//------------------------------// // Chapter 3: Fall Formal Festival // Story: The Dragon Guardian // by Skywalker215 //------------------------------// Two weeks went by and Spike was in a good mood, since he was looking forward to the Fall Formal Festival on Sunday. He was currently in Mr. Cranky Doodle’s algebra class, working on a difficult assignment. Fortunately, Twilight was able to help him with it. Once the class was over, Spike and Twilight proceeded to the cafeteria, then they stopped for a moment and he hugged Twilight, then spoke up, “Twilight, thanks for all your help these past few weeks.” “You’re most welcome, Spike,” Twilight replied. “Now I have something for you in return,” Spike said. “What’s that?” Twilight asked. Instead of words, Spike pulled her into a passionate kiss. Twilight’s eyes widened at this, but quickly returned it. When they parted, their faces were red as a cherry and Twilight giggled on how he looked, “Wow, Spike. I wasn’t sure you’d be bold enough to make the first move,” she said. “I just felt you deserved it as a token of my gratitude,” Spike replied. The two of them caught up with Rarity and Spike locked arms with her and Twilight. Once in the cafeteria, Spike sat down with his friends, Blueblood and the Diamond Dogs came up to them, with Blueblood fixed on Rarity. “Hey, Rarity? Would you care to come to the Fall Formal Festival with me?” he asked. “In case you’ve forgotten, we’re through!” Rarity pointed out. “But I’m not through with you. Come on, come on,” Blueblood replied. “Leave me alone!” Rarity said. “You want it. You know you want it, and you know you want me to give it to you,” said Blueblood egging her on. “Shut your filthy mouth, I’m not your kind of girl!” Rarity retorted, as she slapped him. “Well maybe you are and you just don’t know it,” Blueblood replied, holding on to her arms. “Get your meat hooks off of me!” Rarity said. Spike was angry at Blueblood’s attempted advances, he got up from the table and went up to Blueblood. “You heard her, she said ‘get your meat hooks off!’” Spike said pulling Blueblood up by his shirt. “What’s it to you, butthead? This isn’t your business, so why don’t you make like a tree and get out of here?” Blueblood asked. “It’s ‘make like a tree and leave’. You’re the one who needs to leave, butthead,” Spike replied. Blueblood got angry and tried to punch Spike but he caught Blueblood’s fist and twisted it. Afterwards, the four bullies just walked away in a huff, then Blueblood said, “I’m gonna get that son of a bitch.” “Spike, thanks for standing up to Blueblood,” Rarity spoke up, turning to Spike. “Anything for you, Rarity,” Spike replied. Rarity pulled Spike in for a passionate kiss, which he returned. Spike just blushed without any words, he also received a passionate kiss from Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy, and Pinkie Pie. Two days later It was the day of the Fall Formal Festival and Spike was getting ready for it. He had taken his breath potion and taken a bath earlier, and also applied a skin cream to soothe his itching scales, since the stone scales can make a dragon’s skin itch even a week after they’re no longer present. He had also put on his dad’s old dark green suit with pants in the same color and a navy blue undershirt. A few hours went by and the festival was in full swing. Spike was with his family at Golden Oaks Park. As they were strolling, Spike met up with his cousins Megan, Danny, and Molly, then he gave them a group hug. Megan was 19 years old and she wore a green shirt with a brown minidress and cowgirl boots, she also had blonde hair and blue eyes. Molly was 11 years old and she wore a pink long skirt and a white shirt. Like Megan, she had blond hair and blue eyes, only hers was in two pony-tails. “Hi, Spike!” Megan said. “Hi, cousins,” Spike greeted, “Are Uncle Jim and Aunt Lucy here?” “They’re at the farmer’s market selling eggs,” Megan replied. Soon enough, Spike and his cousins met up with the girls. Twilight, Rarity, Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy, and Pinkie Pie wore fancy dresses. Sunset wore a white dress, Starlight wore a light green dress, and Trixie wore a dark blue dress. Apple Bloom wore a light purple dress, Sweetie Belle wore a magenta dress, and Scootaloo wore a dress in two shades of dark purple. Octavia wore a black dress with a purple waistband on it and slits showing her legs, Vinyl wore a purple and red knee-length dress, and Gabby wore a white minidress. “Hi, Spike,” Twilight greeted. “Hi, girls. You all look beautiful,” Spike