they continued to march on
"I have not lied to you. What is but an hour or two?" she chuckled, never turning to him as she continued to lead the way.
"Two? Oh come on! My feet are killing me. Why can't we just teleport there?!" He yelled, lifting up his hand and preparing to snap his fingers. Though he had no idea where she was leading him
"Magic is great and a true beauty. But for us, it is lazy. To learn, to know, to embrace, to be, we must continue on our journey. If you truly wish to grow, then my ways you must know. You can choose to stay put, or to travel by foot," the woman smiled. He sighed in defeat, lowering his hand.
"I hate you so much," he mumbled, letting out another sigh as she pat his head.
"This had better be good Zecora..."
"AHHHH!" Applebloom screamed, panting heavily as the chaos dancing around her suddenly stopped, a small sphere sitting between her hands and her legs shaking.
"Oh my gosh! You did it!" Pinkie Pie cheered, bouncing in place.
"Ah...Ah did?" Applebloom asked, looking up at her teacher who nodded quickly. She looked down at the sphere with a weak smile.
"This little ball...this is my power?" Applebloom mumbled, standing upright and staring at the ball. It was only about as big as her fist.
"Mhm, it's even bigger than mine was at your age! Mine was the size of a marble!" Pinkie snorted, holding her hands gently around the sphere.
"What does that mean fer me?" Applebloom wondered as she stared at the Sphere. She gasped as Pinkie gently pushed the Sphere into Applebloom's chest, her eyes wide as it sank into her body, leaving a tingling feeling running through her body.
"It means you're almost ready Applebloom," Pinkie said softly, hugging her.
"Pinkie, ya'll are scarin' me a little..." Applebloom admitted.
"Whoops! Sorry! I just got really excited is all, you're learning so quickly! It took me a month to manifest my energy without exploding," Pinkie said with a smile.
"Ya'll better not be explodin' things in my house!" Applejack called out, causing both of them to jump. Applejack smirked as she peeked her head out at them.
"Gotcha, but please don't blow nothin' up. We jus' patched all th' leaks in th' roof," Applejack sighed.
"Yes ma'am!" both Applebloom and Pinkie Pie said with a salute, leaving the Gaian to groan and roll her eyes while they laughed.
Nyx couldn't help but smile as she watched Scootaloo hug Twilight and then Rainbow.
"Take it easy today kid, I've got a lot of paperwork I gotta burn through. So don't go ziplining without me, k?" Rainbow chuckled as she ruffled the Skyborn's hair.
"Yea yea, I won't," Scootaloo promised. Nyx blinked in surprise as Rainbow put a hand on her head.
"I don't know a lot about you, hell I don't know anything about you. But you're important to Twilight, and to Scootaloo. Someone that important can't be a bad thing. Besides, seems like you're the one with the brains in Scoot's group of friends. Take care of her for me today, k?" Rainbow said softly.
Nyx gave a nod, a bit confused on Rainbow's words. Was there actually something wrong with her? Applebloom hadn't panicked about her eyes. She thought they were amazing.
Was it really so bad to be different?
"Alright, I'm outta here! Behave for Twilight!" Rainbow called out as she left. Twilight rolled her eyes and sat in her chair, reading through a scroll quietly.
"Hey Twilight, me an Nyx are gonna go meet Belle and AB at Sugarcube corner, is that okay?" Scootaloo asked.
"That's fine Scootaloo. But no stunts! Not until Rainbow gets back," Twilight smiled over her scroll
"Yes mom," Scootaloo pretended to groan, giving Twilight's hand a gentle squeeze before heading out, dragging Nyx along.
"It's kinda weird calling Twilight mom..." Scootaloo admitted as they walked
"But a good kind of weird," she chuckled. Nyx gave a nod in understanding. Would it be weird if she called Twilight mom?
"Now Sweetie Belle, I know you were only keeping your friend safe, but you need to be more careful. Please don't come home covered in cuts today, okay?" Rarity asked.
"What was I supposed to do?" Sweetie Belle asked, her head down.
"Excuse me?"
"If it'd been you an Applejack falling out of a tree, what would you have done?" Sweetie Belle demanded, glaring up at her sister. Rarity smiled as she knelt down and placed her hands on the younger Magian's shoulders.
