//------------------------------// // Plan B,The Invitations // Story: Flurry, Pumpkin, Pinkie, And Spike // by Silver Butcher //------------------------------// Spike smiled happily as he looked through his book, unaware of the tension between Flurry and Pumpkin, "So Flurry," Spike said, the two fillies putting on a happy face to not give away their rivalry to him. "Today Pumpkin was going to help me with Castle Day, but as I've told her many times, you don't have to help me with that if you don't want to." "Spike doesn't be silly," Flurry said, "I literally came here to spend a week with you." "Hey." Twilight said poking her head in through the door and startling them all "You better believe I'm gonna steal you for a while." She said happily "at least one of your 7 day's are gonna be spent with me." "Of Course Auntie Twilight" Flurry said "It'll be fun" Twilight smile and left appeased, Flurry, turned back to Spike "So what is Castel Day?" "The Day I go through every Room in the Castel and Clean it." Flurry's jaw dropped "You clean the entire Castle by yourself!?" "No, I help him" Pumpkin chimed in "But even then he's really fast and efficient." "It's why Twilight kept me," Spike said happily before Twilight called back "I kept you cause I love you, Spike." She said, "Don't think otherwise for a second, you're my Little Brother rather you like it or not." Spike blinked before calling back "Either come in or go do your chore list." Twilight could be heard making her way down the hall as Spike turned back to his friend and his Niece. Pumpkin was squinting at him "You where doing it again," She said disappointedly "Oh come on, I was just joking, not being self-deprecating." he laughed as Pumpkin looked at him hard "Fine, I'll let it pass...this time" She added eyeing him as he got up. "Alright, I'll be back in 5, I'll call you guy's when I've got the cleaning cart." Spike got up gave them both a smile and made his way out of the room "Don't have too much fun while I'm gone" he added happily, "I'm so glad they're getting along" he added happily once the door was closed, Pumpkin and Flurry continued Smiling at the door in silence until their respective sensory spell's indicated to them he was gone, "Your pathetic" Pumpkin said, Flurry snapped her head in her direction "Oh! This is coming from you? You sad sack of Orange fur." "Oh, that's mature. Let me guess, you were up till midnight thinking up insults." "I was only up till 11!" Flurry snapped back "And don't think for a second you'll be able to get in the way of my Plan B!" "As if I'd stoop to your level!" Pumpkin replied, sparked coming off her horns "You couldn't get on my level if you had a ladder!" Flurry shot back, sparked cackling off her horn, "Now prepare, for I have come up with such a brilliant plan than even I am impressed with it's Brilliance!" "It'll pale in comparison to my plan!" Pumpkin said, the two pointed their hooves at each other and said in perfect synchronization "I've Invited Pinkie over to join in our activity today!" the two blinked and stood in stupified silence for a second "How Pathetic, trying to take the glory for my plan." Flurry scoffed "YOUR PLAN!" Pumpkin called back angrily "your delusional if you think anyone would believe some pricy rich foal could come up with a plan like that!" Flurry gasped "You dare pull the rich card!" "Oh, I dare!" Pumpkin shot back. as the two where bickering Spike had gotten the cleaning cart and meet with his surprise visit. "Hey, Spike!" Pinkie cheered as she popped out of the cart making him jump. "Oh Sweet Mother of mine!" Spike yelled in terror as he fell to the floor. "Sorry bout that" Pinkie laughed merrily as she helped him up "But look at this!" She presented Spike with two Invitations, with the Words Flurry and Pumpkin on them respectively. "Isn't this adorable!" She asked, "I guess your friendship plan worked!" "Wow" Spike said looking at the cards "There almost Identical" he smiled "Guess there becoming friends faster than I thought." he smiled "and you where afraid they'd rival for my attention" he added as he picked up Pumpkins and read it aloud "Dear Pinkie, it would bring Spike the highest amount of Honor to have you come over and join use for Castel day, I'm sure you'd make it 10 times better, Love Pumpkin." Spike laughed "Sounds about right, Well since your here I guess you're accepting their invitations?" "Indeed I am." Pinkie smiled back, Spike took her hoof and got on his knee "Then It is with great Honor that I greet ye to my Castle Miss Pie," Spike said in a horrible accent "Oh Why thank you, Sir Spike." Pinkie responded in an equally bad accent before cracking up "Alright let's do this where are the girls?" "In the Library, getting to know each other a little better" Spike responded happily. "Your Wing's look stupid!" Pumpkin said angrily "Your Bow is to Blue!" Flurry shot back "Your Short!" Pumpkin fired back "We're the same hight you dumb...." The two fillies froze and teleported back into their chairs and pretended to be having a nice chat about Spells. "...so Spike let me pick from the spell book and I accidentally flooded the Library." Pumpkin said, with Flurry nodding "As to be expected," She said when the door opened and Spike waved to em "You tricksters ready?" He asked, the two gave their respective nodded and got out of their chairs, being stopped by Spike at the door. "Oh, and next time tell me in advance if you invite Pinkie will ya? She scared the heck out of me." "Sorry!" Pinkie called from behind him, the two fillies smiled. "Yeah." "Of course Spike." with a Smile Spike pulled out of the room and the two glared at each other briefly before resuming their happy moods with being around Spike, unbeknownst to them a certain Pink Pony had seen the Glare and was now frowning behind them, feeling the sheer tension between them. "Oh no!" Pinkie thought "it's just as I feared, their fighting over Spike attention!" She sighed before smiling "But of course, that's why they invited me, with me around I'll be able to redirect Spike to make sure they get equal amounts of attention, yes Brilliant, I'll just make sure to tag along with 'em for the week, make sure things don't get out of hoof." Her Smile Restored Pinkie joined the Trio and made it a Quartet. "So Tell me about this Castle Day." "Oh, well..." Spike started happily.