//------------------------------// // one step at a time // Story: spike's new brother // by johnnyomon21 //------------------------------// Chapter 6: one step at a time Last time we saw our hero’s John and Spike! Spike by order of his mother was engaged to seven beautiful mares and he was going to be crowned as Prince of Equestria! However this was too much for the young dragon to handle, so he did what all males do in this type of situation, he flat out collapsed! Then John a 13-year-old human comes to Equestria because his life sucks, he was homeless but has a good heart, and he managed to get to Equestria! However, things took a funny turn, Spike was about to be ripped to pieces by six jealous fiances but his new brother John tried to get him out there. Luna tried to help them as well, but while doing so, John accidentally invoked an ancient marriage custom. By pulling off Luna’s necklace, he became her fiance! And Princess Celestia was more than happy to hurry things along, but as for John, he wanted to stay single a little longer, you couldn’t blame him! It was all too overwhelming for him to! So what he did do? What else…he got the sam buck out if there! And with the help of Twilight’s parents he managed to get out of there with Spike in tow. Now our young hero is pondering. How will this work out? Will Spike marry the main six and Trixie? Will he marry Luna? If you don’t think this funny/craziness can’t get any worse and by worse I mean great, then you thought wrong! Well then, let’s find out! Morning in Canterlot The birds were chirping, everypony in the Castle, from the guards to the maids were up and about doing their regular schedule duties. At that time Princess Celestia had just raised the sun, she was trotting with an extra pep in her step, well after all her son was about to leave for another world but instead gains another son, another successor to the throne, seven new daughters-in-law plus her sister after so many centuries finally found her special somepony! As of right now, she couldn't be any happier, everything that she wanted was coming true. Celestia decided it was time to go to the throne room and continue with the daily duties. The usual, keeping fellow country ponies and countries from going to war with each other, settling disputes and making sure everything in a Equestria goes smoothly. However she was secretly trying to figure out how she can get John and Spike back here to the castle in order to get the wedding on the way. Before that she had to find out how to keep them restraint long enough for them to say I do! *High author here, yeah… Celestia's gone into full Mama mode and grandma mode so as to say... She is currently acting more goofier than the usual strong Princess Celestia that you are used to seeing, and she now is more like a determined pony terminator that will stop at nothing until John and Spike are married and give her grandchildren and nieces and nephews by any means necessary! So to the both of them good luck!* Celestia was chuckling to herself, she couldn't wait for the weddings. She was thinking of the themes for each mare. First; a sports wedding with sportive decorations and of course appearance of the wonder bolts for Rainbow Dash, a fashion theme for Rarity, a huge party for Pinkie Pie, a nature theme for Fluttershy, a cowboy theme for Applejack. Now for Twilight, a library theme with many books and many scrolls. However she was nervous about Spike and Twilight, while she knew that it wasn't Twilight's fault that she hurt Spike. she knew all too well about dragon heartbreak and that Spike would still likely be mad at her. She knew one night was not going to be enough to get over his broken heart. She was hoping now that Spike knew that Twilight had always loved him more than a brother and if they were to marry, their marriage would slowly repair the damage that King Sombra had done. Once the damage had been repaired with a little help from his new found brother, then hopefully she would have a grandchild from them, heck maybe more than one, at that last thought she giggled. "Oh my, if Spike does marry the main six oh wait… Trixie! Yes, I have to make a magician-themed wedding for her, after all, she has changed. She truly is in love with my son and he with her. If he wasn’t, I doubt that claw of his would not have been going to where it was going to! Especially the way he went about it!" Celestia then blushed profusely, "My my, I didn't know my little boy was that skilled, he must've gotten that from whoever his father or mother was. And I'm pretty sure the father must've been one heck of a romantic. I didn't know my son had in him to get Trixie into a deepening kiss and just mentally dominate. If he does that on the honeymoon with each of his wives-." She then had one of the funniest scenes in her life, just like Luna, her wings shot straight up she, then began chuckling but more like an evil villain planning her next move, chuckling something you would never have expected from the Princess. "Umm… Is our highness alright?" Celestia's head shot straight up. She had the biggest, deepest blush she ever had. She unknowingly kept walking straight to the throne room, not noticing that the maids and guards were getting into their positions as they have always done and heard everything she was thinking and planning. She looked down underneath her, that’s when she noticed she was on the throne, Celestia couldn't even remember when she sat upon it then she looked toward one of the guards still blushing. "Um… How much did you hear!? How long have you been there!? And do you think I'm a total evil villain right now!? And just to be clear, there will be no repercussions for anypony who tells me the truth! Many of the sun guards and maid’s looked at her sheepishly, they wanted to say it but to be truthful, they just couldn’t bring themselves to do it! "Um... Well lets… ha… Umm... I... how do I put this… " Suddenly a Mysterious voice spoke up. "What he means to say is that you acted like complete and utter crazy fool, funny, yet dangerous!" Celestia snapped her head around, every maid and sun guard gasped, they wanted to know one thing….. Who was stupid enough to say it!? The maid was Rose, an earth pony, her family had served the royal kingdom over thousands of years. She wore a green colored maid outfit with the basic white apron that you usually see on a maid. Her cutie Mark was a heart with the symbol of a servant's barnett in the middle of the heart. Her mane was a light Rosie pink and her fur white as snow. "If you must know who told you this, it is I, Rose your humble maid and friend for many years. So, now my dear princess, if you would be so kind, act like a princess and stop acting like a little child right before heart and hooves day! Celestia looked at her like she was crazy, everypony in the room leaned in, dreading what was going to happen. But all Celestia could do was laugh. "Hehe hehe!! Oh Rose, your family has always been there for me for over 1000 years through the good times and the bad. Your family has always been straight up truthful and tough as nails!" "You're darn right! What do you expect from one of the oldest family in your service, we have been there for you from the start! From the moment you took the throne, to nightmare moon to discord and to this day! And now, if you'd be so kind… GET IT TOGETHER! YOU'RE MAKING A FOOL OUT OF YOURSELF!", she said as she laughed with every word. Everypony hearing this started chuckling, Rose's family had been the longest and oldest serving family, and the only family that had the guts to basically tell the princess’s face, how it is. It did not matter how big and powerful the princess was, if she had or he had something on the mind, they was saying it. If the family thought the princess was out of line, they put her back in line. In time, Celestia came to respect this when she was alone or sad, this family was always there for her. So, she made a proclamation that no matter what, none of the household members can ever be fired or punished, unless it was necessary or they truly deserve to be punished. Celestia was now looking at rose in a daze, she quickly shook it off