"With so little time to think, I probably would've done the exact same thing Sweetie Belle. Though I'd try not to be jumping out of the tree to begin with. I suppose I am being rather harsh about all of this. I just worry about you is all. Be careful today? For me?" Rarity asked. Sweetie Belle slowly smiled, hugging her sister
"Okay Rarity...I won't jump out of anymore trees,"
He was sure of it. Something HAD to be going on. As the time drew closer and closer, that knot in his stomach tightened more and more. It was the same when he was on the trail of Nightmare Moon.
"Relax Captain, before you scare off the recruits," Cadence mumbled beside him. Shining forced himself to relax slightly, his helmet held in the crook of his arm, his shield at the ready and his sword sheathed within.
He was done taking chances. Now was the time for action.
"Presenting High Sorcerer Spell Nexus!" the pair of guards at the door intoned. Sure enough, in stepped Spell Nexus himself, that knot twisting in Shining Armor's stomach.
"Princess! You have rather amazing timing in summoning me!" Spell Nexus called out as he marched toward the throne. Stopping at the foot of the stairs he bowed to Celestia and then to Cadence. Shining Armor remained silent, even as the knot twisted more.
"Oh? Do tell, I am rather curious," Celestia admitted, chancing a glance at Shining Armor, a sign for him to be at the ready. He readied himself to reach for his magic, if Spell Nexus was up to something and saw mana manifest, he'd definitely react. He needed to catch him by surprise.
"Yes, I noticed something rather strange about that town you sent me to. There are several strange magical signatures and sources about that place. So I did a bit of looking around, and I'm rather terrified by what I've discovered..." he admitted.
"Discovered?" Celestia asked.
"Yes. There is a child in your student's home with an uncanny resemblance to Nightmare Moon, but not just that...Twilight Sparkle seems to be shielding the child. I fear Mind Manipulation, but I couldn't bring myself to raise a hand against a child, especially if I were wrong," Spell Nexus continued.
"This is grave news indeed...Why not tell me sooner?" Celestia asked, gripping the arm of her chair.
"There was no telling if my message would reach you any other way Princess, I've seen things moving in the shadows of that town, it isn't safe," he answered quickly.
"And you are dead sure of this?" Shining Armor spoke up
"Most definitely Captain, that little girl holds powerful dark magic, but it can barely be sensed beyond Twilight Sparkles wards," Spell Nexus assured him. Shining chewed his lip, glancing at Cadence and Celestia.
"We must act quickly then..."
"Heya Nyxie! Hi girls!" Pinkie Pie greeted them as they marched into Sugarcube Corner. They all smiled and waved to her, making their way to a table in the corner, away from the growing crowd and giving themselves some privacy.
"So, what's the plan for today?" Sweetie Belle asked, looking between her friends, hesitating before grabbing Scootaloo's hand. The Skyborn rolled her eyes and smiled as she gently squeezed the Magian's hand.
"Well, I was thinking about working on my take off. Thanks to Dash, I can hover pretty well, but I gotta get off the ground first ya know?" Scootaloo chuckled.
"Sounds like a plan, we could get some rope an ya'll could practice from th' crows nest at th' clubhouse," Applebloom suggested
"Would that be safe?" Nyx wondered, everyone glancing at her.
"Heh, as safe as can be Nyx. We'll keep Scoot's in a safety harness with th' rope. An this one won't break on us, it's one of Applejack's ropes. She's lettin' me use it," Applebloom explained.
"One of her rodeo ropes? She really let you have one?" Pinkie Pie gasped, kneeling at their table and causing them all to jump in surprise.
"Hehe, sorry. That's just so great to hear Applebloom! And I think it's a great idea to help Scootaloo really learn to fly, just uh, maybe take it a little slow until you have Rainbow Dash around?" She suggested
"Wow Pinkie, I never knew you were all about safety with all the crazy things you do," Scootaloo admitted.
"Well of course I am! The party cannon has to be calibrated just perfectly to spray a perfect amount of confetti, too powerful and it all just explodes inside, but too weak and it falls out. Then there's worrying about collateral damage caused by impact, so I have to take into account wind speed, trajectory, power, oomph, and make sure I'm a good distance from any weaker structures," Pinkie explained
"Wow, that's uh...kind of like a Twilight explanation," Scootaloo mumbled.