said. “Thanks, Spikey-wikey. You look quite charming yourself,” Rarity replied. “Starlight and Sunset, these are my cousins: Megan and Molly, and Danny, you know from school,” Spike said. “Good to meet you both,” Sunset greeted. “Same here,” Megan replied. After mingling with Spike and the girls, Megan and Molly went to rejoin their parents, while Danny went his own way until he ran into Coco, Sassy, Ditzy, and Babs Seed. Coco wore a white and purple dress, Sassy wore a dark blue dress, Ditzy wore a light blue dress, and Babs wore a dark red dress. “Hello, Danny,” Babs greeted. “Hi, Babs. Hi, girls,” Danny said, giving Babs a kiss. Meanwhile, Spike was at a picnic table having ice cream with his friends. As the girls each took a spoonful, they noticed a lot of other customers that were couples were feeding each other spoonfuls of ice cream. The girls got inspired and took another spoonful and offered one to Spike. “Want to have some of mine, Spike?” Twilight asked. “Sure,” Spike replied as he was offered a spoonful from Twilight. After receiving that spoonful, Spike received one more from each of the other girls, even Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle, and Scootaloo. He in turn offered each of the girls a spoonful of his ice cream. Just then, a white unicorn girl with pink hair and tail came up to them. She wore a lavender dress which had slits showing her legs and pink high heels, she also looked to be the same age as Cadance and had a G-cup rack. “Hello, Fleur,” Rarity greeted. “Good to see you, Rarity,” Fleur said before turning to Spike, “Bonjour, Spike.” Bonjour, Fleur,” Spike replied as he kissed her hand. Fleur blushed and giggled at Spike’s chivalry. “You know her, Spike?” Rarity asked. “I first met Fleur six years ago in Paris, she and her family moved here since her father got a teaching job at Canterlot High,” Spike replied. Soon enough, Spike and the girls met up with Danny and his three girlfriends and enjoying themselves when they noticed Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon being yelled at by the former’s mother Spoiled Rich. She was a pinkish gray earth-born with hair and tail in two shades of magenta, opal eyes, and an F-cup rack. She also wore a cyan dress and a golden chain. “Diamond Tiara! I forbid you to fraternize with those middle-class lowlifes you call classmates! It is unbecoming of a rich girl,” Spoiled said. “I’ve had enough of treating my peers at school like trash and talking down to them like the snob you turned me into, mother!” Diamond retorted. “I’ve also had enough of following her example and going along with her,” Silver added. Feeling sorry for Diamond Tiara, Spike went up to Spoiled Rich and said, “Despite being rich, I’m surprised that you can’t afford some manners!” “This is not your business, Mr. Drake!” Spoiled replied. “I’m disgusted at the way you treat your daughter and how you made her the way she is!” Spike said. “At least your husband has some real manners, and I suggest you clean up your act, Mrs. Rich or else we’ll go tell Principal Celestia about everything you’ve done,” Apple Bloom added. Spoiled just grumbled and left in a huff, Diamond and Silver came up to Spike and the others. “Spike, thank you for standing up for us,” Diamond said. “Yeah, we appreciate it,” Silver added. “You two girls are just too beautiful and hot to be bullies,” Spike replied as they gave him a double cheek kiss. Spike and his friends soon they met up with their families. The girls’ moms wore knee-length dresses of various colors and with slits showing their legs. Spike was entranced by how gorgeous the girls’ moms were. In his eyes, Twilight’s mom, Velvet looked seriously sexy hot, same with Applejack’s mom, Pear Butter (Buttercup) and even Pinkie’s mom, Cloudy Quartz. Rainbow’s mom, Windy Whistles had a hot athletic figure comparable to Coach Spitfire. Spike just couldn’t resist eyeing Cookie Crumbles’ plus-size figure and Fluttershy’s mom, Posey looked both cute and sexy. Even so, Spike managed to keep his cool as he greeted them. The seventh woman was an orange unicorn with chartreuse green eyes, hair and tail in three shades of scarlet, and an F-cup rack. She also wore a pale green knee-length dress with slits showing her legs and red high heels. Her name was Stellar Flare and she used to be head of the Sire’s Hollow Development Committee before moving to Canterlot with her daughter and son. The girls’ dads were wearing suits that best fit their personalities, including Trixie’s dad, Jackpot, the famous magician, and