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// [Chapter 3] The Great City of Viodashi 
// Story: Being Purple 
// by AppleGothic 
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~~~Spike~~~
Spike walked up to a large Set of Doors that Lead into the city. He stopped, and noted that Amethyst was on the other side of the city from him. He sighed, "Well, Here we go-"

The massive Doors were pushed open from the other side, a giant mouth of a Dragon was pushed through the crack in the doors, and A burst of Green fire was sent from it. Spike pressed himself against the wall, hoping that it didn't see him. He hears a group of voices trying to restrain the dragon, trying to calm it down. Spike took a wandering glance and saw them: Other Purple Dragons. They were about the size of the Dragon he had met once. The giant Dragon was also purple, and was a bit calmer now. He then shrunk. His size deflated and was then the size of the rest of them. He then took a few tentive steps into the gates, "Sorry you had to see that on your First Day in Viodashi, Little One."

Spike Jumped at that voice. He turned and saw an older Dragon, with a excellent Beard if I might add, was standing between him and the inner Wall. He chucked, "Sorry...Your a skittish one, ain'tcha..."

Spike collected himself, and his dropped items, "Um...hi! I'm Spike."

He took out a book, "Last Name?" he was writing down a few things.

"Sparkle...I guess..."

"So you were owned by a Pony? For how long?"

Spike replied cautiously, "Since I was born...And I just turned Five the other Day."

He pauses, "Letter Barrer, I assume?"

"Yeah...For-"

He closed the book, "Okay, your application for citizenship has been sent." he then lights the book on fire, and Spike watches the Ashes Fly up, and then towards the tall Tower, "Every Dragon has Magical Abilities In their breath. Purple Dragons are a bit different, as your time with your owner has probably taught you. Purple Dragons are attune with raw magic, which is why their Princess uses Young Purple Dragons for Letter Carriers." Spike then feels something at the back of his throat, and he coughs up a bit of Flame, and the book with it. The older Dragon took the book from the air, "I'm Durrell, by the way...Gate keeper and welcoming committee...Yay..." He threw a clawful of Confetti into the air. His expression of 'I've done this a million times before' still on his aged face.

He opened the book and started reading what was written, "I was supposed to meet someone here..."

Durrell nods, "Yep, the book says as much." he points without even looking to the top of the tower, "She should be on her way to the top of that Marble Spire too, just follow the Wall, and you'll reach it."

Spike nods, and adjusts his pack, walking past him and down the cobbled road. He noted that everything, from the street lights to the houses, and even the Bricks on the road had the same Purple glint to them. He felt oddly at home. He then walk straight into a wall. He looked down and saw that the road was following this other wall. Spike stopped and thought, 'Why is there a Wall in the middle of the city like this?'

"Probably the same reason that I had to enter the other side of the city from you."

He smiled, "Hey Amethyst...You heading to the-"

"Tower? Yeah...the Guard said that this was called the "Glass Needle" and it is the only place that both halves of the City can meet."

Spike looked up at it, "Why is that?" he then felt an image in is mind of her looking at it from the opposite side, "Ow..."

"I think we're close enough that we're now seeing what each other are seeing without needing to concentrate..." Amethyst responds.


After a minute of Walking, Spike speaks up, "I just noticed..."

"What is it?" Amethyst was eating another sandwich.

"Did you...notice that there's only Females on your side?"

She stopped eating and thought, "Yeah...I'm guessing only Males on Your side?"

"Yeah...You think that the Reason the wall is here is that-"

Amethyst finished his thought, "Mating Season won' be as bad..."

Spike looked confused, "I was going to say Segregation..."

She smirks, "Well, we'll have to see, then..."


~~~Amethyst~~~
Amethyst finished her sandwich, and then looked at the door of the Glass Needle. She opens the door to see a large Set of Stairs. She noted that Spike was looking at his own set of Stairs, and they both ascended together. As thy climbed the tower, the walls next to them looked like Mirrors, making them look like they were going on forever. Amethyst then noticed that the reflection to her right had Green spines, "Hey, Spike! Is that you to my Right?"


~~~Spike~~~
Spike looks Right and notices that they were staring at each other, "Um...Hello..."

He continued up, still keeping an Eye on her, "So...What do you think is at the Top of the Tower?"

She scoffs, "Who knows."

He smiled, "It's kinda weird to see you do that, and then hear you in my head..."

She smiled back, "I guess it would be..."

Their thoughts were getting passed between them: Happy Memories with their friends and Familes, even some sad ones too. But after all of that, they feel like they've known each other all of their lives. Every Thought and Every moment was shared between them, some embarrassing, some saddening, but they felt as close as any two people could feel. And then the reached the last Stair.

They looked at Eachother. They looked around the room, and then they saw a bed. Almost in reflex, they held each other, and felt eachother's warm embrace. And then they kissed, letting all of their emotions of Eachother flood back into their minds. When they took a breath, they felt that they had migrated to the bed, holding each other tenderly. Spike then got an awful feeling from the look that Anethyst was giving him. And maybe the fact she was holding him onto the bed, "So you've done this before?"

"Yeah, but me and Rarity were Together long before this.."

She tightened her grasp, "Then I'll have to Do better!"

Spike Gulps.