//------------------------------// // Whole Lot of Apples Going On Pt.4.75 (Celestia Crashes The Reunion) // Story: Dragon's Mommies // by TAD2 //------------------------------// As the honey retrieval group returned to the farm, Spike was the first to smell the delicious smell of deep-fried dough. Spike's mouth began to water as the group closed in on the source of the smell. Granny giggled at the sight of her great grandson drooling a waterfall over the Apple Family's apple fritters. "Don't worry Spike, there will be plenty to fill your belly." Said Granny. But Spike wasn't listening, the smell of the apple fritters was just too strong. Spike licked his mouth ready to gorge himself on apple fritters. As they approached the farm, they noticed that all the little fillies and colts were still sitting around the older members of the Apple Family. "So, it is possible that Pinkie Pie is an Apple, and Applejack is a Pie. But it's so long ago, and there were so many generations, it's going to be hard to prove." Said Goldie. Applejack looked at Pinkie. "So, we're friends, mothers, and family?" Asked AJ. Pinkie smiled and nodded at AJ as she pulled the little apple filly into a hug. AJ returned the hug. "Yep, that just means Spike is closer to us than before." Said Pinkie. Goldie hummed in thought. 'Well, I do remember hearing stories of a relative finding a dragon egg near the Dragon Lands, but he gave it to the princess over 400 years ago, I doubt that Spike was that dragon, but I do have a journal back at home with a picture of the egg.' Thought Goldie. She looked around and noticed that Granny, Fluttershy, and Spike were walking over to them. "Granny, how did honey collecting go?" Asked Goldie. Granny smiled. "Very well." Said Granny as she showed the large jar of honey on her back. "Fluttershy really helped me sweet talk them bees." Fluttershy blushed as she tried to hide behind the old mare. Spike sighed at the actions of his mommy. He looked at Rainbow. "Mom, can you help Mommy?" Asked Spike. Rainbow sighed as she walked over to Fluttershy and pulled her out from Granny's shadow. She looked at Spike. "Hey Spike, did you have a good time?" Asked Rainbow. Spike nodded. "Yep, I talked to a bird and she was nice." Said Spike. Rainbow sighed. 'Of course, Spike can talk to animals like Fluttershy.' Thought Rainbow. "That's so cool." Said Rainbow. Spike smiled. "Now we get to help make the jam." Said Spike. Granny nodded. "Yep, but we're going to need a lot of energy. Let's go get some fritters first." Said Granny. Spike and Rainbow didn't need to be told twice. Rainbow picked Spike up from Fluttershy's back and plopped him on hers. She then sped off at a trotting pace for the fried, sugar glazed food. Everyone else just sighed. "Let’s hurry, Spike is just like AJ." Said Granny. This made everyone else hightail it, they all knew that AJ was a bottomless pit. When Rainbow and Spike arrived at the apple fritter station, Apple Split was taking out the first batch of fritters. Spike looked at the fritters with hunger in his eyes. But thankfully Apple Split learned his lesson the first year AJ was around. Apple Split looked at Spike. "Sorry Spike, Granny told me to keep these away from you, they're for a special guest." Said Apple Split. Spike pouted at hearing this. "But, they're fresh." Apple Split shook his head. "Nope, I'll start on a fresh batch for you as soon as the guest arrives." Said Apple Split, he was using all his will power to resist the pouting Spike. Thankfully Apple Split won out, as Spike sighed. He looked at Rainbow. "Mom, do you think she has it ready?" Asked Spike. Rainbow shrugged. "No idea, let’s find out." Said Rainbow as she walked into the house to get a piece of paper for Spike. She looked at Spike. "So, what do you want to say?" Asked Rainbow. Spike hummed in thought. "How about..." Five minutes later and the letter was finished. Rainbow gave the finished letter to Spike who shot a jet of green fire at it, sending it to the princess. In Canterlot, Celestia was with Twilight, the latter was practicing on how to maintain a strong magical shield. Right now, Twilight was concentrating her magic to produce a full dome shield around her body. Celestia smiled at seeing Twilight's concentration. "Excellent Twilight, a few more seconds and you'll surpass last week’s record." Said Celestia, in the last few months, Twilight had been excelling in magical spells of all kinds, and right now she was about to beat her 10-minute shield spell record. "5...4...3...2....1....0" Said Celestia. Twilight dropped the spell and started to sweat as she flopped to the ground exhausted. "I...Did it." Said Twilight. Celestia nodded. "Yes, you did. I'm very proud of you Twilight, I remember when we started using this spell, you couldn't even hold it for a few seconds." Twilight smiled at hearing her progression. She got to her hooves and wiped away her sweat. "So, what's next princess?" Asked Twilight. Celestia hummed in thought. "Well, I think we should call it a day for today, you used so much magic holding that spell for so long, that I feel it is unwise to continue for today." Twilight gasped as she smiled. "Can Cadance take me home today?" Asked Twilight. Celestia smiled as she nodded. "Of course she can." Said Celestia. "I'll tell her to meet you at the front gate, I need to go talk to Diamond Glare about a promise." Twilight smiled as she ran out of the room to go see Cadance. Celestia sighed. "Dear me, that little filly is something else, that spell took me four years to cast for 10 minutes, and she just did it in a month." Said Celestia as she walked out the study. Celestia quickly made her way to the royal jeweler's workshop in one of the wings of the castle. "Diamond Glare, is it ready?" Asked Celestia as she walked into the workshop. Sitting at a desk was a white unicorn mare with a light blue mane, she was sitting over a clamp with Spike's necklace being held up. She looked at the charm with high grade glasses to make sure everything was perfect for the princess. "Almost, princess, I'm just finishing the runes you asked me to place on it." Said Diamond Glare as she etched the final rune around the frame of the charm. "And done." Said the mare as she released the charm from the clamp. She pulled out a chain of gold from her desk and attached it to the charm. "I must say, this was an unexpected request Princess." Said Diamond Glare as she started polishing the gold inlays and the gems. "The work on the charm was pretty rushed, but well done, these gem stones are some of the highest quality that I have ever seen, and the design is something that shows a connection to a group of ponies. But why did you want me to place a defensive rune and anti-theft spell on it?" Asked Diamond Glare. Celestia sighed, she knew exactly why she wanted them on the necklace, in fact the whole reason why, is still down stairs in the dungeon. "Well, this was a special request for a good friend, who recently had this charm stolen from him. I promised to get it fixed, and I wanted to make sure that nothing else happens to it." Said Celestia as she pulled the necklace into her magic. Suddenly Spike's letter flew into the workshop and rematerialized on the ground. Celestia smiled at seeing the letter, she picked it up and started to read it. Dear Celestia I hope your day is going well, I talked to Grandma and she told me that you get the first batch of apple fritters. We just got back with the honey, and we're about to eat. I hope you have my necklace ready. From Spike. Celestia giggled at the little letter as she teleported it to her study. She looked at Diamond Glare. "Well Diamond, it looks like that's my cue. Thank you for your work." Said Celestia as she teleported to the farm, with Spike's necklace in her magic, and an angry beast in her stomach.