and gave her a frown and puffed up her cheeks in frustration as if she was acting like a little child, throwing a fit. "Oh be quiet, I waited many years and soon, my dream of finally being a grandmother is within my grasp ,so back off!", Celestia warned her. Rose cocked one eyebrow at her. Giving her the, really your serious look. "Oh, real mature princess, for being 1000 years old, you act like a six-year-old!" "I see you two are up to your usual antics, hehe hehe!", Luna added. Both rose, and Celestia turned around to see that Luna had just entered the throne room. She had been watching the entire time, enjoying every second of it. However, Rose had a little smirk on her face as she looked at Luna. Luna flinched at this. "Oh, is that so, miss I finally found my special somepony, or in your case, they found you! Celestia told me all about Mr. Take Charge!" Luna started blushing, she knew where Rose was going with this. As for the other maids and the guards, they had front row seats to the best comedy in all of Equestria. While they did not laugh out loud, in their minds they were keeling over. "Why, hopping on your back, then taking your necklace as if it was nothing! My kind of stallion, especially him being a human!", Rose said, teasing Luna even more. The moment she said that, Luna started fidgeting nervously, no one had teased her like this for a long time, to make it worse, it was about her love life! She was breaking down like a little school girl, she looked so cute trying to make an excuse but all that came out was mumbles, squeals and squeaks. Celestia saw this and chuckled, "Oh Rosie, leave little Lu alone, she can’t help it. Even I never thought he would be her destined one! And for your information, I'm still the princess around here, and I am basically on cloud nine here and so is Luna so, once again, back off!", Celestai told Rose, defending her little sister, even if it's for her own benefits. "Yes, I suppose I went too far yesterday but you just don’t understand, for many years I have courted many stallions but outlived them. So, I never had any children, then Spike came as if a gift from the celestial heavens! At first, when Twilight finally hatched him, and please do not mistake this as heartless but I thought of him as any other dragon. While he was cute at first, I knew one day he would grow up to be mean, cruel and selfish. In fact, after he was hatched I was going to take him to a family of dragons that would adopt him." Luna and Rose looked at each other shocked. "Sister I never knew!", Luna was surprised by this. "You're kidding right!? Right!?", Rose asked? Celestia expected these reactions from them. "No, I'm quite serious. After all, I was thinking as a princess at the time, I didn't know how to be a mother. My life was somewhat empty. Luna was gone, I had no one to love. So, I thought it would be best for Spike to be with his kind.", She closed her eyes and then all of a sudden a tear came dripping down from her right eye! "That is, until it happened!" Rose and Luna leaned in and asked in unison, "What!?" "It was three days after he was hatched, there was no place for him to stay so, he remained in the castle, and I put him in my chambers. It started to storm, one of the worst storms I had ever seen. It got so bad Spike began to cry, this worried me. After all, like I said I did not know how to be a mother, but for some strange reason, I knew exactly what to do. I used my magic and picked him up and sang a song while rocking him back in forth." Close your eyes my little boy, Let your dreams be your kingdom, Where you will be a prince That’s my little boy My mighty prince flying through the sky just and true He speaks true to all He fills them with love He fills them with hope I am so proud of my little prince My little boy. "After I sang him the song, he settled down but then he did something that would change me forever. He grabbed me by the neck and held me tight as he said something that made me love him forever!" "I love you mommy, me mama’s prince!", baby spike said. "At that moment something just clicked, I realized I finally had what I longed for, a family, a son. I also realized that I have a lot to learn to truly be a princess. No matter what species, all creatures deserve to be loved and given a chance. I’ve vowed on that night that I would love Spike as my son, I would be his mother and that one day I would help him start a family. And one day, I would hope to hear my grandchildren from my only son." Everypony hearing this, Rose, Luna, the other maids and guards had tears in their eyes. This was the first time that Celestia had shared something so private, so intimate that they saw her in a new light. "Tha- that was beautiful. I guess I can see your point of view now.", Rose said, wiping the tears in her eyes. "I understand why you're pushing for this, if that's what it means to be a mother, I don't care what my children would look like. If I had any by John, I will love him and them to the end of my days. At first, I didn't know if I should? That may be I was wrong but now I know he is the one for me and I am going to marry him whether he likes it or not!", Luna smiled, with determination in her eyes. Every pony was nodding their heads in agreement, Celestia only looked at her sister with a smile, a few tears in her eyes. "That's my little sister. That's all I ever wanted, and maybe I did rush things a bit. After all, John and Spike deserve a say in this. John was more or so homeless. No family, no friends, then all of a sudden he comes to the world of his dreams, gains a brother, then a fiance. He's used to being hurt but I guess he just doesn't realize that it's all coming true for him. But if you give him time and work with him, he’ll love you no matter what, he just needs time to realize it’s not just a dream. That this is real. The same goes for Spike, he was also hurt by Equestria's sake. He just became a teen, then has to get married. I'll have to change the time and day of the marriage. Spike needs to know that each one truly loves him, he needs to know why and how, that’s the least I can do." Rose agreed with everything she said up to that point. "Change the time and day only? Why not just postpone the weddings until they are sure.", Rose suggested to her master. Now think of the atmosphere of this gentle, loving music, playing in the background while Celestia was telling her story up to this part. Then all of a sudden it comes to a screeching halt. When that happened, Celestia snapped ahead towards rose with her famous poker face, "You have got to be kidding me right!? You think I'm dumb! A fool! I said I’ll give them time, not allow them to have a chance to bolt up to another country!" Now it was Rose's turn to be confused, "What!? Now you've got to be kidding me!!" "Sister what do you mean!?", Luna agreed with Rose. Celestia only shook her head in disappointment, "Tsk, tsk, tsk. You don’t get my point do you!? While I agree I was rushing it just a bit, I had a reason to. Spike and John are very shy around girls. That being said, if they don't marry now, it might never happen. Plus I'm not giving them a chance to get cold hooves, or feet in the matter so they can use the old being with them as my friends are more family that I need. NO!", Celestia finished in a stern tone while still in her poker face mode. Luna and Rose looked each other square in the eye, looked back to Celestia, nodding their heads shouting in unison, "GOOD POINT! " "Good!", Celestia smiled. "Now let's talk to the boys in question shall we?" "Yes.", Luna blushed. "I would like to see him", she paused for brief second. "My darling, I do miss him, I want to hold him and love him", she buried her face in her hooves having just said that out loud and finally not caring who heard. Celestia and Rose looked at each other in shock, and in Joy, "You go princess. That's more like it!", both said in unison. All three laugh together. Once they all calmed down Luna turned to one of the guards. "You there, can you please summon John and Spike, I'm sure the girls want to talk Spike. And well, I would like to speak to John, so have the alchemist use the locator spell