"Twilight isn't the only smarty pants, just the biggest smarty pants," Pinkie Pie winked.
"Speaking of which..." Pinkie glanced around the store and leaned in close.
"No one knows any of your secrets right?" Pinkie asked, looking at each of them in turn. Nyx tensed up, glancing at Applebloom and then back at Pinkie.
"Um, well..." Nyx began.
"Not anyone besides us Pinkie," Applebloom said with a smile and a wink, giving Nyx's shoulder a squeeze. Pinkie gave a nod of approval.
"Good, Nyxie needs someone she can trust, I'm glad it's you Applebloom. Well, Auntie Pinkie needs to get back to work, you girls have fun today!" She winked before heading back behind the counter.
Nyx gulped as Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle stared at her.
"What'd she mean by secrets?" Sweetie Belle asked.
"Aw come on Belle, ya'll know what she meant," Applebloom scoffed.
"Well, I guess so..." she mumbled.
"Maybe we should wait til we get to the clubhouse to start spilling the beans huh?" Scootaloo suggested. They all nodded in agreement.
"This is...nice," Fluttershy said softly, brushing her hair out of her face as the gentle breeze faded away. Spike only chuckled, laying on his back on the picnic blanket, his hands under his head as he gazed at the clouds.
"Yea, it is," he murmured, closing his eyes. She glanced over at him, watching the gentle rise and fall of his chest, the little puff of smoke that escaped his lips.
"I've been thinking a lot about what you said before Spike...about Morigan," Fluttershy spoke up, Spike sitting up instantly.
"Shy, you don't have to..."
"But I do Spike. She didn't speak much, but when she talked about you she always seemed...excited. At first I thought she was just excited to fight you, but the more I watched her, the more I realized she was just excited to see you, like a mother seeing her child..." Fluttershy said quietly. Spike hung his head and let out a chuckle.
"Yea...that sounds like her...thanks Shy," Spike mumbled, turning his gaze back to the clouds. Sure, Morigan was dead, by his hand no less. But that didn't mean she was gone.
"For the last time Vinyl, I have plans!" Rarity growled
"And you need to cancel them. Sure, you can use the Death Dragon, but what good is it to you if you've got no hand to hand skills?" Vinyl argued. Rarity turned to yell back, reaching up in time to catch Vinyl's fist, the impact sending a shudder through her body and making her legs wobble.
"See? If I'd really meant that punch, you'd be on the ground," Vinyl continued to argue.
"Then what? What do you want from me?!" Rarity yelled, blinking as Vinyl grabbed her shoulders.
"I want you to be safe, I want the Elements to pick someone else, I want you to live out your dreams, make all those fancy sparkly dresses and show the nobles they aren't shit. But I can't have any of that Rare-bear, so I'm doing the next best thing," Vinyl explained herself, taking a step back.
"So, you comin' or what?" She asked, holding out her hand. Rarity sighed, flipping open her phone
"At least allow me a cheering squad."
Applejack raised an eyebrow, midkick and holding her phone to her ear.
"Ya'll want me t' what?" Applejack asked
"Well, Vinyl thinks it best that I do some impromptu training with that new skill I picked up and I would truly hate to cancel our plans, so I thought, why not combine them? It will get her off my back and afterwards we can have some alone time," Rarity suggested. Applejack sighed, looking across the orchard. She had been double timing it in order to get to Rarity in time for their date...this would buy her at least a little time.
"Ah s'pose that's fine, ah might be a bit late though," Applejack admitted. Rarity only giggled on the other end.
"Of course Darling, just come by whenever you have the time!"
Applejack sighed as the line went dead, tucking the phone into her back pocket. She rolled her shoulders, staring at the trees as she marched, searching for the perfect spot. Satisfied, she rolled her shoulder, her runes glowing dimly, hardly even visible as she slammed her fist into the ground, causing a rolling rumble that shook most of the trees around her, easily filling most of the buckets.
It was a bit of a lazy trick, but it did speed up the process, and she was on a tight schedule. Just so long as she kept her strength in check, there wouldn't be any damage to the roots.