Starlight’s dad, Firelight wore a red suit and pants, he was also the head of the Sire’s Hollow Preservation Society before moving to Canterlot with Starlight. Alongside Twilight’s parents were her brother, Shining Armor, her sister-in-law, Cadance, and her niece, Flurry Heart who was a white alicorn with eyes similar in color to her father, along with light cerise and grayish purple hair and tail with arctic blue streaks, and she was also five years old. Accompanying Applejack’s parents were her brother, Big Mac and her grandmother, Granny Smith, who was roughly the same age as Spike’s grandparents. Beside Big Mac was his girlfriend, Sugar Belle. She was a reddish pink unicorn girl with magenta hair and tail, reddish pink eyes, and an F-cup rack, and she also wore a red dress. Sunset and Sunburst came up to Spike, then Sunset spoke up, “Spike, this is our mother, Stellar Flare.” “Mom, this is our new friend Spike from school,” Sunburst added. “Good to meet you, Spike,” Stellar said. “Pleasure is mine, madam,” Spike replied. “After my husband Solar Wind and I divorced, I resigned as head of the Development Committee and committed myself to raise Sunset and Sunburst on my own, I had little time to go on any dates until two years ago upon moving here. I began dating a young wealthy heir named Fancy Pants,” Stellar explained. “Fancy Pants? I know him, my family and his are good friends and business partners,” Spike said. Just then, Fancy Pants spoke up, “Hello, Spike. I see you’ve met my girlfriend, Stellar Flare.” “Good to see you again, Fancy Pants,” Spike replied. Fancy Pants was close in age to Shining Armor and Big Mac. He was a white unicorn with light blue eyes, light blue hair and tail, along with a mustache of the same color and he wore a white shirt under a black suit and black pants. “I bought these for you, my dear,” Fancy Pants said, revealing a bouquet of red tulips. “Thanks, babe. I’m ever so grateful to you for letting me, my son, and daughter live with you,” Stellar replied, pulling her young boyfriend into a passionate kiss. Soon enough, Scootaloo came up and pulled Spike by the arm, then rushed towards her aunts. “Aunt Holiday, Auntie Lofty, you remember Spike, right?” Scootaloo said. “How could we forget such a handsome boy like him?” Holiday asked rhetorically. “You and your friends have gone on and on about him over the past two weeks,” Lofty added. Holiday was a pale light amber earth-born woman with scarlet eyes, scarlet and light tangelo hair and tail, and a G-cup rack. She wore flower-shaped earrings, a light blue scarf, and a light blue knee-length dress that complemented her plus-size figure, which was easily comparable to Rarity’s mom. She and her brother Snap Shutter (Scootaloo’s dad) moved to Canterlot from Darwin, Australia. Lofty was a pale yellow pegasus woman with opal eyes, light cyan and arctic blue mane and tail, and an F-cup rack. She wore a purple sweater and a dark blue fancy short skirt, and had a figure easily comparable to Velvet. Both women were in their mid to late thirties. Spike couldn’t help but stare at them and blush. “Hi, Ms. Holiday. Hi, Ms. Lofty,” Spike said, kissing both their hands. Holiday and Lofty giggled and blushed at Spike’s gesture. “Good to see you again, Spike,” Holiday replied. “I’ve seen photos of you two in my Sports Illustrated Swimsuit magazines, are you in the modeling field?” Spike asked. “Yes. We’ve been modeling since 1996 and often for our good friend, Snow Pearl, the famous fashion designer,” Lofty replied. “All those years of modeling and both of you still look gorgeous,” Spike said. Spike and the girls mingled with Holiday and Lofty briefly before Danny and the girls he was with came up to him and the girls. Alongside Silver Spoon was her aunt, Snow Pearl. She was a cream colored unicorn woman in her mid to late thirties with purple hair and tail with white streaks, teal eyes, and a G-cup rack. She also wore a glittering red dress with slits showing her legs, red high heels, and had a curvy figure. “Hello, Snow Pearl!” Rarity said. “Rarity! Good to see you, darling,” Snow Pearl replied, before turning to Spike, “Good to see you too, Spike, darling.” “Hi, Snow Pearl,” Spike said as he kissed her hand. Snow Pearl giggled at his chivalry and spoke up, “You’ve become quite the handsome gentleman, Spike.” Spike, Rarity, and Snow Pearl were catching up on the latest fashion trends. Rarity had taught Spike a thing or two about style and fine couture. Soon enough, Spike and Twilight went to the arts and crafts show and admired the art