to find them. They are probably with Twilight's parents still." Celestia nodded in agreement. "Don't worry sister, that was my first order of the day. The alchemists should have located them by now, right?", she said with a smile turning to the guard, however his face being all frightened told her otherwise. "What's wrong? Has something happened? Speak up." "No. Nothing is wrong with John or Spike, it’s just we….. Have not been able to find them! The alchemists have used their best spells but nothing! Not a trace!" (Silence)……. "What? What did you just say?", Celestia shouted, aghast to what she just heard. The Sun Guard was freaking out to no end, he did not want to get sent to the sun. "Well like I said, we cannot find them princess, but I do have this, Twilight's parents sent you this letter.", he pulled out the letter from his saddlebag nervously and gave it to Celestia. She used her magic to levitate the parchment and read it out loud, "Dear princess Celestia, like you, we're happy about the upcoming marriage of our two children, plus the six daughter in-laws. However, we feel you might be taking it just a little too far. Do you remember all the bits you gave us when Twilight became a princess and the stone rune tablet? And that we told you we wanted to build a summer home. What happens when you embed a magic blocking rune table into your newly built home somewhere in the everfree forest, not the dangerous part of it but still in a beautiful secluded location where our family cannot find it because they were not told of it!? Celestia's eyes shrank to the size of pebbles, 'Don't tell me, you've got to be kidding me!? They wouldn't would they!?' "if you have figured it out by now then yes, we've used the magic to block your locator magic. Spike and John will only show themselves when they are good and ready, and when you have calmed down a bit! Thanks for understanding, signed Mrs. Sparkle! PS: You're not the only one who has powerful magic and is acting like a mother!" Celestia just sat there, her mouth gaping open, she could not believe it, somepony had outwitted her. Celestia remembered she gave them all those gifts but she never thought they'd use it like this, it was ingenious but right now she was not happy. Rose and Luna had been listening to every word of the letter. "You mean I can't see my darling? But why? I love him!", Luna said with a bit of disappointment, and sadness in her eyes. Rose just whistled, "My, I did not see that coming!? You got it give it to them! They outsmarted you this time princess… Oh my!", she said that because Luna and Celestia were about to freak out and they did. "WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU CAN'T FIND THEM!", they said in unison. "Send out all the guards. search the everfree forest. I will give a reward to the first one that finds them and brings them back to me unharmed and safe!" Luna once again shook her head in agreement, "Yes. Bring my John to me, I have not waited for thousand of years to wait even more! Go now!" "Yes ma’am." With that, every sun guard in the castle took off to the evergreen forest in search of the two grooms to be. Rose shook her head, she knew what was going to happen. She did a small prayer for those two boys. "By all that is Equestria, may they be able to hide for as long as they can. if not, It was nice knowing them!" She then went about her daily duties, humming as she left the throne room. ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| While this was going on at the castle, somepony was barely waking up. At ponyville's Golden Oaks Library, Twilight Sparkle just woke up, she usually sleeps in all day from studying all night long. She got up, fixed her mane and started on today's chores. She organized the shelves, dusted them, aired out the books, all the things Spike would usually do. That’s when she realized Spike did a lot for her, even before the spell she felt crummy She felt like she'd taken advantage of Spike's kindness, his loving nature. While she was self-loathing, there was a knock on the door, well safe to say, a whole lot of knocking. as if somepony was trying to break down the door. At first she didn’t know who it was but realized only one pony could be this hyper. "Pinkie Pie.", she muttered to herself. "Coming. Hold on. Yes ,yes for Equestria ‘s sake, Pinkie Pie hold-". But when she opened the door to the library it wasn’t the pony she was expecting, it was Shining Armor and his wife,(Twilight’s best friend and sister in-law) princess Cadence. "Twilight! Twilight! Shining told me everything about last night. Is it true about King Sombra, you hurting Spike!? Was he really going to another world!? Did a human come to our world to live here! Then becomes Celestai’s newly adopted son! And you, and five of your best friends and Trixie are going to marry Spike!? And what is this about Spike kissing Trixie as if he was already married to her! His claw was going where!?" Twilight was baffled, she looked away from Cadence and saw Shining. He sat down and shrugged his shoulders, "Hey, I had to tell her. If I didn’t, I'd be in the doghouse, you’re not married yet so trust me. If you do get married, you got to make your wife/husband very happy even if it means telling them every little detail." Cadence turned around to Shining Armor, "You got that right buddy! Oh and Shining said that there might be children in the future!? What is going?" Twilight let out deep sign, "Okay Cadance, okay. Come inside and have a seat, Shining get some tea and some snacks ready. This is going to take a while to explain, plus if Shining had stuck around he would've notice what else had happened." "What else happened?", Shining looked at his sister with confusion. "What do you mean Twi?" Twilight shook her head with a sly smile, "Well here is what happened…" An hour later. "OH MY EQUESTRIA!", Cadence only laughed to what she just heard from Twilight. "John is engaged to Luna! And they just cut and run. I don’t blame them!" "Yeah, we overreacted.", Twilight blushed. Shining Armor just sat there with his mouth wide open, "In the words of John, oh my bap! I should’ve stayed and helped him out! Some Brother I’ve been!" Cadance continued laughing as she wiped a tear from her eye. "Honey, I don’t think it would’ve made a difference, it seems to me as the princess of love this was meant to have happened! Twilight I’m so happy for you. Now, I know Spikes dragon heart break is going to be tough but if you stay true to your love for him and keep at it, then I‘ll know you will succeed! I can’t wait to see my nieces and nephews." "Cadence!?", Twilight said, nearly choking on the tea she drank. "Its way to soon to say that! Not that it hasn’t been on my mind! I just don’t think I can handle him in that department just yet!" "Twilight! You naughty mare!", Cadance squealed. "Oh, I did not need to hear that, horse feathers, I think my mind has been scarred!" Cadance only shook her head, "Honey, it’s not all that bad." Twilight was shocked, "Cadance!". Cadance turned around and started chuckling, "Well, it’s the truth!". "Honey, zip it for once." Shining Armor cut in. "And Twilight, did you know mom and dad build a summer home in Everfree Forest!" Twilight went from embarrassed to dumbfounded, "No. What house are you talking about!?" Shining only smiled and then hoofed palmed himself, "Here sis, read this letter that princess Celestai received this morning." Twilight was confused more than the she was before but she took the letter and read it. "Let’s see, huh John… Spike, a rune tablet!? Blocks locator magic. My goodness, I knew mom and dad were clever but to outsmart princess Celestai, that’s a new one!!" "Hahahahahaha!", Shining Armor burst into laughter. "Those are our parents! That also explains why Celestai has every guard in the everfree forest looking for them." Twilight looked a little disappointed, "Celestai is going that far, I want to see Spike to but don’t you think he needs some time alone? Everything happened so fas-" "Twilight, please girl, you miss him a lot, don’t lie to me! I am the princess of love!" Twilight fidgeted with her hooves with a slight blush on her face. "Okay you got me there but I still think she’s rushing things. Tell me if I’m wrong Cadence! I mean think about it, from Spike’s and John’s point of view! Especially John’s, he didn’t know about the ancient marriage customs, he was just trying to help out his brother." Cadance began to rub the back of her head with her hoof feeling a little guilty and embarrassed. "Yes, you are right. Spike just found out he was going to be the first dragon prince of Equestria! Not only that, seven beautiful mares, you included just revealed to him that you love him! And this human John has been on the streets homeless for what I’ve heard for 10 years!? Had his dream shattered in one day, comes to Equestria and gets engaged." "Hmm, I see your point now…" "Well to be fair, that is kind of your fault." "What!?", replied Twilight with a shocked expression. Shining Armor notice this as she looked dead in cadences eyes. Shining Armor knew this situation all too well! 