"Alright! This meeting will now begin!" Scootaloo declared, smacking her hand on the table. She glanced at each of her friends and sat down, resting her hands on the table, a short distance apart. With a slow breath, her wings unfurled, and at the same time, her eyes began to glow, magic sparking between her hands, leaving a bit of smoke drifting from the table. Nyx stared in shock, her eyes widening with each passing second. With a grin Scootaloo leaned over to Sweetie Belle, pulling up her lip to show off one of her fangs, leaving Nyx to stare more.
Finally, Applebloom shocked all of them as Chaos sparked around her, her hair standing on end and Chaos lifting them into the air. It all came to an abrupt end, Nyx shaking and wrapping her arms around herself. But it wasn't fear that caused her to shake. It was laughter. This entire time she had been afraid, because she was different.
But her friends were different too...
"Alright Nyx, ya'll can show em," Applebloom said softly, gently reaching for her glasses.
"T-Twilight said I shouldn't..." she stammered.
"And Twilight said we shouldn't either, but we all know each others weirdness anyway, so we aren't breaking any rules," Scootaloo winked. Nyx bit her lip and nodded, closing her eyes and letting Applebloom pull the glasses away.
"P-Promise not to freak out?" she asked
"Fer th' last time Nyx, ain't no one gonna..." that was all she got away with. Nyx opened her eyes, her wings unfurled and her magic sparking around her, her body lit up with deep purple runes, the clubhouse shaking around them. Nyx slowly calmed down, panting slightly, her wings disappearing as she put a hand against her head.
"Holy shit Nyx that was the coolest thing I've ever seen!" Scootaloo cried out, pointing at her eyes.
"You've got more powers than I do!" she chuckled.
"You...You aren't mad? Or scared?" Nyx asked, her draconic eyes shifting around the room to each of them. Applebloom offered her a gentle smile.
"Ah told ya Nyx, ain't no one here scared of ya. Yer our friend, an we might not be as weird as ya'll are, but together ah think we match ya pretty well," Applebloom pointed out. Sweetie Belle nodded with a smile, her fang poking out over her bottom lip.
"Mhm! Though, I only just found out about my weirdness..." Sweetie Belle admitted.
"Well me too!" Applebloom laughed
"Huh, to be honest, I guess I only just got my powers too," Scootaloo realized.
"And then suddenly we meet you Nyx. It's almost like fate or something," Sweetie Belle smiled, her eyes a dull red. Scootaloo put her finger against the Magian's fang, Sweetie Belle latching onto it without thinking and suckling gently, her face flushing red as she realized what she was doing.
Though her eyes faded to normal.
"T-Thanks Scoots..." she mumbled, Scootaloo only smirked, winking at her and only further fueling her blush.
"But that definitely explains what ya are Nyx," Applebloom spoke up, drawing everyone's attention.
"What?" Nyx asked excitedly, she had been wondering ever since Twilight had found her.
"Yer a Celestian silly. Ya'll have Skyborn wings, Gaian Runes, an Magian Magic. But ya'll are s'pose t' be really rare. Ah mean, that's what it says in my books anyway," Applebloom said, dumping her bag on the floor.
"Applebloom...d-did you go read all of this for me?" Nyx asked, starting to tear up.
"Well, it was mostly cause ah was curious, but ya'll didn't even know either. When ah didn't know what ah really was...it hurt, real bad. But then Pinkie Pie an Applejack helped me out and ah'm really getting th' hang o' things!" Applebloom explained herself, holding up a book on Races.
"There's lots o' interestin' things in these books ya know, stuff ah never even knew," Applebloom chuckled.
"Are books really that cool though?" Scootaloo groaned, wincing as Sweetie Belle glanced at her.
"Books are pretty amazing Scootaloo," Nyx said with a nervous smile.
"Huh, that's right, when we met you an Twilight were nose deep in some book...I mean, if you all think they are cool then I guess they can't be all that bad," Scootaloo shrugged. Applebloom placed the book on Races on the table.
"Right here! It says there are three main races, Gaian's like me, Magian's like Sweetie Belle, an Avaros like Scootaloo,"
"Skyborn," Scootaloo corrected, holding up a finger.
"Ah know, but that's just what th' book calls ya, shush, ah ain't done yet," Applebloom scolded. Nyx gulped as Applebloom continued
"There's plenty o' other Races though. There's Beastkin like Spike, Human-like creatures who are more Animal than anythin' else," Applebloom went on.
"I dunno, Spike seems pretty human," Scootaloo pointed out.
