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// Chapter 7 
// Story: The Mind of the Dragon 
// by shpoople 
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	"I don't see why you even needed to throw your drink on that guy." Jack, Spike's bouncer friend, said while they sipped their drink. Spike, Rarity, Vinyl, and a few other employees of the club were sitting at the bar, just hanging out. Every so often, Spike would glance over to Rainbow and Applejack to make sure his buddy was doing alright. "It would have been so much more bad-ass if you just lit him up without the aid from your alcoholic beverage, there."

"Fist off, fuck you, no it wouldn't have. I am a resourceful creature, I use my environment to my advantage..." Spike grinned. "Second, as I've said before, It's the same reason I'm like two fucking feet tall, I am a baby dragon. The reason me and Rarity's thing isn't stachatory is because we live much longer then you all."

"I still can't believe that a mare is attempting to tame you." Vinyl laughed. "It's still a weird concept for me."

"Just how many mares have you seen Spike take home?" Rarity asked, smiling. She was still getting used to the notion of Spike as a player. Her cirosity was more then peaked. "I'm guessing that he doesn't actually take them home? Probably somewhere else?"

"He normally takes one upstairs every other time he comes in here." Jack laughed, remembering all the different faces. "So you hooking anypony up with anypony now? I find them quite... Entertaining and enthralling to say the least."

"Entertaining and enthralling?" Vinyl looked at him, confused.

"Get on my vocab level." He replied, flatly. "You plebeian."

"Careful." Vinyl cautioned. "Don't forget, I own you. You're my bitch until the day you die or quit."

Spike chuckled at her warning "Actually yeah, I am tonight." Spike answered. "I do the work that Cupid's lazy ass won't do."

"You're playing matchmaker tonight?" Rarity giggled. "You must tell us who!"

"Not yet..." Spike whispered while stealing a look over to the two mares dancing while sneaking glances at each other. I can't believe they haven't fucking noticed yet! They both were blushing, but the red light in the club camouflaged it. "...You'll find out soon enough, though."

"Ten bits it's those those two over by the bathroom." Optimus cut in with shots. 

"Please, twenty says it's the couple heading up the stairs right now!" Vinyl countered. 

It then dawned on Spike, why they were heading up the stairs. "What is this, a brothel?" Spike turned to his friend, the owner of the club. "You let everyone screw upstairs? I feel like I'm about to contract HIV just by being here now that I think about all the ponies I've seen go up those stairs!"

"I pretend to look the other way about it." She returned. "I let them have their fun... It's them right?"

"Gross." Spike shivered then regained his composer for a elegant speech. "No, this one is actually pretty special, it's not just going to be some, one-night stand. Where I help a bro get a pretty mare in bed, then to never see her again. Nay! This one shall spark a glorious romance between two, soon to be, lovers!"

The group was silent for a few moments, pondering what he said. "So... Those two over by the pool table?" Vinyl guessed again. 

"Nope." Vinyl set the audio system on auto so that she could drink with us. Just then a new song started playing, it blared over the enormous speakers "Better, faster, stronger." "Every time I hear this song, I instantly think of Rainbow Dash."

"How so?" Rarity asked.

"Just listen to the song, she could pretty much be the one that sings this. She's just as cocky as Kanye West-ling." "Tha- Tha- Tha- That don't kill me, only makes me stronger." "Telling you, this song is pretty much the essence of her personality." The group stopped and stared at the two dancing in the crowd, silently observing as the song continued. "...And I'll do anything for a blonde dyke..."

Just then the realization hit them like a freight train. They all let out a collective: "Ohhhhh..." in unison. That was when Applejack decided to take a chance. She lunged in and placed her lips on Rainbow's. Everypony in their group gaped at witnessing it. Rainbow's wings sprung out as if she was launching something. "Redbull can only do so much to hide those feelings..." Spike smiled at his accomplishment. "That was... So much easier then I thought it was going to be..." Most of the crowd noticed around them and started cheering. Mainly the males... Mainly. Applejack quickly broke it and ran out the front doors. Rainbow just stood there, frozen with all the emotions rushing over her. I think I might have seen some tears as she ran out... let's see where that goes.