'Uh oh! Here we go again, mare fight' Shining Armor recalled last night when the main six found out about Spike and Trixie. Shining carefully and quickly backed up from the table, he had no intension of being a part of this. Whatever is going to happen, it was about to go down between these two young mares. "What do you mean? What do I mean!? Lula told me when you heard about Spike and Trixie as she explained it, you six ponies were going to tear him apart! Because of that, John hopped on to Luna’s back which then caused him to the pull off the necklace, which got him engaged! Remember that! And one more thing, when did you start loving Spike more than a brother and more as a special somepony! From what I’ve been seeing, you act more like a big sister to him, not once did you give him any hint that you loved him more than a brother. When did it start!? Come on details! " "Me too.", Shining Armor added. "When did this happen Twilight?" Shining Armor had returned to the table when he realized the danger was only a false alarm, but now he too was curious. Spike had indeed grown up to be a handsome dragon, this he knew. However, he never knew Twilight had those feelings. He only figured that the relationship between her and Spike would always stay the same. Never in his wildest dreams did he think Twilight would fall in love with him. Once again, Twilight went from being serious too embarrassed. "Well um... You… see...I!" As twilight was trying to figure out the words to explain, Shining Armor and Cadance leaned in. Twilight took a deep breath and started to explain. "Well, it all started a month after Spike and I got back from the human world. As you know, I had a crush on Flash ever since I interacted with his human counter part." Cadance nodded her head, as did Shining Armor. Both of them knew Twilight had come to each one of them for advice on how to tell him. "Yes I remember.", Shining Armor began. He is a good guy, and a good soldier, what happened?", Shining Armor asked in confusion. "I tried asking him out a few times but then I backed out because I was scared, but then Spike came up to me and help me out." ***** "Okay twilight, you can do this! Just ask him! You’ve been friendly towards him, given him hints that you like him! You’ve been at this for six weeks! Now it is time!" Twilight was in the Canterlot Castle, she was waiting in the corner of the hall for Flash Sentry, a Pegasus guard. Twilight had a little crush on him, he reminded her of the human flash. All of a sudden she heard him coming, she then proceeded to put her plan into action. He was coming down the hall on patrol as he always did at this time of day around 5:30pm. Twilight came around the corner and pretended to bump into him. "Oh, hello there Flash, on patrol? How goes it?" "All fine, nothing exciting, calm as usual, as it always has been. "Thank you princess Twilight for asking." Twilight blushed a little, she had finally gained some ground enough to finally tell him what she needs to tell him. "Flash, you know I have been wondering, if it’s okay with you? Would you like to go grab some lunch sometime together? Or mayb—" But before she could finish, Flash stopped her and he did not have a good look on his face. "Twilight, your highness listen. I know where this is going, I've been noticing the hints and I am truly honored and flattered but… I already have a fiance, I’m going to get married this weekend, I’m sorry.", Flash said bowing down to her. Twilight only looked shocked, her heart shattered at that moment, Flash only looked at her with sadness in his eyes. "It’s okay, I am happy for you really! Congratulations! At least one of us can be happy", Twilight said, trying not to breakdown then and there. Flash tried to say something but Twilight just turned around and ran as fast as she could. She used a teleportation spell and teleport-ed herself in front of the library. She opened the door and walked in. She took a few steps and just broke down in the center of the library. Spike had grown a few inches, not as much as other dragons that had gone through their teen growth spurt. However, while he was doing his daily chores, one of them was dusting the shelves and airing out the old scrolls, he heard a twilight crying. "Twilight!?", Spike began, worrying about his sister. "Hold on, I’m coming!" Spike on the second floor of the library jumped over the side into a spinning front flip and landed perfectly on the ground, he then raced towards twilight. Twilight had noticed this and was impressed as well as shocked. "Spike, when you do get so athletic!? You jumped 20 feet in the air from the second floor!" Spike didn’t care about that, he was more worried about Twilight. "Never mind that. What the heck is going on? Did someone hurt you!?" At that moment he started acting like a dragon, a real dragon that would defend its loved one to the death. His eyes splinted, his nostrils flared each time he spoke, flame and sparks came out. "Who did this to you Twilight!? How dare they hurt my sister, whoever it is, they better hope to Equestria itself that I don’t find them! You are my family! You belong to me, heart, body and soul! And the only way that somepony is going to take you from me is from my cold dead claws!" At first, Twilight was somewhat scared, Spike was acting like a ferocious beast, especially when flame and sparks of lightning are coming out of your little brothers mouth. But as soon as he said that he would die for her, she felt safe. She felt like she belonged at his side. "Really? You mean that Spike?" Spike had calmed down at that point. "Sure, why wouldn’t I mean it? I love you Twilight. You know, if I knew more about you, I would say we were already going out despite being family!" Twilight couldn’t believe what she heard, at that moment, she felt a pulsating sensation... *Hi, author here, yet again. So, yeah that feeling Luna got when she found out that John was her special somepony, it was the same situation for Twilight. So, there you go…* Twilight was caught in a daze, behind Spike was nothing but a bright white light. He looked dazzling, he looked and acted dominating, strong, brave and like a true knight fresh off the battlefield. He looked like something out of one of her romance novels. "No. Not like that Spike, it’s Flash, I finally told him." Spike eyes widened, he knew that she was going to tell him soon but not this soon and his worst fear was realized. Well as you all know not his worst but you get the point. "Twi you did? What happened?", Spike wondered. "He is already engaged Spike, he just told me a few minutes ago. Apparently I was wrong, he is not the same as the one I knew in the human world.", she said sniffling, holding back tears. Spike was now forming tears of his own, he knew how hard it was for her to get the courage to tell him how she felt only to be shot down. It has been three years since he came to ponyville, he longed after Rarity, he wanted her love so bad but respected their friendship. After so many times trying to show her in his way that he loved her, yet nothing. He realized at time that he should just give up on his love for her, it was never getting past the dreaded friendship zone. He stopped going to Rarity's shop less and