"Well so do I," Sweetie Belle argued, everyone turning to her. She seemed to sink in to herself a little.
"I mean, just look at me...No one would ever know I was a Vampire...I didn't even know," she sighed sadly, squeaking as Scootaloo tugged her close.
"Eh who cares about all that, you're still you Belle, an Spike is still Spike," Scootaloo beamed.
"What about me?" Nyx asked softly. Applebloom smiled, turning the book towards her. A picture of Celestia next to a diagram was shown.
"Celestian's are God-Like beings, made up o' th' three main races. Th' Wings o' an Avaros, Th' Strength o' a Gaian, an th' Magic o' a Magian. While some Gaian's are incredibly strong, an other's are jus' stronger than yer average person, Celestian's are all blessed with intense strength.
It's th' same with th' other two races too. Some Avaros are skilled fliers, others are still figurin' it all out. But Celestian's have an innate sense t' fly like pro's.
A Magian's skill is determined by th' Pool within em. A larger pool grants th' ability t' cast more spells, an more Mana heavy spells, an more advanced spells. Some Bloodlines possess large pools, but Celestian's have th' largest Pool's of mana, thought to be close t' th' Great Pool itself," Applebloom read from the pages.
"Okay, so, a lot of that kinda just went over my head..." Scootaloo admitted.
"Well, th' only Celestian this book knows 'bout is Princess Celestia, but there's Princess Luna now too, but ah'd bet anythin' she's jus' as strong. Which means..." Applebloom turned to Nyx, tapping the diagram.
"Nyx is strong too," she finished explaining.
"That's why Twilight was afraid...b-because I have all this power?" she stammered.
"Well, if ah've learned anythin'...an ah really have. Power is dangerous Nyx. If'n ya don't know how t' use it, it'll hurt ya. Ah think Miss Twilight was scared that ya'll might hurt yerself," Applebloom offered, closing the book.
"Hey wait, I wanna know more about Beastkins." Sweetie Belle said as she snatched up the book.
"Well, you could just ask one," Spike said from the window, causing the four girls to scream. Applebloom reacted without thinking, Spike gasping as he was tugged into the clubhouse, Chaos looped around him, his limbs tied up tight.
"Huh, wasn't expecting that, guess Pinkie Pie really knows her stuff," he chuckled. Applebloom put her finger against his nose.
"Spike, how long were ya'll watchin us?" she asked quietly
"Huh? I just got here, Twilight wanted to know where Nyx had run off to and Pinkie mentioned you went to some clubhouse when I went by Sugarcube corner looking for all of you" he explained himself, glancing at Nyx who fumbled to put her glasses on.
"Spike, my Ma is th' Element o' honesty, ah don't appreciate lies anymore than she does," Applebloom glared at him. Spike sighed and held up his finger.
"Okay, okay, ease up a little. I listened in on everything," Spike admitted, Applebloom still not letting him up.
"What do you want from me anyway?" Spike asked
"Well ya'll offered t' answer Sweetie Belle's questions, so ah'm holdin' ya t' it," Applebloom answered, sitting him upright and resting her hand on his shoulder.
"Well, shoot, I'm not going anywhere like this, heh..." Spike chuckled nervously.
"Well...whats it like being a Dragon?" Sweetie Belle wondered, sitting in front of him.
"Well, whats it like being a vampire?" Spike asked back. She blinked and touched her chin.
"I don't really know...kinda weird..."
"Well there ya go. But if you want the real answer, I'm a second class citizen, I barely have any rights, I get by because Princess Celestia smiled on me and left me with Twilight. I breath fire, I do my job, and that's it," Spike said in a small rant.
"Oh wow...ah never knew..." Applebloom mumbled.
"Really? Is that really what it's like being a dragon? What about the stuff you showed me?!" Scootaloo argued. Spike just shrugged.
"You learn a few things when a Princess lays eyes on you, all that stuff is to keep Twilight safe," Spike answered.
"Right...you have that armor! Twilight said you were her bodyguard or somethin'" Scootaloo remembered, snapping her fingers.
"Ya know...ah was doin' some readin' an it says some interestin' stuff 'bout Dragons," Applebloom smirked, lifting up the book and holding it in front of Spike.
