//------------------------------// // Curiosity Kill's the Dragon // Story: Caramel Apples // by Derpy The Mailpony //------------------------------// Chapter 5: Curiosity Kill's the Drogon Author's Note: I won't be uploading anything for a while, due to the fact that I'm starting my new youtube channel! For more info about it, read my journal entry (when it's up) called 'My Youtube Channel.' Also, this chapter contains some comedy elements in it. Without further adieu... Spike had heard everything. Twilight's 'little talk' ran through his head at night from beginning to end, over and over. He got so curious that he HAD to do something. Maybe Twilight has a book on, umm... Spike thought to himself, trying to remember a word Rainbow Dash said to him a week or so ago. 'Was it, lasben? No. Lessi? Nope. Hmm, I know it started with... Lesbian! That was it! We were walking in a park talking about, something, and I stopped when I saw two mare's holding hoofs and kissing on a bench. Rainbow said they were 'Lesbian'. Spike thought in his sleep. He decided that when he woke up he would, if Twilight's not home, look for a book that related to Lesbian in some way. For now, he focused on sleeping. 10:00 am. Spike woke up to the beeping of his alarm clock. Today was his day off. Even though this wasn't really a job, he still occasionally got days off, he was a baby after all. Today was also the day he researched the topic that haunted his mind in his sleep. Twilight was already out of the house on her daily routine. Spike had the house to himself for an hour of so. He went straight for the 'Pony Anatomy and Stuff' section of the library. He looked under the L's for his target book, but he couldn't find it. He decided to just go through all the books. Eventually, he found the book he was looking for under the H's. It was titled 'What you should know about Homosexuality.' By Anonymous. Figures. Every strange book in the library had Anonymous as the author. It was like they didn't want to embarrass themselves by making a weird book. But, whatever. He flipped to the Table of Contents and found exacly was he was looking for. 'Can Mare's be with Other Mare's?'. It was one of the last chapters, right after, 'How do I know if I'm Homosexual' and before 'Index/Glossary'. He flipped to the first page of that chapter and read. Chapter 7 - Can Mare's be with Other Mare's? 'Well, the answer is yes. While a mare is usually thought to be with a stallion, mares sometimes have interests in other mares. Is this normal? Yes, it's actually quite common in the average pony community. Since there seems that about 70% of ponies are female, there are only so many colts or stallions to go around. This is sometimes referred to as 'Homosexuality' or 'Being a Lesbian' for mares. Although mares can be attracted to other mares, usually a pony (or unicorn, Pegasus) is attracted to the same race. Ex. Pegusi are usually attracted to (whether straight or gay) other Pegusi. Same goes for unicorns and Earth-ponies. You rarely see a Pegasus with a Unicorn. Anyways, Mares can with other mares. THE END' Spike read the short little chapter and thought about how common it was that he saw a mare with another mare. Even after reading that he still didn't understand fully. So, he thought it'd be best to ask a Lesbian about Lesbians. He put the book back on the shelf and walked towards the door, trying to remember where Sweet Apple Acres was. Spike walked down the street of Sugarcube Corner looking left and right for the entrance to the apple orchard. He finally found it and waddled over to it. He stepped though the wooden archway leading to the apple orchard. The baby dragon looked around the fields expecting to see Applejack working, but no such luck. He figured she was on a day off, much like him, or was taking a break. Either way she would be in the old wooden house atop the hill in the center of the farm. Spike walked down the dirt path admiring the beautiful scenery of the leaves of the hundreds of apple trees blowing gently in the breeze, bathed in a golden light coming from a shining sun that just barely rose above the top of the green foliage (wow, I should really start writing poetry). Spike kept on the path until he reached the old house. He knocked on the door and waited. Applebloom answered, a big smile on her face. "Howdy there Spike! What brings you here?" Applebloom asked Spike gleefully. Spike swallowed and spoke. "Um, can I talk to Applejack please?" Spike asked. Applebloom nodded and called for her big sister. Applejack eventuall came down the steps of the house and walked over to the door. "Yes Applebloom? Oh, hi Spike! Didn't notice ya there. So, why you here on such a wonderful day?" Applejack asked Spike, the same smile on her face as Applebloom. Spike tried to speak but it didn't work. He was too nervous! He should have thought this out more carefully. "Uh, Spike? You okay?" Applejack asked Spike. He finally gathered up enough courage to ask Applejack to speak to him in private. "Um, can I talk to you for a sec? I-In private." Spike said to Applejack, who shooed away Applebloom and stepped outside of the house, closing the door behind her. "Follow me." Applejack lead Spike behind the house and into a storage shed. Once inside, Spike started talking. "Applejack, I've been wondering for a while. Um, how should I put this. You know when you were at the party yesterday and you and Pinkie..." Spike didn't have to say much more before Applejack picked up on what he was asking. "Oh, I know what yer askin'. You wanna know 'bout me an' Pinkie being all lovebird-y. Well, simple. Me and Pinkie are dating. I'm sure you can read something about lesbians in a book at yer house." Applejack said to Spike, not answering his question he never even asked. "Well, you see. I already read something on it. But I still don't get it. Why would you two be together?" Spike asked Applejack, almost offending her. "What do ya mean by that, Spike? Like, why would me and her be together of just 2 mares in general?" Applejack asked Spike, continuing the back-and-forth of answering questions with more questions. Spike rubbed the back of his neck, obviously nervous. "I mean you two. I already understand why 2 mares in general but. You two are so... different. Like, you work on a farm and Pinkie works in a Bakery. How do you two ever really get to see each other? And why Pinkie? Why not another farming type like..." Spike's mind drew a blank. He couldn't think of anyone she could go out with that wouldn't be considered incest. "Oh Spike. You're too young to understand. When thinking about somepony you like or want to date, never think of the negatives. Think of the positives. Like, both our jobs include sometimes getting dirty. We're both hard workers. We both don't live with our parents. I can give her apples for cakes and such, and she can give me cakes. And such. See, I could go on and on. But for the sake of time, I'll stop right there. Do you get it now?" Spike nodded and thanked Applejack before walking back to the treehouse before Twilight worried about him being gone too long. He finally understood pretty much everything one can know about a pony. But one thing still bothered him. If Applejack and Pinkie could get together so easily, than why had he kept failing with Rarity? Was it time to... move on? (That's a whole 'nother story, maybe i'll make that later on in the year.) Spike continued back to his home. While walking down the street, he saw Pinkie Pie hoping down the road in the opposite direction. He thought that maybe he could ask her as well. "Hey, Pinkie! Can I ask you something?" Spike said walking towards the pink mare. "Yes, you can ask me something! What is that something? Is it a question? Are we playing 20 Questions?! I LOVE that game! I'll go first. Are you a... vegetable?" Pinkie Pie started going on asked questions rapid-fire right at Spike. Luckily Spike could stop her before she burst. "No, Pinkie, we're not playing 20 Questions. I just wanted to ask-" Uh oh, there was that nervousness again. "Uh, I wanted to ask, why do you like Applejack?" Spike asked the crazy pink earth pony. "Oh, that's an easy one! She HOT!" Pinkie responded, not skipping a beat. Spike just sat there paralyzed with shock as Pinkie hoped down the street.