less. If he goes, it would just remind him of the pain of never winning her love. Spike sat down right next to twilight and hugged her out of the blue, this surprised her but she welcomed it. "It’s all right Twilight, I know where you’re coming from. After all, I gave up on Rarity." Twilight snapped her head up. She never thought he would say those words, ever. "You what?! How did that happen…? You always loved Rarity.", she finished with her head cocked to side. Spike began to rub the back of his head with his claw, "Yeah I know, but after three years of straight hints, always being there for her, she never once told me to wait for her or anything. Heck, even with all the clues I have been dropping over the years. No, I’m afraid were friends, nothing more, nothing less. I guess this is for the best, I am just a baby dragon, can’t believe I didn’t see it before, it would’ve ruined the reputation she’s worked so hard for. I cannot mess that up just because I want to be selfish. What friend would I be?!" Twilight was even more shocked, she couldn't believe how mature he had gotten. He seemed to glow with maturity, and to her surprise, she found him attractive. For what he said next sealed the deal. "Twilight, you’ll find you’re special somepony. I will even help you look but I would not worry; you’re smart, beautiful, you saved Equestria many times, any stallion would be honored to have you as his." "How do you know, Spike?", Twilight asked him. "Com'on Twi. Anypony would be lucky to have you. I make this promise when you do find him and you start a family, I'll watch over them as if they were my own. To your children, your children’s children, your children’s great-grandchildren and so forth. Us dragons know one thing about family, is that they look out for each other to the end of their days. And I will bring fire and destruction to any who threatens that!" Twilight Sparkle was shocked and amazed, and positively swooned. No stallion, or any other being had ever said those words. No one had touched her so deeply, at that moment she felt safe just being close to him.Twilight believed she could do anything, in that moment, she realized she was in love with Spike. Of course, Twilight wanted time to see if it was just in the heat moment or not, so she didn't tell him right away. "Spike, thank you. That was the nicest, most loving, caring thing any pony had ever said to me and it came from a dragon! "Hey!", Spike said it in a sarcastic tone. "One glad to have you back and two, who says I can't be a romantic. I won’t to be a baby forever. Just so you know, dragons can be very romantic when they want to be!", he said chuckling. Twilight only smiled, "I can believe that.", she said softly so that Spike couldn’t hear her. "Come on Twilight, let’s go to sugarcube corner and get some tasty desert from pinkie pie my treat.", he said while he stuck out his claw. Twilight blushed a little as she gave him her hoof and they went on their way to sugarcube corner. ***** Cadence and Shining Armor couldn’t believe what they just heard from Twilight, she just finished explaining everything to them, they still could not believe it! "Oh my, even before he became a teen Spike was quite a romantic wasn’t he!?" "Bwahahahahahaha!", Shining busted into pure laughter. "That little salamander, he didn’t even know he was putting the charm on, that dragon is a mare slayer and a dangerous one at that! He’s more stallion than any in Equestria!" Cadence was blushing from ear to ear, "You said it! Why, I can see how you fell in love with him, if he told me all that, I would marry him on the spot!" Shining snapped his head around, Twilight notice this and she backed away a little sheepishly. After all, his wife just told him she would gladly marry a dragon when she is already married. But the response she got wasn't what she thought. "Haha, see what did I just tell you! Spike, the slayer of mares, the dragon casanova of Canterlot! That’s my little brother, gosh where did he get so grown!? He needs to write a book, he would make a killing, giving dating advice!" Twilight was smiling, she was glad Shining Armor didn’t take it the wrong way, and she was happy that he and Cadence understood and supported her. She finally got to tell somepony how she really felt. She felt like a great weight was lifted off her shoulders. Shining Armor and Cadence each placed one hoof on her shoulder. "Sis, what you’ve told me, you really love him, I’m happy for you. His heart is hurt and I won’t lie, it’s going to be tough but I have no doubt you will win back his trust and friendship." "And when you do, I have no doubt that winning his love will be easy as pie", Cadence nodded in agreement with her husband. Well, you will have to share him with six other mares.", she said chuckling with a smile. "Yes.", Twilight also chuckled. "And I don’t mind, as long as he loves me as well, I don’t care." "I’m so glad to hear that, and now I know why you fell in love with him, it also makes this much easier." Cadence, Twilight, and Shining Armor all turned around to see none other than princess Celestia. She had come to the three hoping to find out any information about John and Spike’s location, hoping that Twilight's parents had slipped up and sent her a letter telling her where they were but then she overheard Twilight explain everything. She just stood there listening to every word as a mother, she was proud of her son and still shocked. "My my, Spike is a great romantic it seems, now I am certain that his father was the romantic in the family!" "Hello Twilight!", cried a familiar voice coming from behind Celestai. Twilight knew who it was. "Hello Pinkie Pie, are the others with you?" Pinkie Pie started bouncing up and down in place. "Yep, yep, yep they sure are! Come on in girls!" One by one they began entering the room; Fluttershy, Rarity, Applejack, Rainbow Dash, and Trixie sat down around the table. "Now look here Twilight Sparkle.", Trixie began from the group. "You and I have had our disagreements over the years and I admit most of them were my fault." Upon saying this, everyone was shocked. No pony had ever expected Trixie to admit when she was wrong or to apologize. Twilight only looked at her in amazement. Trixie, I accept your apology and I’m glad you finally realize it’s not about you, and if you train hard, your magic will get better and-" "Now hold it right there! I'm glad you have forgiven me and I know I need to train my magic a bit more but the only reason I’m even saying all this is for my dragon! And I mean Spike, I love him. Sure it was only one night but hey, a mare can fall in love in one night! And I know when we marry, Spike would want us to get along and that’s the only reason why I’m doing this, not for you, but for him. He is the only one who can tell me what I can and can’t do, only him!" She then stretched out her hoof to form a truce between her and Twilight. Twilight looked at her strangely then extended her hoof and shook Trixie’s. But before Trixie could let go, Twilight tightened her grip just a little, pulling her closer to give her a friendly message. "Same to you. And don’t think just because you got an early start on us doesn't mean you’re going to keep him all to yourself, because sister that’s not going to happen, do you understand!" Celestai and the others saw the sparks flying between these two young mares eyes! Cadence and Shining Armor only looked at each other and chuckled, Celestai joined them as well. "My, my, my you’re not even married and it seems the competition has already begun!" Twilight and Trixie did not flinch. They did not dare look away from each other. They just glared into each other’s eyes intensely, however, Trixie broke the silence first. "Like I said, I know he also loves the other girls. I know I can’t keep him all to myself but I did get the first kiss, the first kiss that matters, that is!" Twilight wasn't at all fazed by this. She had coy smile on her face and shook her head. Twilight had her own trump card up her sleeve. "So. It doesn’t matter if your first, what matters is what he thinks. And I have the greatest advantage of all, I’ve known him since we were little children, I