pieces. Afterward he went to the petting zoo area with Fluttershy, and they were petting some of the animals. He, Rainbow, and Applejack started trying out several game booths, with all three of them having loads of laughs when trying to one up each other with whatever game they played. After that, Spike and Pinkie were in a muffin eating contest with both of them winning in a tie. Spike also sat in a photo booth with Rarity, with the last photo showing them kissing. Spike and Sunset sang along to some songs at the karaoke machine, and finally, he sat between Starlight and Trixie as they watched her father, Jackpot’s magic show. It wasn’t long before everyone went to watch a music performance. First onstage was Countess Coloratura aka Rara, she began singing ‘Let It Be’ as a Beatles tribute. Afterwards, she sang some more Beatles songs, then sang her first original single, ‘The Magic Inside’. Next to come onstage was Sapphire Shores, she was a pale grayish yellow earth-born woman with hair and tail in two shades of light blue, amber eyes, and a G-cup rack. She was also in her mid to late twenties. For her performance, she wore an orange autumn leaf patterned bodysuit and golden high heels. She sang two of her original singles, ‘Get Your Pony On’ and ‘Serves Her Right’, After singing a few more of her singles, she began singing a tribute to Michael Jackson: (Credit for this song goes to Michael Jackson) Spike was enamored by Sapphire’s performance as she flaunted her curves. Once Sapphire was finished with her performance, Songbird Serenade came up onstage for her performance. She was a lime greenish white pegasus woman in her mid twenties with blackish blue and yellow hair and tail in two shades of each color, which covered her eyes and had a large pink bow, and an F-cup rack. Her performance attire was a black jacket over a white top and short gray high-waisted shorts made from plant-based leather and black high heels. Songbird began singing: (All credit for this song goes to Adele) As Songbird sang, Spike could hear that she really pulled off Adele’s likeness with her voice quite nicely. Afterwards, she sang a few Janis Joplin songs as well as a few of her own. Finally all three of them sang in a three-way with Rara in the lead with Sapphire and Songbird singing backup: (Credit for this song goes to Disney) Afterwards, Spike went backstage and presented his pass, but had a confrontation with Rara’s nasty manager, Svengallop. He was a light grayish green earth-born with vermilion hair and tail in two shades and light yellow-orange eyes. He also wore glasses, a dark blue suit and pants, and a red necktie. “I’m sorry, but Countess Coloratura will not be seeing anyone at this time, pass or not. So I suggest you leave now, dragon boy!” Sven said. “It’s unwise to anger one who is half-dragon, butthead,” Spike growled, causing Sven to leave him alone. “Hi, Rara,” Spike said. “Hi, Spike! How’d you like the concert?” Rara asked, hugging him. “You three were great,” Spike replied. “Sapphire and Songbird, this is my friend from school and summer camp, Spike,” Rara said. “Hi, Spike,” Sapphire and Songbird greeted. “Good to meet you personally, Sapphire,” Spike said, kissing their hands, “You too, Songbird.” Sapphire and Songbird giggled at Spike’s charming gesture. “You’re such a charmer, Spike,” Sapphire said. “You’re lucky to have someone so handsome as a friend, maybe even more,” Songbird teased. “No comment,” Rara replied, blushing. Songbird moved the bangs of her hair, revealing her dark sapphire eyes. “Wow,” Spike marveled at Songbird’s eyes. “What?” She asked. “Your eyes,” Spike answered. “They’re beautiful!” “Oh, thank you,” Songbird blushed, while Rara and Sapphire both giggled, watching the interaction between the two. After mingling with the three pop stars, Spike went off to rejoin his friends and family. Before he left, Spike got autographs from Sapphire and Songbird, along with their phone numbers and then he gave them his phone number as well. The three pop stars were thinking about Spike, causing them to sigh lovingly. Soon enough, there was a large social dance. This was the last event of the festival, the girls’ parents were dancing together, same with Spike’s parents and grandparents. Spike was about to have a dance with each of the girls. Just then, a young earth-born woman roughly the same age as Limestone Pie came up to Spike and the girls. She had pale amaranth skin, green eyes, hair in two shades of raspberry, and an F-cup rack, and also wore a blue-green strapless dress which showed