//------------------------------//
// Chapter 4: Initiations part 3 
// Story: I want one too. 
// by tony3xx4 
//------------------------------//

Ponyville Park on days quite like this has always been a fun place to play with family and friends. Picnics were set up all over, ponies were throwing frisbees. 

back and forth, and three little fillies were playing a game of hide and seek. A pearl white unicorn was currently trying to find her friends in hiding, but finding it 

was quite difficult. A rustling sound from a nearby bush caught her attention. She smirked, an evil grin appearing on her face as she sneaked up on the bush. 

"One...Two...THREE!"

Without warning,  she ran into the bush, grabbing at whatever she thought was her friend. "Ha! I found you!" Sweetie Belle ran out of the bush, awaiting for whoever she 

caught to come out. After 3 minutes, her impatience got the better of her. "C'mon, i already found you! It's not like you found another hiding place!" Sweetie dug into 

the bush and pulled out whoever was inside. With a hard yank, she, and whoever it was, stumbled back a bit. Sweetie took a good look at who it was. "Smarty Pants?"

"WHERE?!" A head appeared from behind the bushes. It was Big Macintosh, and he looked panicked.

"Uh, right here?" Sweetie Belle held Smarty Pants up to Big Macintosh, relief washing over him.

"Oh, thank the stars." He grabbed Smarty Pants in his mouth and started to head back to his apple cart, not far away.

Sweetie Belle continued to look on for a moment, then continued her game.

~~~

"Hey, stop it! Get back in your crib!" Spike was certain. This was definitely the hardest task yet. Pound Cake was flying around the room, while Pumpkin Cake was using 

a camouflage spell to elude Spike, This being one of their favorite games to play with Pinkie. Spike, however wasn't enjoying the game as much as the fouls. He jumped up to reach Pound Cake, only reaching half way up to him. He tried to find Pumpkin Cake, passing her every know and again. "Ugh, maybe Pinkie put something in her notes." Spike grabbed the note that Pinkie left for him and read the over it. 

"If Pound and Pumpkin Cake get a little rambunctious, there is a very simple way to deal with it." Spike read the rest of the letter.

His eyes widened and he placed the letter back on the table. He reached into the closet and grabbed a bag of flour. "guys, c'mon don't make me do this." Pumpkin and Pound looked at him, wide grins plastered on their face. Spike sighed, and poured the entire bag onto him, turning his scales and cape a pure white. The camouflage spell Pumpkin had on herself faded. Pumpkin floated down to the ground. Both of the fouls were laughing their heads off, both always loving the site of somepony, or in this case, some dragon to pour flour on him.

Spike sighed, and put them both in the crib, placed a net over it, and a magic lock to make sure that they would only get out on his accord. He started to clean the flour off of himself and read over the check list Pinkie gave him. "Feed them," Spike looked at a corner of the room and saw baby food was staining the walls and floor. "Check. Play with them, check." Spike looked at the last two unchecked tasks. One was to put them to sleep, the other was. "Oh, uh, m-maybe they don't need to go."

Right then and there, a putrid smell filled his nostrils. When he heard the babies cry, he knew what it was. "No no no no NO NO NO!"

~~~

"Wait, you already know?" Rainbow Dash was walking along with Pinkie Pie towards Sugarcube Corner. "Did Twilight tell you?"

Pinkie, who was balancing some very decorative bags on her back, neared the front of the store with her friend. "Nope. Spike and the Cutie Mark Crusaders came by Sugarcube Corner earlier today and asked if he could help out so he could pass initiations. He's taking care of the twins as we speak." As if on queue, a thumping sound was heard on the inside of the establishment.

Curious, Pinkie Pie and Rainbow Dash entered. They heard the fillies upstairs and rushed towards the nursery. Inside, the fillies wore on the changing table, a fresh pair of diapers on them. A rancid smell was coming from the garbage can. Spike was next to it, collapsed on the floor with a look of utter disgust plastered on his face. "Oh, Spike? I'm back! Yo okay?" 

Pinkie poked Spike who only gave a few words as a response. "The smell...It was so close to me...C-Can I leave?"

Pinkie nodded. "Of course! I can't imagine how hard it was for suck a small little guy like you to take care of fouls. That's why I gotcha a little reward." Pinkie reached into her bag, taking twenty bits

Spike stood up, received the bits, and headed towards the door, only to be stopped by Rainbow Dash. "Hey Spike! Is it true you can get a cutie mark and stuff?" 

Spike looked back at her and nodded. "Yeah, why?"

Rainbow Dash grinned. "I'm gonna get some stuff. In a few hours, I'll find ya ok?" Before Spike could ask what she had planned, Rainbow zoomed out of the shop.

Spike, although nervous at what she had planned for him exited the establishment, and towards the park.

~~~

Spike reached the entrance to the park where the Cutie Mark Crusaders were still playing inside. He walked inside, starting his search for the fellow crusaders. He saw a pink coated filly sitting on a bench along side with her gray coated friend. He walked towards them in hopes they knew the crusaders and might even know where they are. "Hey, uh, have you seen three fillies about your age, no cutie marks?"

The pink filly looked down at him from her elevated on the bench and scoffed. "What makes you think a loser like you has the right to approach me?"

Spike was taken back from the sudden insult. "Geez, I was just asking." He turned back around, looking around for his friends.

Just then, Diamond Tiara came up with an idea, causing a devilish smirk to replace her frown. She whispered into Silver Spoon's ear her thoughts, causing an equally mischievous smirk to appear. "Hey, wait!" Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon jumped off the bench and towards Spike. "We're sorry we were so rude, we actually do know where your friends are!"

Spike looked behind himself, although confused by the sudden change of heart, was eager to tell his friends of his accomplishment. "You do? Where?"

"They went into the everfree forest to talk to the zebra that lives there." Silver Spoon pointed to where the trees started to grow thicker in numbers.

"Are you sure? I've never even met Zecora. How do I find her?"

"Just follow the dirt path and you'll find her." Both of the fillies had to suppress giggles. "Now hurry up! They said they'd be waiting!"

Spike nodded and ran towards the forest, unaware that he had be tricked with ease.