know things you don’t even know about him. Heck, even things Celestia doesn't know. Things that can easily let me an easy position to dominate!" Cadence busted out laughing, she couldn't believe what her sister-in-law was capable of. "Twilight, you go girl, that is how you do it right for the one you love!", Wiping away the tears from her eyes. "I cannot wait to see my nieces and nephews." "With what I know, that might be sooner than you think!" Shining Armor was just speechless on what was going on. "Twilight! Calm down girl!" Celestia couldn't take it anymore. She was now more determined than ever to find Spike and John. "That said, I will have to double my efforts to find those two! I was hoping to find out more but it seems even you don’t even know where they are Twilight." Twilight finally broke away from Trixie only shook her head towards her mentor. "No princess, I don’t know. I didn’t know my family had a summer home, I guess they built it so if anything happened we would have a place to hide or a vacation home that's secret. "Yeah, what is with that dragon!?, Rainbow Dash cut in, she was becoming impatient. She wanted to know where her dragon was. "Does he know he’s going to marry one of the most awesome ponies in Equestria, what’s wrong with him! Give me a chance with my speed, I will find him and John in less than an hour, five minutes tops!", She said sticking her chest out with pride. "Listen, I’m not fast or strong and I can’t use magic but I can talk to animals.", Fluttershy added. "And I know if I ask around, one of them just might have seen John and Spike! But I guess I can’t blame them, we kind of went overboard last night… But that doesn’t mean I don’t love him. I do and I want to start a family! I really do! I didn’t mean to scare them!" Applejack went over to fluttershy and gave her a hug. "Don't ya fret shy, you're not the only one who acted like a chicken with its head cut off, we all acted a little goofy!" Fluttershy only smiled at Applejack. "Thank you Applejack, I know you are going to make a great mother with that attitude." "Hey, same ta ya.", Applejack smiled back. "And just so ya know, Spike has been checking ya out the last few days so don’t count yourself short." "Really?", Fluttershy said, feeling relieved. "He has... Oh my!", She started getting redder and redder by the second. Applejack gave her nod. "Yep, well the same goes for me now. If ah had ta guess, that dragon has a romantic mode that he just can’t control!" "Just figuring that out now, we hadn't notice!", Celestia, Twilight, Cadance, Shining Armor, Rainbow Dash, and Pinkie Pie all looked each other and face hoofed. "Darlings I hate to burst your bubbles, but I think I’m going to be the one to get the most attention from him!", Rarity decided to also intervene in the situation. She wasn't going to lose anyone, not even her closes friends. "Hey, what makes you say that!", Rainbow Dash stated, in an angry tone. She hated losing, especially in this department it seems. Rarity only shook her head sign in disappointment, she thought her friends would figure this out. "Tsk, tsk, tsk Rainbow Dash darling, isn’t it obvious? It's because I’m Spikes long time crush. I mean he’s only had his eyes on me since forever! From the moment he came to ponyville to three years later. Did you see what happened when I kissed him? I do believe Spike was celebrating in his mind nonstop, if he would have thought anymore on the matter his mind would have exploded! The only reason that I never went out with him was simply because he was still young! But don’t get me wrong, he’s everything you can look for in a stallion and unlike all other stallions that are noble, he doesn’t let his nobility go to his head. Spike treats everypony with respect and as an equal. The moment I found out he had his growth spurt, I already started having plans drawn up to remodel my boutique so he can come live with me. I was going to ask him last night but then the whole incident with Twilight happened, and you know the rest. But that doesn’t matter now, once we find him, he’s coming home with me. And yes I've known that Spike gave up his crush on me, that hurt me more than anything… But I can stand here and gladly say that after last nights kiss, his love for me has been rekindled and I think it’s stronger than ever." With that said, Rarity stuck out her chest with pride, everypony knew this. They knew Spike had a major crush on Rarity since he first came to ponyville, but now that he's older and Raritys interested, the girls had a major obstacle. At that moment, each mare was put on notice by Rarity, she meant business. While she would share Spike, she was going to do a good job of trying to hog him all to herself. Except Rainbow Dash wasn’t giving up without a fight! "Hold your horses sister, yes I know about Spikes crush on you! But I also kissed him too and if you forgot, he enjoyed it very much, he was speechless! Yeah, you may have Spikes longtime crush for you and your beautiful charms but I speak for everypony here. We all have our own unique charms, don’t think you can outwit us that easily. I have my tomboyish charm, Fluttershys beautiful and guys love a mare who is shy. She already has the aura of a housewife, Applejack, well let’s face it, what guy doesn’t love a cow pony girl? Who, I ask you! Pinkie pie, she’s one of the funniest, nicest ponies in Equestria and she’s a great cook, need I say more! So watch out Ms. I think I got this in the bag because let’s not forget and I can’t believe I’m saying this! The great and powerful Trixie had Spike going so much, that she triggered his romantic mode and made his claw take a trip down south! So, let me warn you one last time, we are mares in love, we will use all that we have at our disposal to win his heart. We know he is not going to choose just one of us and we do need to share him, but don’t think for one second that you can hog him all to yourself, just so you know!" With that, Rainbow Dash sat down at the table and placed her head in her hooves. She just sat there staring, giving her the classic, your turn, what are you going to do now look! Rarity was just speechless, mouth gaping open, she hadn’t count on this. She knew she was in for a fight but now she just realized how big a fight for Spikes attention was becoming. The rest of the time was dead silent, no pony said a word, the tension was so thick you could cut it with a knife. But then the silence was broken by the princess of the sun. "Hahaha hahaha! I could live 1000 years more and never be happier than I am now. I have seven young ladies just dying to marry my son, plus I have gained another son who turned out to be my sister's destined one. I would not exchange these coming days for anything!" Once again that sinister smile was upon her face. "Not to mention I have no doubt in my mind anymore about me being a grandmother being the only question. What I should be asking is when?" cadence could bleary breath "Haha haha haha please... no more—haha—hehehehe- can't breathe! Poor Spike and John, out of the frying pan and into the fire!" Shining Armor only rubbed the back of his head, sighing. "At first, I thought those two had a chance! Well, it seems I thought wrong, may Equestria watch over them. If not, they won’t last long! Pfff. Hahaha hahaha!", Shining Armor began, bursting into laughter. Twilight and the others could only blush at the comments, in a way, they were right! However, Celestia unfortunately had to break up this little joyous occasion. "Yes, that would be the case. Unfortunately, Twilight and Shining Armors mother and father have put a little kink into that plan. I must give it to them, it’s been a long time since sompony has outwitted me! And I don’t blame them for what they did. They are only protecting their sons, if only we knew where they were! We could talk this out calmly so Spike and John would have more than enough time to decide, but not to much time. Like I said before, i will not let them have the chance to go to another country!" Twilight nodded it an agreement, "Yes. I would like to talk with Spike and my new brother but the everfree forest is so big, finding that house out