"Damn it! I should have seen that coming!" Jack said in frustration. "I was wondering what was up with those two. At first I thought that they were sisters... I guess not." He thought about it for a moment. "Hopefully not."

Spike looked over to Rarity, she was stunned at what happened. "Applejack?" She whispered. "Rainbow?" She seemed to be in some sort of trance. This might be a problem... Later.

"You're doing same-sex things now?" Vinyl frowned. "I mean to each his own but you're here A LOT. And you help out a lot of ponies..."

"What are you saying?" Spike asked, not taking his eyes off the shock induced Rainbow.

"Just how many ponies are you going to make into... Mare-meeters."

Once those words left her mouth, Spike broke his line of sight and locked onto Vinyl. "Mare-meeters?" Spike deadpanned. "Really? That's the best you could come up with? You should feel terrible that those words just exited your mouth. I am appaled at the lack of creativity from you."

"You know what I mean, though!" She snapped. "How many ponies are you going to turn gay?"

"I don't know, I might just do mares instead of colts." Spike bro-hoofed Jack. "Really whoever came to me. I can think of a few mares that have their eyes on you. I could have you licking carpet in a week... With a smile on your face."

"Gross." She rolled her eyes.

"Is that a challenge I'm sensing?" Spike grinned with the new opportunity to showcase his skills.

"I do believe that it is a challenge, indeed!" Jack agreed.

"I shall respond appropriately, as soon as I check on my buddy to see how she's doing." Spike looked over to Rainbow, who still hadn't moved at all. "I'm not sure if she's happy or sad or what's going on in that bitch's mind right now..." Spike drank the rest of the liquor in his glass and then walked over to congratulate his friend. She was just staring at the door that Applejack ran out, unaware of anything else in the room. "Hey buddy... How ya feeling? Good?"

She blinked a few times, then looked at him and smiled. "Yeah, I'm feeling fucking great right now!" Her grin was the widest Spike had ever seen anypony grin in a long time.

"Look likes you'e enjoying yourself..." Spike glanced over her shoulder to her throbbing, extended wings.

"I am." She chuckled at his un-comfortableness around them, she on the other hand, thought it was funny. "That was awesome. We're definitely even, you don't owe me shit anymore."

"That's good to hear." Spike said, retrieving his eyes and looking Rainbow in the face. "I'm proud that you're finally going to start something with her, I'll be waiting for the day that you tap that."

"Soon..." She reported, excited for the future. "It does worry me that she ran off, though." 

"Nah, It's fine. Rarity did the same thing, now she's openly saying that we're together, around strangers, at least." Spike reassured her. "What did you do to spark that?" He asked with curiosity. 

"Nothing, we were just dancing, then she just kind of swooped in." She replied. 

This caught Spike's attention. "Wait, what did you say after then?" Spike asked.

"Nothing, she ran away. I couldn't say anything." Rainbow answered. 

Spike's face morphed into complete seriousness and anger. "Did you do anything during? Like whisper anything?"

"No, It was a quick little lip thing. It's not like she tonged mah lickin' hole." She laughed. 

"So she has no idea that you feel the same way about her." Spike questioned her, already knowing the answer. "And just publicly made a fool out of herself in front of about a hundred ponies with something that she believes is immoral." Rainbow started putting the pieces of the puzzle together in her head. "Dumbass! You were suppose to make a move too! I thought that you would have the balls to do something! Or at least be drunk enough to do something!" 

"What happens now?" She asked, worried now.

"We have to find Applejack. Now." Spike told her. 

"Hop on." Rainbow presented him her back.

"No, fuck that. I rather run then give you a lap-dance in my suit!" Spike declined. Before they sprinted for the door Spike had a thought, and ran back to Rarity. "Rarity! You alright? We need your help."

She shook her head and rejoined them from the depths of her mind. "Oh, greetings, Spike. How are you faring this fine evening?"

"No time for break-downs now!" Spike shouted as he grabbed her hoof and pulled her towards the door.

