//------------------------------// // "Touch and I'm gone." // Story: Another Spike isekai // by Claude //------------------------------// "So, Twilight, you working, I don't believe it. Early in the morning, Twilight woke up Spike with the excuse of preparing his breakfast. They had plans to help Applejack with her work on the farm, and apparently, Twilight was forbidden from going within ten meters of the kitchen. This left Spike confused; memories of him and Twilight filled his mind while memories of his past life faded away. The few memories he retained intact were clearly different, seeing his old friends as pony versions of themselves. Although he knew what a human was, his mind was capable of recreating the idea. Breakfast was light, and Spike's movements in the kitchen were mechanical, making hay oatmeal and heating bread brought from Canterlot. For him, a gem with ketchup. Twilight left excitedly, mentioning how important it was for her studies to interact with her new friends. At that moment, Spike understood her motivations: Twilight sought to earn friendship points to write about it to the Princess. He knew they had left the village when the atmosphere changed completely; Twilight was late and went straight to the apple fields. Applejack had a brief exchange of words with Twilight; she didn't notice, but Applejack was visibly upset by her lateness. They kicked trees and filled baskets. Spike just stayed thinking and analyzing his memories with Twilight. Applejack and Twilight talked about mare things. Twilight talked most of the time about the wonders of taxes and the tax advantages that family businesses have. Their emotional chat was interrupted when Spike vomited a letter with two tickets to the Gala Gallop. "The Gala Gallop is the most exclusive and important event in Equestria," Applejack mentioned with her characteristic accent, pointing at the ticket. Princess Celestia had invited Twilight plus one person to the event, and since Applejack was a visionary, she wanted to set up a food stand to raise funds for her grandmother's surgery. Apparently, the profits generated by the farm were not enough for surgery for a priority patient, even though this farm supplied three villages besides Ponyville! Rainbow Dash (the most epic pony) appeared on the scene asking for the second ticket, her dream was to meet the Wonderbolts and hassle them a bit, a dream more possible than Applejack's. The discussion between the two ponies ended with both of them facing off in a fight for the ticket. Spike, who was still on top of Twilight watching the show, kicked Twilight in the side with his hooves, making her whinny and run. Twilight went out for a run when Spike hit her, dropping the tickets just a few seconds after they had entered the town. Twilight angrily pulled Spike off of her, furious at being used as a mount. "Come on, Twi, it's not that big a deal. We had to leave, and you froze; I had to get you out of there," Spike mentioned as he brushed the dirt off his scales. "Besides, you're a pony; you should be used to that." Spike finished with a mocking smile directed at Twilight, who gave him a terrifyingly serious look. "You know you shouldn't make those kinds of comments, Spike. You know very well that those kinds of comments are harmful." "Aw, Twi, I was just kidding," Spike tried to lighten the awkward moment, but Twilight interrupted him again. "Kidding? Spike, what's gotten into you?" Before he could continue, Fluttershy appeared between them with the tickets in her mouth. Fluttershy completely ignored the argument they were having and began to discourse about the animals in Canterlot's garden, fantasizing about the unconditional love of all animals. Spike decided to thwart her dreams by mentioning that the garden was private and that if she entered, she would go to the dungeon. Poor Fluttershy believed his lies again and became paralyzed with fear, thinking she had committed a crime in her head. Twilight tried to continue her discourse about the historic racism that ponies have suffered, but she was attacked by Pinkie Pie and her dream of going to the Gallop Gala, which she considered the best party in the country. She sang about the wonderful games, but Spike decided to ruin her idea of the gala again to keep talking to Twilight. "Pinkie, the gala is a type of social gathering, not a birthday party." Pinkie wouldn't give up on her dreams, claiming that such an important party should be just as fun. Twilight helped Spike by telling Pinkie that at the party, nobody dances the "Pony Okie Dokie," which broke her heart. Twilight's words were once again cut short by Rarity's presence and her dreams of finding love at the gala and marrying a prince. Spike and Twilight found nothing to say to her, and Rarity celebrated, thinking she would keep the ticket, but she was tackled by Rainbow Dash, who argued with Twilight about her decision to give the ticket to Rainbow Dash, being tackled by Applejack, who was still fighting with Rainbow over the ticket. The situation worsened when Applejack and Rainbow were on the floor, grabbing each other's manes in their attempt at Greco-Roman equestrian "combat." Twilight exploded again in front of all the girls and left with Spike to eat their lunch. Alone again in the restaurant, they tried to resume their discussion. Twilight wanted to start her exposition about offensive comments towards different species, but she quickly noticed Spike's lack of interest. "Hey, I'm talking about something important. Look at me instead of staring at the sky." A storm was raging in Ponyville, leaving houses flooded and foals abandoned, but a small ray of light was above Spike and Twilight. It was Rainbow, who initiated a storm 10 meters around to prevent Twilight from getting wet. Their fight had gone wrong, and Dash's missing tuft of hair confirmed it. Spike couldn't help but notice how a small house next to the restaurant was cruelly destroyed by the storm, leaving a family homeless. When the small storm ceased, Spike decided to distance himself from Twilight and what was happening in the town, trying to clear his mind of the uproar and the novice writing. When he reached the edge of town, he thought about leaving, leaving Twilight and going to the dragon lands. He thought he could send a letter to the Princess explaining why he left, but it was right on the edge of town that a pain in his chest froze any idea of leaving Twilight. He dug deep into his new memory and understood: in his oldest memory, it was Twilight who, with her magic, made him hatch, and it was that same magic that prevented him from abandoning his unicorn. The path he had traversed through the forest seemed to mock him and his attempt at a new life, but his attempt at independence vanished when he was teleported to the treehouse. Twilight, who was trying to hide from the whole town, found her friends in her room, waiting in the darkness. "Oh, come on, completely unnecessary, girls," Twilight spoke with the girls about her thoughts and concerns, having a nice intimate moment very different from what Twilight had planned to have with Applejack. But her moment of reflection ended when Spike vomited five extra tickets with a letter from the Princess. In the end, everything was resolved incredibly for Twilight and her band of social misfits. Twilight made her friends happy, Celestia was able to read about Twilight and Spike's friendship progress, and Spike discovered that the only thing his new body retained from the previous owner was an immense devotion to the nerd Twilight.