//------------------------------// // Comforting // Story: The New King // by ShowShine //------------------------------// Spike stood in the same room where the Grand Galloping Gala took place. Grey and beige table cloths, streamers, balloons, and blue flowers decorated the room. There was a table that was filled with the food that he had requested before. He watched ponies walk into the room, a few of them crying. “You should go and comfort some ponies.” Starswirl suggested. Spike nodded his head and walked around the room. The first ones to catch his eyes were Night Light and Velvet. Night Light sat at a table crying his eyes out as Velvet rubbed his back. Velvet wore a lavender dress with her hair up in a bun. Night Light had on a black jacket and a purple button up shirt. “Are you okay?” Spike asked. Night Light looked up and shook his head. “Both of my children are gone and I didn’t even have a chance to say goodbye. My daughter in-law and granddaughter are gone. Flurry was so young!” Night Light exclaimed before sobbing. Spike tilted his head. “Flurry isn’t dead.” Spike said in a confused voice. Night Light sniffled. “She’s not?” Night light asked. Spike shook his head and walked over to Starswirl. It looked as if they were having a conversation before Starswirl handed him Flurry. Spike walked back and handed Flurry to Night Light. “See, she’s perfectly safe!” Spike said happily. Flurry let out a laugh. “Gampa!” She exclaimed happily. Night Light started to tear up and held her close. “Thank Celestia you’re okay.” Night Light muttered. Spike rubbed the back of his head. “That’s on me. I should have told the press which Princesses died.” Spike stated. Velvet smiled and put her hoof on Spikes shoulder. “It’s fine, you’re under a lot new responsibility, it makes sense how you forgot to specify which princesses.” Velvet reassured. Flurry grabbed onto Velvets horn. “You can take Flurry any time you want.” Spike said happily. Night Light moved his crown and ruffled up his scales. “We’re proud of you. You’ve been doing great so far.” Night Light said. Spike adjusted the crown on his head. “Thanks, but I need to go now to talk to other ponies.” Spike said happily before walking away. He looked around to find the next ponies to talk to. He saw Prince Blueblood and Zephyr Breeze both crying dramatically. Prince Blueblood was obviously fake crying. Spike rolled his eyes. ”What a drama queen.” Spike muttered to himself. He looked around to see Mr and Mrs Shy weren’t there. They must have been too hurt and went home after the coronation. That was really a shame, Spike wished he could have spoke to them. “Spik- I mean your Majesty?” A voice said from behind him. He turned around to see Granny Smith with flattened ears. She wore a fluffy white dress and her hair was straightened, which reached down to her knees. “Hi Granny.” Spike said with a smile. She had a frown on her face and her eyes were red from crying. “I never thought I would live to see the day that Equestria would have a new ruler.” Granny Smith said with a weak smile. Spike could see the sadness in her eyes. He hugged her tightly. “I know losing someone feels bad.” Spike said. Granny hugged him tightly, trying not to cry. They both pulled away and Granny wiped tears from her eyes. “Thank you your majesty.” Granny said in a soft tone. Spike smiled. “You can call me Spike, just because I’m King doesn’t mean you have to treat me any differently.” Spike reassured. “Thanks Spike, and thank you for getting Applebloom that new dress.” Granny thanked before walking away. Spike smiled. It felt nice making others feel better. He looked around to see Rainbow Dash’s parents hugging each other, sobbing loudly. Windy Whistles had on a simple blue dress. Bow Hoof had a loosened rainbow tie and a white button up shirt. “I know how much you care about Rainbow Dash.” Spike said. Bow looked at him with tear streaks on his cheeks. “She was our star!” Bow exclaimed through hiccups. Spike rubbed both of there backs. He knew how much they loved and cherished there daughter. “If she didn’t do this, all of Equestria would have been in chaos.” Spike stated. He wasn’t sure on how true that was, but they needed to believe that she did one last heroic act before dying. “Our Rainbow Dash did some awesome things in her time, and this was the greatest.” Windy said with a smile, wiping her tears from her face. “I know that she’s still doing awesome things in heaven.” Bow said with a little laugh. Spike smiled. “Yeah, she is.” Spike responded. Windy stood up from the table. “We ought to get going, we have some things we need to do.” She said, nudging her husband. It looked like she was going to cry again. “Thank you for this wonderful party.” Bow thanked, catching his wife’s signal. The both flew out of the room. Spike let out a sigh, he wish he could help them. Rainbow Dash was there only child and they cherished her greatly. Spike looked around to see Rarity’s parents