there is not going to be easy." Everypony in the room had their head’s in deep frustration and disappointment. After all, they can’t even begin to try to move forward without the main guys in question. But then, out of nowhere, the answer basically spoke to them! "You mean that summer home about two hundred miles northwest of everfree forest that has a little Lake near it! And does this human have brown hair? Oh, I also noticed that he has a necklace just like princess Lunas. If so, I know where it is! Everyponys head snapped towards the entrance to the lobby they were in, to everyponys surprise, two figures stood before them. One was princess Luna, and the other was the one pony they never thought would help them or could help them. It was none other than Derpy Hooves, she was a grayish colored pegasus with a golden mane, one of her eyes was off, more like a lazy eye. She had a good heart but she kind of messed things up a it. Her cutie mark was a picture of bubbles, she also worked for Equestria's post office. She does love her job as a mail mare. But as for this case would be however, that’s not what everypony was thinking right now! They were thinking about the news they had just heard! "Luna, did she just say!? Did she just say, what I think she just said!?" Celestia asked. Luna had the biggest grin, which answered Celestias question. "Yes sister, it seems she found the house! Also, she has confirmed that John and Spike are there with Twilight's parents!" All attention was on Derpy. At first, she felt a little intimidated, no one has ever given her this much attention before. "Derpy, ya sure sugar cube?", Applejack began. "Ya positive?" Derpy then smiled and shook her head, "Yes, I was on my way to make some deliveries near the everfree forest when I kind of lost my way hehe... As I was making my way back, I heard voices! I was puzzled, no one lived in that part of the everfree forest, so I went to investigate! I went in making sure I wasn't discovered, and I overheard everything. John, about Luna, about when they built the house, the magic they used, everything!" She then looked at Luna. "It seems to me he doesn’t think he’s worth of you! That’s why he left! But I know he really likes you!" Luna's could barely contain herself from smiling. "Really!! You mean it, truly... Yes, yes! Now’s my chance to prove to him how much I care! Time to be supportive!" Celestia trotted up between them. That's my little sister, give it all you got! Derpy can you take us to that house!? Do you know exactly where it is!" "Yes I do. I made a map.", Derpy smiled. She went to a saddlebag and pulled it out, she did the logical thing and gave it to Twilight. She heard that Twilight was good with maps and charts. Twilight examined it very carefully, eyes widened with excitement. "I know this location, Derpy is right, it’s not far from here. We can be there in less than an hour!" Celestia clapped her hooves together to get everyponys attention. "Alright everypony, we've been sitting here talking about this, now it's time to put those words into action! If you truly care, it's time to show it!" Twilight and the others looked at each other and then shouted, "YOU BET LET’S GO!" "Alright.", Celestia smiled. "Twilight, give me the map. Everyone gather around me. Luna, I need your help, with our combined strength we should be able to teleport to this location, are you ready?" Everypony nodded in agreement, Celestia once again had that coy smile on her face. "Then let's go.", she said with a smile! Her horn began to glow as did Luna. The light covered everypony in the room, it started building and building until all could be heard was a loud pop! Now in the doorway was maid Rose. she had overheard every single thing they had been said from beginning to end. She only shook her head in disappointment and looked up to the ceiling. "Really?! One day and three hours, that’s all you can give John and Spike to hide, come on!!! Well, hope they picked out their tuxedos and written their vows!", She said chuckling, as she once again went on her way to do her daily duties. ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| Meanwhile, back at the summer home, John had been pondering on what happened last night. Meeting Spike, being adopted by Celestai and then engaged to her sister Luna, princess of the night. "Man, my life has changed in only a short time… I can’t believe I’m in Equestria, I can’t believe a beautiful princess wants a homeless boy like me as a special somepony. Man... Now I know what Spikes going through." "Right on John! Right on!" John was standing on the deck, he turned around towards the sliding screen door to the living room and saw Spike standing in the middle of it, rubbing the back of his head with his claw, still shaking the grogginess. "Did I hear you right, you're engaged to whom?" John chuckled, "Well, if it isn’t sleeping beauty! Enjoy your nap?" Spike only frowned, "Haha, very funny. Now tell me what’s going on!" John then proceeded to tell Spike on the events following after Spike passed out. Spike just stood there mouth gaping wide open. "Hahahaha! You’ve got to be kidding me!? Well now you know how I feel! Oh by the way, congrats, can’t wait to see the kids!" John just looking at him with one eyebrow cocked up. "Really, you're going to go there!? At least I only have one, Mr. I'm being chased by seven! Good luck on the honeymoon, hope you survive!" Spike gulped at that statement. "Hehe, good point!" John and Spike looked at each other and laughed, after calming down there was a moment of silence. Each one was thinking, now that they had time to think, it wasn’t so bad. "You know what Spike?", John asked. "What?", Spike answered. "We have this all wrong here. I have this beautiful princess after me and all she wants to do is love me and marry me. What the heck am I running from!?" Spike folded his arms and leaned on the railing of the deck. "Well, you said you were homeless right? I guess you are used to being hurt and not knowing what real love is. But just so you know, alicorns like Luna only marry those that they are destined to be with! Nothing more, nothing less. Rarely, do we have that in life, don’t be afraid to grab it. If you need help, I’m here for you bro." John had a tear in his eye. "Thanks Spike. To be honest, I love Luna, she wants to give me what I have always wanted, someone to love or in this case somepony. But be honest, you are the one who is most happiest, you have seven beautiful mares to marry! Don’t tell me you’ve not checked out each one when you had the chance! Come on, just between us guys! "Well, yeah…", Spike blushed a little. "Oh, who am I kidding, of course I have, I’m a teen, that’s what we do! Can you blame me!" John looked at Spike and laughed. "I knew it! You do want to marry them! You casanova!" "You know it.", Spike gave a sly grin. "Fluttershys got that housewife aura going on and what a figure! Rainbow Dash, she’s loyal, fun to be around, and that tomboy attitude is just so cute, it's awesome! Then there is Applejack, honest, hard working, curves from Apple bucking, I could go on but I want to be respectful." John chuckled while slapping his leg. "Oh, what about Rarity, Pinkie Pie, Trixie and Twilight!?", John hyped up Spike, hoping to hear what Spike has to say about them. "Pinkie Pie, she’s full of life, with her is always a party! And she’s a great cook! What more can a guy ask for! Then there’s Trixie, she changed a lot and I’m happy for her... Oh, she can really kiss! I can really tell she’s passionate, the rest I can learn along the way, hehe. I think that’s the fun part!" John just couldn't get enough of this, he just kept laughing his guts out! "Twilight, I never thought she had those feelings for me! She’s always been like a sister to me, though I guess things change. Why, now I don’t know what to feel but I think I do believe her when she said it wasn’t her! If we talk more, yeah I want me and her together.", he said smiling, a manly smile, a smile of a young dragon that knew what he wanted. The same went for John. "What about Rarity? I want to know this the most. She has been in your heart for the longest time." Spike snapped his