off her legs. Spike and the girls recognized her as their summer camp counselor and director, Gloriosa Daisy. “Good to see you again, Gloriosa,” Spike said, kissing her hand. Gloriosa giggled at Spike’s gesture and replied, “Hi, Spike. Hi, girls.” “Good to see you here at the festival, Gloriosa,” Twilight said. “I wouldn’t miss this for anything,” Gloriosa replied. Spike then danced with each of the girls, starting with Twilight. After her turn with him, Twilight passed Spike off to Fluttershy who took Spike’s hand and began to dance. Spike made sure to be gentle with her, and Fluttershy felt secure in his arms. When her turn was done, Rainbow was the next to take her turn and began dancing with Spike. As the two danced, Rainbow rested her chin on Spike’s shoulder, as the boy smiled. Rainbow recalled the times she and Spike would play some ball games. After Rainbow, Applejack went next and the two danced away. Applejack and Spike smiled at each other as they embraced while Applejack remembered all the alone time they’d spend in the barn, and picking apples from the orchards. Pinkie took her turn and danced with Spike, as she twirled him instead of him trying to twirl her, she recalled all the times she and Spike would bake together. Rarity was the next one to dance with Spike, as Rarity remembered a dream she had earlier in the week about Spike dancing with her and promising he would give her what she wanted. She smiled at the memory of that dream and held Spike close as if not wanting to let him go. After Rarity’s turn, Spike danced with Sunset, Starlight, and Trixie. Once finished with Trixie, Spike shared a dance with Lyra, Bonbon, Ember, the CMCs, Diamond Tiara, and Silver Spoon. He then shared a dance with Pinkie’s sisters upon them asking him, and with Gloriosa. Not too far away, Danny was also dancing with Babs Seed. Zach was dancing with Cheerilee, who wore a short white dress that reached thigh length, and Redheart, who wore a golden knee length dress. He also danced with Ms. Harshwhinny, who was orange with blond hair and tail, and wore a purple short dress that reached thigh length. Fancy Pants danced with Stellar, Lofty, Holiday, and Snow Pearl. Even Vinyl and Octavia were dancing with Flash Sentry. After the dancing was over, Twilight and the other girls decided that now was the best time to confess their feelings for Spike. “Spike, there’s something I’ve been meaning to get off my chest,” Twilight spoke up. “Yeah, Twilight?” Spike asked. “I’m in love with you, Spike. Not just me, we’re all in love with you,” Twilight said. Rarity, Applejack, Rainbow, Fluttershy, Pinkie, Sunset, Starlight, and Trixie nodded in agreement. “I’m in love with you girls, too. All of you,” Spike replied. “We’re in love with you also, Spike,” The CMCs said in unison. Diamond, Silver, and Gabby nodded in agreement. “So are we,” Maud added on behalf of herself, Limestone, and Marble, who nodded in agreement. “Girls, I love you all so much that I couldn’t pick just one of you. There’s room in my heart for all of you, and since I am half-dragon, I can have multiple girlfriends,” Spike explained. “Bonbon and I have always had a crush on you too, Spike,” Lyra replied, with Bonbon nodding in agreement. “Spike, ever since I first got to know you, you’ve proven to be everything I’m looking for in a future mate,” Ember said. “This is a lot to take in, girls. I don’t know what to say,” Spike replied. “You don’t have to say anything, Spike. Just go with the flow,” Twilight said, pulling him in for a kiss. After sharing a kiss with Twilight, Spike also shared a kiss with each of the other girls from Rarity all the way to Maud, Limestone, and Marble Pie. “Are you in love with me too, Gloriosa?” Spike asked. “Yes, Spike. I fell for you not just for your charming looks, but also because you were helpful to me at summer camp, and that deserves a reward,” Gloriosa replied. “I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t attracted to you too, Gloriosa,” said Spike as they shared a kiss. “Twilight, would you like me to take you on a date after school tomorrow?” Spike asked. “I’d love that, Spike,” Twilight replied. Spike also asked Rarity and the other girls out on a date for the following days; Rarity on Tuesday, Applejack and Rainbow on Wednesday, Fluttershy on Thursday, Pinkie and her sisters on Friday, Sunset, Starlight, and Trixie on Saturday, the CMCs on Sunday, and so on. After scheduling dates with the girls, Spike rejoined his family and they went home, the girls also rejoined their families and went home.