taking food from the buffet. Cookie Crumbles wore a dark purple dress and Hondo flanks wore and a black suit top with a dark blue tie. This was the first time Spike had seen him without his old hat. He walked over to them and cleared his throat, making both adults look at him. They both out there plates down and bowed to him. “Your majesty.” Cookie Crumbles said. Spike shook his head. “You don’t have to talk to me like royalty.” Spike said. Both adults stood up, towering over Spike by a few inches. “I know you must feel very upset about Rarity.” Spike stated in a somber tone. Hondo Flanks ears flattened. “I wish we could say we were.” Hondo said. Spike gave a look of surprise. Before he could ask any questions, Cookie clarified. “We weren’t very close to Rarity, she was always enclosed in her work and called us ‘uncouth’. I regret not trying to spend more time with her. Sometimes I wonder if she really loved us.” Cookie said sadly. Spike could see the tears welling up in her eyes. He rubbed her arm in an attempt to comfort her. “Rarity was always the type to put her work over family. I know she loved you very much.” Spike reasurred. Cookie wiped the tears from her eyes. “You know, Rarity was quite fond of you. She talked about you a lot. She thought of you as a little brother.” Cookie responded. Spike’s heart jumped. He knew that Rarity didn’t love him the way he loved her, but for some reason it still hurt to hear. “Spike?” Hondo Flanks asked, causing him to snap out of his daze. “Sorry I’m just a little tired.” Spike explained. He nodded his head. “We’ll leave you to yourself.” Cookie said, walking away with her husband. Spike grabbed a champagne glass and poured some punch into it. He took a gulp and rubbed his eyes. “I need to keep it together until after the party.” He muttered to himself. He looked around to see the Pie family sitting at a table. Mauds was face was pressed against the table. Marble was crying into her hooves and Limestone was holding a glass in her hooves, clutching onto it so tightly that it was starting to crack. They were all wearing grey dresses. Each of the dresses had a single balloon on it, representing Pinkie Pies cutiemark. There parents weren’t in sight. They must have stayed home, they weren’t the type to handle emotions well. Spike made his way over to the table. “How have you been holding up?” Spike asked. Maud looked up from the table. Her cheeks were wet from crying. This was the most emotion she had ever shown. “Life is a meaningless without Pinkamena.” Maud muttered before putting her face back on to the table. Marble let out a sob of agreement, nodding her head. Limestone slammed the glass on the table and snapped her attention towards Spike. “Who did this to her...” She said in a shaky voice, trying not yell. Spike gave her a sympathetic look. “I’m sorry but we can’t find any evidence on who did it.” Spike apologized. Limestone anger quickly turned into sadness. “I’d do anything to get her back.” Limestone said, looming down at the table. An idea popped into Spikes head. “You might not be able to get her back, but you can help on the investigation. You can join the royal guard.” Spike suggested. Limestone smirked at that idea. “Hell yeah, when can I sign up?!” Limestone shouted, causing a few ponies to look at her. “I can get you the papers right now.” Spike said. He walked out the room, happy to be away from the party for a moment. He walked past a room and noticed the door was open a crack. He could hear a faint sobbing from inside. Spike walked into the room to see Applebloom, Sweetie Belle, and Scootaloo. Sweetie Belle was curled up into Appleblooms lap, crying her eyes out. Scootaloo laid on the floor, covering her face and sobbing loudly. Applebloom wore a red dress with green apples decorated on bottom. Sweetie Belle wore a pale green dress with black music notes at the bottom. Scootaloo had a purple dress with a puffy frill at the bottom. In front of them as the statues of there friends and family. “What are you doing in here?” Spike asked, causing all three fillies to jumped. “Oh your majesty, I didn’t see you there.” Applebloom said. Spike noticed she had bags under her eyes. He sat down next to them and patted her back. “Are you okay?” Spike asked. Applebloom shrugged her shoulders. “I don’t know...” Applebloom muttered, putting her head on Spikes shoulder. He patted her hair lightly. “Do you want to talk about it?” Spike asked again. Applebloom shrugged her shoulders. There was no way any of them would feel better if they didn’t talk about it. “How about you all come over for some hot chocolate Saturday?” Spike suggested. Sweetie Belle sat up from Appleblooms lap and sniffled, wiping away her tears. “Really?” She asked. Her voice was hoarse from crying. Spike nodded his head. Scootaloos crying died down a little as Sweetie Belle and Applebloom smiled slightly. “Thank you your majesty.” Applebloom said. Spike shook his head. “Just call me Spike.”