//------------------------------// // A Certain Visitor Arrives // Story: The Drake Bros. // by BrawnyBold //------------------------------// Friday at school was over for the brothers and the girls. They went to the Drakes' house to hang out together as a way to kick off their weekend. As everyone entered through the door, Jade and Scorpan were inside of the kitchen. "Hey Mom! Hey Dad!" Spike called out as he and Scales entered the kitchen. "Welcome home, boys!" Jade said as she was in the middle of cooking. "How was school?" "It was fine," Scales answered. "Glad that it was Friday." "Also, the girls are here to hang out if that's alright." Spike included. "Oh what a wonderful surprise!" Jade said as she entered the living room to see Spike's friends sitting on the couch. "Hi girls!" "Hi Jade," The girls said at once. Jade then turned to Spike and Scales. "Speaking of surprises, I think there's one in your room, Spike! You and Scales should definitely go there to see what it is!" Jade smiled. "A surprise!" Spike smiled in excitement and turned to Scales. "Come on, Scales!" Spike said as he and Scales made their way to Spike's room. Spike pushed open his door to only be confused as he saw nothing new inside. Scales also entered the room to join in on Spike's confusion. "So, where's the surprise?" Scales asked before he heard the door shut, causing the boys to turn around to see a shadowy figure. "Right here!" A female voice said before the figure pounced at the boys. The girls were enjoying some snacks Jade gave to them before they heard the brothers cry out from Spike's room. The girls looked at each other in worry before all of them hurried to Spike's door. Rainbow slammed the door open and the girls were surprised at what they saw. A tall girl with light blue, spiky hair had her arms wrapped around the boys' necks while giving them noogies with each of her knuckles. The girl had on a white tank top, blue jeans, and leather brown boots. "Come on! Submit to defeat!" The girl said while laughing manically. "Never!" Scales said as he struggled to get out of the girl's grip. Spike on the other hand was actually enjoying the noogies. "Ha ha ha! That tickles, Ember!" Spike said as he also tried to get out of the hold. The girls just stood there while they watched awkwardly at what was happening before them. The new girl stopped her noogies when she noticed the others near the door. "Oh, who are these people?" Both of the brothers got up from Spike's bed and tried to straighten themselves up. "These are my new friends I made at Canterlot High, Ember!" Spike said as he started introducing the girls to the older girl. "Girls, this is Ember Bloodstone. We used to be neighbors at our old neighborhood." The girls said their hellos to Ember. 'Ember, where have I heard that name before?' Rarity thought as she tried to think. "It's so great to see that my little boys have made friends in this new town." Ember said before she was interrupted when Pinkie began to give her a fast handshake. "And it's so great to meet an old friend of Spike and Scales!" Pinkie cheered. When Pinkie let go, Ember tried to recover from such a handshake. "Wow, quite a friend you have, Spike." Ember commented. Rarity gasped which caught everyone's attention. "I remember! You were in that photo Spike was in!" The rest of the girls didn't understand until they began to remember. "That's right! I can't believe that I didn't realize the resemblance." Twilight said in shock. "So what are you doing here, Ember?" Scales asked. "Last time we saw you, you were at college." "The college I'm attending is near this town and your mom told me your family's new address. I was able to catch a break and decided to visit you boys." Ember answered. "That's great!" Spike said while smiling. Ember went behind Spike to wrap her arms around his gut and lifted him up in the air. Ember then slammed Spike on to the bed where he safely landed. "I can't wait to pal around like we used to, Spike!" Ember gave a devious smile. Spike just laughed despite getting thrown around like a rag doll. "Just like old times!" Spike laughed. Rainbow excitedly ran up to Ember. "That move was amazing! How did you learn that!?" Rainbow asked. "I learned a lot about professional wrestling ever since I was little." Ember said while flexing one of her arms. "It was thanks to messing with the boys that I was able to get some practice before I trained more during college." "Woo wee, I would love to learn a thing or two about how you were able to perform those kinds of lifts." Applejack said while acting impressed. "It could be useful for when I carry heavy loads of apples." "I could give you two some wrestling pointers," Ember suggested. "but we'll have to do it somewhere we won't accidentally break parts of the house." Everyone left Spike's room and made their way to the backyard which had plenty of space for Ember to teach Rainbow and Applejack some wrestling moves. Some time passed before Ember called for a break and everyone was enjoying some lemonade while sitting around a table. "I'll get more lemonade!" Spike said as he and Scales went inside the house. "I'm actually surprised that the boys made friends with mostly girls." Ember spoke to the Mane Six. "I guess some guys can't handle the brothers like I do." "Not true, actually." Twilight informed. "Feather Bangs and Bulk Biceps are two guys that are friends to Spike and Scales." "I'm very glad to hear that." Ember said. "I'm also impressed that you guys have already fell for Spike." The girls froze after hearing what Ember said. "W-what?" Twilight said while confused. "I know when girls are attracted to certain people and it looks like you girls have a thing for Spike." Ember smirked. The girls didn't know what to say as they felt like opened books. "It's alright, your secret is safe with me. It would make sense that you guys would fall for Spike. I mean, he's cute and very nice in contrast to most boys these days." "Y-yeah, Spike is that special case." Applejack said while blushing. "Scales is a cool brother and I hope that he finds someone special. Anyway, if you guys want additional information on Spike, let me know. I happen to have a lot info on me since I grew up with him." The girls laughed nervously as a part of them were glad that someone was supporting their love for Spike. It was getting late and the girls were exiting the Drake residence. The whole Drake family and Ember were also outside as they waved goodbye to the girls. "See you guys at school on Monday!" Spike hollered. "And good luck you guys!" Ember said which caused the girls to feel a bit embarrassed. "What does that mean?" Scales asked curiously. "Sorry, that's a secret we girls swore to keep." Ember said while winking. "Now come on! Let's have a sleepover like we used to!" Spike cheered as everyone went back into the house. Ember spent the entire weekend with the Drake family until she had to return to college. On the day Ember returned to college, the girls received some text messages from Ember. It showed Ember cuddling with a sleeping Spike just like in the old photo. Some texts read: This could be you and Spike one day. The girls couldn't help but blush as the imagination of them snuggling with Spike felt so embarrassing.