Very little is known of the Dragons or Dragon-kin. They rarely ever leave their homes in the Beast Lands. What little we do know was granted to us by our Princess. Many Dragon's live for hundreds of thousands of years. Why is not something we were able to learn, but we do know that it has a bit to do with the aging process...
Spike growled, Applebloom's Chaos ropes shattering around him. He slumped forward gently, resting his arms on his knees.
"What do you want from me Applebloom?" Spike asked softly, flames licking the air in front of him as he spoke.
"Jus' th' truth really Spike. Ya'll ain't a kid like us, are ya?" Applebloom asked. He sighed, hugging his knees to his chest.
"I am, but at the same time I'm not. I am a kid, but I'm a kid among Dragon's, around you...I'm a few hundred years old," he explained.
"So why lie t' us?" Applebloom wondered.
"Because I never got the chance to be a kid. I was abandoned and left to die, I'm just an animal, nothing more," Spike mumbled.
"That isn't true!" Scootaloo yelled. Spike glanced over at her.
"You aren't just some animal Spike. You're my friend, Twilight's friend, everyone's friend! You taught me to protect myself, you help Twilight everyday, you're helping Fluttershy everyday! You do so so so much and you never take any credit for it..." Scootaloo continued. Spike chuckled weakly
"Hearing that means a lot Scootaloo, but it doesn't change anything...and as for Nyx..." Spike glanced over at her, the girl clutching her glasses. He smiled, holding his hand out to her.
"You've got questions, you're scared, you don't understand what you are or what is happening around you. I know the feeling pretty well..."
"Y-You've...got eyes like mine..." Nyx stammered, slowly lowering her own glasses.
"Somethin' like that, yea. Everything Twilight's said to you is really important Nyx. You're different, very different, but that's not a bad thing, just look at your friends," Spike tilted his head to Applebloom.
"They don't care about any of that, and they are all almost as different as you are, so embrace who you are...but carefully, no one wants to see you get hurt. Now if you'll excuse me, I've gotta go bodyguard," he chuckled, giving a lazy salute and falling out the window. The girls rushed to it, but he was gone.
"That was kind of intense AB, just what the hell have you been learning?" Scootaloo asked. Applebloom chuckled a little, rubbing the back of her head.
"Oh well, ya know, jus' how t' control this weirdness," she explained. Nyx looked down at her glasses, her heart pounding in her chest.
She squeaked as Sweetie Belle hugged her, Applebloom joining and both girls glancing at Scootaloo. The Skyborn groaned, joining the hug.
"You're our friend Nyx, nothin' is gonna change that," Applebloom promised
"Once a weirdo, always a weirdo, welcome to the club," Scootaloo grinned
"She means Crusader, we're Crusaders," Sweetie Belle argued
"Crusaders of what?" Scootaloo asked
"Well I dunno yet! But we need something better than Weirdo!"
Nyx started shaking with laughter, tears streaming down her cheeks.
"Nyx?" they asked. She shook her head and sniffed.
"Thank you...f-for everything..."
"Spike! Did you find her?!" Twilight asked in a panic. Spike held up his hand and smiled
"Yea, she's with the girls at a clubhouse in Sweet Apple Acres. Looks like a sleepover, everyone's fine," Spike assured her. Twilight let out a sigh of relief, Rainbow patting her shoulder.
"Damn near tore up the city didn't ya Sparkle?" she teased, Twilight glaring at her.
"Of course I did! If Nyx were lost, or hurt..." she began, silenced with a kiss.
"Twi, chill, I get it," Rainbow whispered. Spike cleared his throat
"Also, cat's kind of out of the bag, partially anyway. Applebloom apparently one upped you Twilight, she did her research pretty well, called me out on my age," Spike chuckled. Twilight simply stared for a moment, until Rainbow burst into laughter.
"S-So I never questioned my assistant, I think that shows trust!" Twilight argued
"It was an important part of everything really," Spike added.
Spike glanced over his shoulder into the distance.
"In any case, I think Nyx is going to be just fine Twilight...and yea, I know, not everything, but I know," Spike chuckled, snapping his fingers and vanishing before he could be questioned further. There was something strange about Applebloom.
Seems like she has her Mothers Persuasion
"Sup bossman?" Vinyl asked over the comm in his ear.
"I've got a bit more info on our little secret...worrying info," Spike sighed.