head towards him. "Are you kidding me!? Three years I’ve been after her, three years! I have been her pincushion and I didn’t care. I have taken on diamond dogs five times my own size, still nothing. After a while, I decide to give up on her and what happens? She kisses me! Tell me she wants to marry me… Kids... Kids!! I AM ON CLOUD NINE OVER HERE AND I DON’T WANT TO GET OFF!", Spike screamed to the heavens. Spike then noticed John on the floor rolling from side to side laughing. "That’s what I thought and I repeat, you casa-nova, you sly dog you! Your father must’ve been one lady killer! And you inherited his gift of slaying females!" "I must have and I love it! Let no mare be safe from casa-nova Spike!" John and Spike looked at each other once again, and once again they busted into laughter but this was soon to stop when they heard the sound of grocery bags hitting the floor! They turned around and saw Mr. and Mrs. Sparkle in the kitchen staring at them. They walked into the kitchen worried about their parents. "Mom, dad, are you alright!?", John said. "Something wrong.", Spike said. Night Light shook himself out of the daze he was in. "No, no nothing is wrong." Twilight Velvet also shook herself out of the daze. "And in a way, yes it is!" John and Spike were now more confused than ever, they both looked at each other, and then back to their parents. "HUH!?", they both said in unison. Just then the boys heard familiar voices that answered their question on why their parents were acting that way. "My, my I’m glad to see and hear that you two finally understand your feelings!" John and Spike froze in place, the color draining from their bodies. Spike turned around quickly, "Mom!?" John did as well. "Princess Celestia!?" He then noticed Luna right beside blushing profusely, she heard John finally admit that he loved her. Once again she was fidgeting with her hoofs, John gulped. "Uh oh!" Spike looked to his left to see that Twilight and the others had also overheard him and his entire conversation. How he had been checking out six of his dearest friends out. Each one of the girls face was bright red, Applejack trotted right up next to Fluttershy. "See, I told you he was checking us out!", she said with a wink towards Spike. Rainbow Dash flew up next to Rarity with a sly grin. "I told you, don’t underestimate us, he's not just your Spike anymore, hehe." Pinkie pie was up next, she was happy, Spike finally told her what she wanted to hear. "Spikey bear, I am so glad and don't worry I'll ensure all your meals taste great! I am a mom to be, I have to be a great cook!", she said with a squeal. Applejack trotted up to Spike, she had a sly grin on her face, she hadn't forgotten what Spike said about her. "So you love real hard working cowgirls with curves huh? Hehe well, I'm happy to oblige you,darling.", she said, nuzzling his cheek. Spike's face turned crimson red with embarrassment, but it was not over yet, Rarity was coming up to him. "Darling, I'm so sorry. I know I made you wait. And no, I have not forgotten all the things you did for me, and why you did it. You did out of love, I should have at least told you to wait for me or that I will wait for you." She walked up to Spike and nuzzled him. Rarity whispered in his ear, "But I'm here now and you don't have to wait. You may be a casa-nova and yes you have slain many, many mares but where the only ones you can slay." She finished, kissing his cheek. Now if Spike's face could turn any redder, it would redder than the sun! Nightlight overheard every single word. "Oh my, it seems we only added to the situation!" "Yep, instead of cooling the situation down, we heated it up!", Twilight Velvet said. Spike shook his head trying to calm himself down. Then he noticed Twilight, she was in the far back, she saw he was looking at her, she trotted right up to him. Everypony in the room went silent, Twilight nervously spoke to Spike. "Spike?", Twilight began. Spike looked at Twilight dead in the eyes. "Yes Twilight?" "Is what you said true, will you give me another chance and maybe an opportunity to be more??" Spike rubbed the back of his head, he began to pace back and forth, everypony gave him room. Twilight watched on nervously, in just a few seconds, he was about to what say was going to determine the future. Spike then stopped, turned around and looked at Twilight right in the eyes. At first, he looked at her with a stern face, but then something happened, twilight began tearing up. Upon noticing, Spike gave her the same usual goofy coy smile he always gave. Right then and there, she knew the answer! "Of course Twilight, I forgive you." Everypony in the room to Cadence and Shining Armor who were in the very back listening to all and were out of breath from laughing too hard! But they were happy the family was together once more. Celestia was extremely happy, her son was no longer suffering and the good news, well greater news in her mind, he was on board! "Yeah like I said, mama mode kicked in!", Celestia said. John watched the event unfold with tears in his eyes. "That’s my brother, you go dragon!" Just then, Luna nuzzled his cheek, this surprised him a little. He didn’t notice her get that close to him. He then noticed all eyes were on them. 'Oh no, I know where this is going!!! Oh buck it, if you can’t beat them join them!', John thought. Luna was about to speak but John placed a finger on her lips to quiet her. "Shhhh. Luna listen. I was scared, I’ve never known love, so it came as a shock to find out I’m going to be your husband. It’s more than a guy could dream of and I am living the dream! And if you still want me, if you don’t mind me being a human. Well… What I mean to say is…" Everypony and dragon leaned in to hear what he had to say, they really wanted to know! Luna’s eyes glistened with anticipation. "WILL YOU BE MY SPECIAL SOMEPONY!!!", he yelled at the top of his lungs. "There I sa-" "YES! YES! YES! YES! OF COURSE I WILL, OH HONEY!" "Wooooooow!", was all John could say before Luna speared him to the ground and stole his first kiss which was hers as well! When that moment happened, every pony cheered from the top of their lungs. "It’s about time.", shouted Celestia as she bounced up and down like a little kid with tears in her eyes, happy for her sister finally finding love. "Took you long enough!" Luna and John broke the embrace. "No kidding!", Luna said with a smile. John and Spike still looked confused. No offense but, how the hay did you find us!?", John asked. Celestia had a coy smile. "Yes, you may had your rune magic to protect you, but you overlooked one pony.", Celestia told both of them. At that point, said pony showed itself. "That’s me!", Derpy pointed to herself. John and Spike faced slapped themselves. "Derpy, of course, should've seen that coming!", they both face palmed in unison. Everypony laughed, but once again, the sinister smile of Celestia came into view. "So, now that we have everything sorted out.", Celestia began. "Oh no.", John and Spike gulped. "Here we go again. But this time they cut her off and stood their ground. "Hold on.",John said. "We know you want us to marry but there are things we need to sort out! We cannot rush this!" "That’s right!", Spike nodded in agreement." Don’t worry mom, we are not going to skip town on you and the girls!" Celestia nodded in defeat. "Okay, I know you're serious. I guess I went overboard, but there is one thing I must know." "Yes, I need to know something too!", Twilight jumped in. Spike looked at Twilight rather funny. "What is it Twilight!? You can't be serious about wanting to marry-" Spike looked at Twilight's eyes, his pupils became as small as pebbles when he saw Twilight was blushing from ear to ear. "Well that answers that! And I’m assuming what the next question you are going to ask and this involves me and John! "Yeah, me too!", John nodded in defeat. Luna, Celestia and the girls nodded, Trixie then trotted up. "Why of course, isn't obvious!?" John and spike looked at each other nervously, Hehe…" Was all the two could say before they heard what they were expecting. "WHAT DAY IS THE WEDDING GOING TO BE!", the seven mares and Luna shouted in unison.