//------------------------------// // Chapter 7 - Party Crashed // Story: Leon's Ponyville Adventure // by Yosh-E-O //------------------------------// FWA-POOMF “Did any pony just hear something?” asked Twilight as her ears perked. “Aside from our rowdy guests?” asked Rarity while gazing towards the group of dragons that were being quite unruly in their introductions with the rest of the pony attendees. “Has anyone seen Spike?” Princess Ember asked impatiently. “I’m only here because the little guy asked me to come to this ‘Friendship Banquet’. If he doesn’t get back here in a few minutes I’m leaving.” “Ember…,” trailed Twilight in an attempt to calm things down. “Spike was looking for that baby dragon that came with you.” “I didn’t bring a baby dragon,” she replied. “Don’t have time for them and I’m no mom.” Twilight turned to Rarity. “Perhaps you could do another search?” she whispered. “Take Fluttershy with you, too.” *** “Saved by the diaper,” sighed Leon as he found what impact from the gradual descent being largely absorbed by his thick, crinkly padding. “Now to get out of here.” The baby ebon dragon took to his feet and felt his diaper sticking to his backside like packaging tape on a shipment of new toys that Nixie would order for him. “No time to worry about that,” he said while doing his best to remain unseen. There was the bright-yellow mare he met earlier near the wall he was shimmying against, but she seemed like she was trying to focus on something completely different than the banquet. “I tried,” he heard the mare with the pink mane and tail whisper. “I… just… don’t… like… dragons…” “Huh?” wondered Leon as his ear fins perked to hear her whispers. “Nixie always told me ponies love dragons.” “Fluttershy!” called rarity. “Would you be a dear and-” Rarity gasped as she noticed the white of Leon’s diaper clashing against the wall behind Fluttershy. “There you are!” she cheered while running past Flutters to take hold of the indigo-bellied dragon. “That diaper of yours truly clashes with the castle. Let’s go fix that and go find Spike while we’re at it?” “Do I have a-” YOINK “-Come along,” she stated with no regard to what the baby dragon was sayingwhile she used her magic to lift him into the air. “No time to waste.” “Umm,” hummed Fluttershy. “Mind if I help you, Rarity?” “Not at all, dear,” she replied. “We need to find out where Spike is and I’m sure you could help with that while I take care of our special guest.” Fluttershy smiled. “I can do that,” she said. “Baby dragons are fine. It’s, uh, non baby dragons I, umm, don’t handle so well.” *** Spike had done his best to hurry back down to the banquet hall to see if Leon was okay. “This is turning into a total disaster!” he panicked. KRA-FOOM “Ah!” he shouted with a jump as the doors to the banquet hall opened with Rarity and Fluttershy making their way out with Leon being magically levitated onto Rarity’s back. “Spike!” cheered Rarity. “There you are!” “Is everything okay?” the purple dragon asked. “Well…,” trailed Fluttershy. “What Fluttershy is trying to say is that Princess Ember is getting upset without you there,” stated Rarity. “Best get in there while I fix your friend here.” “So he’s okay?” hoped Spike. “He will be once he gets proper dress for the occasion.” The volume in the banquet hall got louder as the group talked. “Best get going, Spikey-Boo,” said Rarity. “Don’t want our guests to get too unruly.” “Right!” saluted Spike before charging into the banquet hall. “Is it still okay if I join you?” asked Fluttershy nervously. “Of course, darling,” the white Unicorn replied. “Perhaps you can help keep her calm while I get the proper attire for a dapper, diapered dragon like this?” “I can do that,” grinned Fluttershy while cooing up at the ebon baby dragon. “You’re such a sweet baby.” Leon blushed as the yellow Pegasus kept giving him baby talk all the way to where Rarity had the room prepared for his next dress-up adventure.