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// A Nice Dinner 
// Story: Spike Pie 
// by Silver Butcher 
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"......and that is why Holders Boulder is so important." Limestone finished, looking up to see that only Marble and Spike were still listening. Limestone sighed, "At least you two listen to me," she said as she went to the kitchen to help Cloudy with dinner.

"That was a nice story," Spike said happily.

"Mhh." Marble agreed as she got up to go help Igneous finish his work. Spike was just sitting.

"Hey writer guy, where's Pinkie?"

.......Upstairs.

"Thanks," Spike said as he got up and went upstairs where Pinkie was digging around in a small chest. "GASP!! Pinkie, are you looking through Mom's stuff!!"

Pinkie jumped! "N...no...." She replied.

"...Writer guy?"

Yup, that's what she was doing.

"TRAITOR!!" Pinkie yelled, then paused, "Hey, why are your words in color!?" 

Spike stopped. "Hey, she's right! Why don't we get to talk in color!?"

DON'T TALK TO ME, GET BACK TO THE STORY!!!

"Fine, fine, fine." Spike said, then gave a little cough into his closed fist. "You know you shouldn't look through other's things."

Pinkie looked at him for a second. "She took my emergency confetti! And I thought..." Pinkie turned an accusing gaze on him, "You've already looked through it haven't you?"

"Yup," Spike said as they walked downstairs. "I found it and packed it for ya." Suddenly they heard Limestone yell.

"Dinner time!"

"OH BOY!!" Pinkie and Spike yelled as they ran into the kitchen to take their seats. At the far side of the circular table sat Igneous, on the right and Cloudy on the left. On the right side of the table, Limestone sat next to her father with Maud next to her, followed by Spike. The left side of the table was occupied by Cloudy, Pinkie, and Marble, in that order. Igneous and Limestone were having an argument.

"Look, I'm just saying, if something happened to you and mom, it should be me who gets the deed to the property!"

"And I'm telling you, that when you're 18, I will consider it. After all, one of your sisters or your brother might want it too."

"Marble and Maud already said that as long as they can still live here they don't care who owns the property. Spike and Pinkie are moving to Ponyville next month!" The argument went on, meanwhile Spike and Maud were having their own conversation.

"It's a pleasure to meet you, " Spike said happily to the pebble Maud had placed on the table. "So how did you and Maud meet?" there was silence from the rock. "Really!?" Spike asked looking at Maud in disbelief.

"It's true," Maud confirmed, "and in honor of your nearing departure, I've decided to name him Boulder since you're moving out." Maud gave a smile that only her family could tell even existed, "He chose that over Diane."

"Well, I am honored Mr. Boulder." there was silence then Spike's face turned bright red.

"Oh my. Boulder, don't say such things." Maud said. There was silence.

"It's ok Boulder," Spike said, "I forgive you." 

On the left side of the table Pinkie and Cloudy were talking about Pinkie and Spike moving to Ponyville. "Sniff, oh I'll miss you two."

"Sniff, we'll miss you too, but I'll come to visit every week!! And Spike will visit at the same time. Then I'll throw a "Visiting for the Day" Party and Spike will throw a "'Pinkie Pie is throwing a Party' Party." Next, to them, Marble was eating her rock soup in silence.