"What's going on?" Rarity asked as she ran beside Spike and Rainbow.

"I want you to come with us to see Applejack, just in case." Spike answered. It can't hurt to have magic with us too.


***


The three of them arrived at Applejack's farm house a few minutes later. They stood on the pourch while Rainbow knocked on the door. "Hey Applejack! You in there?" She called out to her crush.

A familiar voice replied after a few moments. "No."

"Damn it!" Rainbow cursed in frustration. "Where else could she be?"

Spike just stared at her. "You must be a lot drunker then I thought." Spike observed. Or maybe she's just a dumb-ass... Spike walked over to the door to try to talk to Applejack. "Applejack. Open the door."

The silence that followed was painfuly long, to be broken by a slurred: "No."

"Applejack, we're coming in no matter what. You might as well just open it and save yourself a door." She decided not to voice her retort. Spike sighed. "Rainb-" Spike was cut off by her back hooves colliding into the door. The door still stood, but she was determined to beat her wooden competitor. A few more bucks, harder then her first smashed to door into submission with it flying open. "-can you ask Rarity to unlock it with magic." He finished.

"No time for that." She replied as she ran inside. It took you like five minutes to break the door down... Spike and Rarity then followed her inside. They charged into the kitchen to see Applejack standing on a chair with a rope around her neck, ready to kick. Oh shit.

"Rarity!" Spike called out. She instantly knew what to do and envelopedApplejack in a magical haze that levitated her. Spike looked around the kitchen and grabbed a knife off the counter. "Hadouken!" Spike threw the kife to the nuse that was connected to a celing fan. It Miraculously struck it's target and disconnected Applejack from the celing. Rainbow Dash then dove into the middle of the room and grabbed Applejack and brought her to the floor.

"Rainbow, Ah'm so sorry-" She was interrupted by Rainbow's tounge. Rarity and Spike were just watching from across to room. They could practically feel the heat from their faces like furnaces.

Rainbow broke off and stared into her eyes. "I love you, Applejack." She didn't respond, her eyes just teared up with the relief that she didn't lose her friend. They shared a smile before Rainbow planted her lips on Applejack's once more.

"I think we should go." Spike whispered over to Rarity.

"Why?" She asked.

"I feel like my boner will spoil this touching moment..." He replied as he inched towards the door. Rarity slapped her forehead and sighed before following him out. Once they were outside Spike turned to face Rarity, who silently tried to place the door back into it's hinges unsuccessfully. She eventually gave up and faced Spike. "Want to go get some food?"

"This isn't funny!" Rarity snapped, approaching the small dragon. "Do you even understand what almost happened? Do you, or do you just not care? This is not the time for you to be making stupid jokes!" She had tears in her eyes, thinking about what would have happened if they didn't get there in time.

"If I didn't care I would have not done anything." Spike reasoned. "I know how her mind works. This will never happen again. I promise you."

Rarity continued to stared at him before she couldn't hold back anymore and turned around in a attempt to hide her tears. "I can't even fathom that Applejack would ever even think about the possibility of that... that..." She couldn't finish her sentence without letting everything go.

"These past few days should have taught you that there's different sides to others that you don't know about." Spike walked around her to get face to face. Minuets of silence past between the two. "Are you alright?" She shook her head. "Do you want me to walk you home?" She replied with a nod. "Alright, let's go."


***


They walked together, alone in the middle on the town's streets. The moon was the only thing that illuminated their path. There wasn't a single other pony out, not a light in a house on, no sounds of any kind were heard. It truly seemed like they were the last two in the town void of all other life. Spike had his arm around Rarity's shoulder as they strolled down the middle of the road in the moonlight. They finally reached the boutique after a while. Rarity opened the door and turned to face Spike one more time. "Thank you for walking me home."

"No problem. Try and get some sleep, you've had a long night." He started to return to his own home. "Tomorrow is going to be a better day!" He smiled to her in the threshold of the door.


