//------------------------------// // Chapter 1 // Story: Spike and Rainbow Dash // by winzaur //------------------------------// It was a bright sunny day in everypony’s favourite town of Ponyville. The birds were chirping, the grass was growing, and all of the ponies were going about their business as they always were. One creature in particular was extra excited about today and he was running around the library fretting over every little detail more so then the town’s resident librarian and newly crowned princess of Equestria, Twilight Sparkle. “Spike, don’t you think you’ve smoothed your scales enough? I’m starting to choke on the fumes that spray is giving off.” Twilight said, giggling as her number one assistant bolted around the library. “I can’t help it Twi,” He said, as he arranged his bowtie for the hundredth time. “Today’s the day I’m going to tell Rarity I love her!” “Spike, gassing Owlicious and I isn’t going to win you any points with Rarity. I’m sure if you just go over there and be yourself you’ll get an answer.” Twilight said with a sad look on her face. Everyone in Ponyville knew about Spike’s crush on Rarity and no one ever said anything, everyone knew what the answer was going to be. “But, but…” “No buts mister now as much as I love the fact that you've triple checked that list I’m going to have to kick you out while I find someone in town who can supply enough air fresheners to fix this smell.” Twilight said while pushing Spike out the door, as it closed with a loud SMACK. ‘Well now what am I going to do?’ he thought, pacing back and forth in front of the library. He continued pacing back and forth making a trench that kept getting deeper and deeper until someone shouted at the top of their lungs. “INCOMING!” What happened next can only be described in one word. Boom. A large crater had formed around Spike who was sprawled out in a comically stereotypical pose at the epicenter. Slowly a cyan pegasus crawled towards Spike who continued to lie unmoving in the center of the crater. “Spike…Spike can you hear me?” She said shaking his body. “Oh man Twi’s gonna kill me.” Slowly Spike began to stir, his eyes fluttered open. “Rainbow…tell my blanky… to strangle you in your sleep” He said trying his very best to hold back his laughter. “Oh hah ha very funny Spike and here I was worried about you for a second,” Rainbow said as she burst out laughing. Spike, unable to contain his laughter anymore joined in and for a solid 5 minutes the pair were doubled over laughing at the sheer ridiculousness of the situation. "Ok I needed that," Spike said clutching his sides as he tried to regain something of his composure. “Anyways what’s up Rainbow? I mean it used to be you but me and the ground here can’t really say that anymore.” Due to the fact that he was still laughing from before and now doubled from his own incredibly witty joke, Spike fell over once again rolling back into the center of the crater. A couple of the other residents of the town looked over and saw one of the Elements of Harmony and a purple and green baby dragon laughing like maniacs in the middle of a crater in front of the most famous building in Ponyville, looked at each other, shrugged their shoulders and continued on their way. It was a standard day in Ponyville to be sure. “Well I was practicing this super great extremely radical awesome trick for the best young flyer competition that’s coming up, and it just so happened that the ground got in the way!” Rainbow said glaring at that infuriating brown stuff that so many earth ponies, unicorns and Fluttershys’ found so incredibly interesting. “Oh yeah, when is that?” Spike said, a scheme coming up in his head, ‘I can take Rarity to see this!’ He thought, forgetting her past experience with the competition. “Thanks Dash, you’ve given me a great idea!” and with that he sped off leaving dash in a small cloud of dirt and small floating pink hearts. “Don’t mention it!” She said getting ready to try her trick all over again. ‘This time I’m going to add a corkscrew, corkscrews are awesome.’ Just as she was about to take off a very scared yet very determined princess of Equestia leapt out of the doorway poised for battle. “You’ll never take me alive zombie ponies!” She cried wearing her full battle regalia consisting of a pot placed on her head that somehow fell around her horn and covered her eyes. Rainbow sighed and said, “It’s going to be a long day.” Spike continued in his mad dash around Ponyville trying to find somewhere that he might acquire tickets to the competition when after running into a particularly grumpy donkey who uttered a mighty “DEAR CELESTIA MY BUNIONS” came upon an idea. “I’ll ask mom!” He then pulled out a piece of paper, quill and ink pot from the magical pockets that he discovered on himself after he had been hatched. Dear Mom, Would it be ok if I took one of my friends to see the best young flyer competition? Please! If answer is yes please send some tickets as Twilight believes that the best allowance I can have is knowledge in the form of multiple choice tests. If no please send some tickets so I can destroy them. Love Spike He quickly incinerated the letter and watched as the enchanted ashes travelled upwards and towards Canterlot. ‘That should do the trick’ he thought to himself, ‘now all I have to do is wait for a reply.’ And so he sat. And waited And waited Till finally he burped up a scroll what seemed like ages later. It said Dear Spike, It was so good to hear from you 10 minutes ago! I hope you’ve been keeping well and making sure that you brush your scales (especially behind your fins young drake!). While I am most pleased to hear that Twilight has been taking such a keen interest in your education, I must say that her expectations are… interesting. I will send a letter to her letting her know what allowance means to young dragons like yourself. Miss you lots and lots Mum P.S Oh and here are two tickets to the competition, give Twilight my best! Spike’s cheer was so loud that it was said to have been louder than the great cheer of the previous year when Fluttershy’s cheer was so loud that it is said to have caused every creature to bow down and praise her cuteness. He then sprinted over to Rarity’s with tickets in hand not paying attention to whom or what was in his way. When he finally reached the boutique he began to mentally prepare himself on what he should say. “Okay Spike, this is it baby, when you knock you are gonna blow her away with your pure smoothness and machoness. That’s totally a word. Go get her tiger.” He confidently knocked on the door and heard his favourite, “Cominnng” His eyes became filled with pink hearts again. “Oh Spike darling, what a pleasant surprise to see you here.” Rarity said quite confused to why the dragon was floating without wings. “I don’t really have anything for you to work on but please do come in for some tea.” “Rarity I have these two great tickets and you’re a great girl, come with me on my magic carpet” Spike intended to say. What really came out was “You’re pretttttttttty.” “Right…Spike are you alright dear, you seem to be quite delusional, you haven’t been hanging around with Pinkie and Discord have you?” Rarity said getting quite concerned now. “WouldYouLikeToGoWithMeToCompetition” Spike said extremely quickly hoping to get it out before he made more of a fool of himself. “Once more darling, I didn’t quite catch that.” “Would you like to go to the young flyers competition” Spike said trying very hard not to curl up into a little ball and shrivel out of existence. “Of course I would Spike you’re such a great friend asking me to go! Who else is coming?” Slowly all of Spike’s dreams crumbled away leaving nothing but dust and ruin much like the front of the library from the morning. “Oh um, all of us I guess,” he said trying very hard to not let his words betray his sadness. “Perfect! Ooh I’ll have to make something to wear for this event! Thanks Spikey-Wikey for inviting me!” Rarity said closing the door and humming as she went about preparing for the competition. Poor Spike began his long walk home. When he got there, he was very confused to see Twilight blasting beams of purple light all over the place as Rainbow was ducking behind trees and rocks and sometimes other ponies in an attempt to calm her down. “Spike you have to stop her! She thinks I’m a zombie pony!” “Twilight the books are out of order and the library is unattended” He said with a bemused expression, his previous encounter temporarily forgotten. Twilight however immediately stopped moving. Her left eye started twitching. “Unattended…?” With a blinding purple flash she was gone inside the library. “LIES” she shouted from the inside, “All the books were in order. Rainbow stop hiding behind Spike!” Twilight appeared a little calmer if only due to the fact that no deadly lasers were being hurled. “Why is there a giant crater in front of my tree with a Spike shaped impression in the middle! Why is Rainbow covered in leaves and what appears to be tree sap. And for the love of me why is there a pot on my head!” “Well you see Twi…”