***


He casually walked home alone with his hands in the pockets of his suit. I bet Rainbow got laid tonight... Lucky bitch. The library wasn't far from Rarity's home, they were about five minutes apart on foot. I feel like i'm forgetting something, though... "Hi Spike!" A high pitched voice greeted from behind him. As soon as they were heard, Spike's blood went colder then it normally was. He whipped his head around to see a pink mare known as Pinkie. ...Fuck my life... "Are you going home you silly goose?"

Spike's spine was shivering with fear. "Uh- Yeah Applejack almost killed herself so I was- SNEAK ATTACK!" Spike drew up all the fire he could manage with the adrenalin of fearing death. He managed to hit Pinkie in the face with a ball of fire before sprinting to his destination. While he was running he peaked over his shoulder to see his pursuer only singed.

"Spike you silly Willie! You can't kill me, your just another trophy!" She said while she closed in on the stubby lizard. 

Spike made it to the door of the library before Pinkie could do what she planned. He slipped inside the safety of the house and slumped to the base of the door to be sure that she would not enter. She won't come in, I know she won't. Then Twilight would know that she's a crazy bitch. TWILIGHT! He popped up and ran upstairs to his closest family member. Fuck this now! I've had it with Pinkie! I'm bringing Twilight in on this one. Twilight was sleeping sounding in the comfort of her bed. "WAKE UP!" Spike shouted as he ripped her blankets away. 

"Spike, what are you doing? It's two in the morning... Go back to bed." She moaned. 

"Tables have turned now, haven't they!" He laughed a little bit before reverting into serious mode again. "Can't go back to bed when you haven't started."

"Why haven't you slept yet?" Twilight started waking herself up.

"Because I was being chased down the streets by a murderer!" Spike yelled in frustration and anger.

"Murderer?" Twilight was fully conscious again at the thought of anyone trying to kill Spike. "What are you talking about?"

"She chased me home, thanks for noticing that I was gone by the way!" Spike pulled on her hoof. "Take a look outside!"

They walked together to the front door before Spike peaked through to see if Pinkie was standing there ready with a knife to butcher him like a pig. He slowly began to widen the crack to see more. Although, nothing was there. The murderous pink mare that chased him was either hiding or gave up to strike another day. Twilight peered over his shoulder. "I don't see anyone out there." She looked at him, irritated that he woke her up for nothing. "Who are you talking about? Who exactly do you think was chasing you?"

"Pinkie." Spike replied with a dead voice.

Twilight just started at him with even more anger then before. "So, you woke me up at two in the morning to show me that Pinkie Pie was trying to kill you, to which she is not even here."

"She was, though!" Spike shouted. "After that hike she slipped a knife into my pocket because I saved her too! She was planning on killing me in the woods!"

"Spike, take off that ridiculous suit and go back to bed. It was obviously a bad dream. Either that, or your trying to pull a prank on me. Which isn't going to work." She turned and retreated back upstairs to resume her slumber.

Spike quickly slammed the door shut and locked it, fearing that without Twilight, Pinkie would strike. New goal: Deal with Pinkie Pie. This is going to end, even if one of us dies... How has her foot not fallen off from diabetes anyway?


I have returned.

If I may bring up my comment from before: Don't worry, I didn't leave you guys. My computer got gangraped by 8 different viruses. I fixed it by restoring it to factory settings, wipped everything off of it. Works perfectly, dad comes in, sees that I fixed it after he tried to for a week. "You didn't fix it! It's still fucked!! Look here only four rams!! Let me help you win that!!" *rips out the ram and replaces it with other ram he found around the house and breaks it physically.* So now it's completely broken, no chance in fixing. Noone knows that I wrote these stories so I'm NOT using the family pc. I was half done with the next chapter before it died. 

Finally got a new computer. Ordered one before and it came with a big ass dent in it and it wouldn't turn on. So I had to deal with all that shit. They really don't want me writing these I guess. 

If you feel as though this explanation wasn't enough to soothe that anus, I strongly refer you to this video.  



And hey, don't let this dis-communication happen again. Here's a link to my steam account. Add me as a friend to talk to me or play some shit!

http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198035939306