//------------------------------// // Pony Girl -Twilight Sparkle, feat. Spike Draco // Story: Room for Rent: A Drop of the Creature // by Drax99 //------------------------------// After Twilight stopped blushing, she motioned for me to pour another round of shots, as a new server appeared with our next round of cider. Grinning at me over her glass, she levitated it in front of her. “To Friendship! May the magic never fade!” We all cheered and repeated the toast before slamming back the shots. Various reactions went around the table, from me and Applejack’s grins, to Twilight’s eye-bulging grimace. Fluttershy just squeaked cutely and blushed. In fact she was looking rather red-faced despite the yellow fur. “Okay errypony! Since I missed tha las song, Imma go next!” Slurring her words slightly, Twilight got up from the table. She downed her cider like a pro, earning some gasps from the rest of us. “Damn, Twilight! You go girl!” Rainbow Dash cheered her on as she wobbled towards the stage. “Okay, I believe that all bets are off on this one. What kind of songs could she possibly know?” Rarity looked nervous at the idea of her bookish friend taking the stage. “Ah dunno, but she did sing at that wedding.” Applejack piped up. “Yes, and her singing was rather... nice.” Finally a word from Fluttershy, followed by a goofy grin. “Well now, welcome to the party Fluttershy! Glad you could join us.” I snarked, with a smile to let her know I was joking. She just smiled back and blushed harder at me, but at least she didn't look away or hide. Baby steps. The other girls chuckled, then snapped their attention to the stage as the Princess of books finished talking to the DJ, and the lights dropped again. As the spotlight came on this time, there were two figures on stage; a medium sized purple dragon, wearing a black fedora like the one on my head, and... “Dafuq is she wearing?” I exclaimed, looking at the spectacle on stage. “Is that?” Rarity gasped. “It’s the cheerleader outfit she used to cheer me on in the Equestria Games.” Rainbow Dash deadpanned, and facehoofed, unable to look directly at her friend on stage. “I thought we burned that thing?” Rarity looked truly horrified. “Um, she had me make another one. Just in case. She said she was saving it for your date, Dash.” Fluttershy quietly spoke up. “What date? Princess Egghead never asked me out!” Dash looked floored. “Oh, sorry. Maybe is was supposed to be a secret?” The shy pegasus glowed red, and tried to disappear under the table.  She was spared further embarrassment as the music started, and we were all treated to the next drunken spectacle. "Pony Girl" -Twilight Sparkle, feat. Spike Draco As the lights faded again, and Twilight flew over the crowd, I had to jump up and catch her to keep from crashing into the table as she drunkenly landed. “Woah there, Pony girl! Reel in the wings, and take it easy.” I helped her stumble to her seat where she plopped down and sat grinning at us. “Well, what did you think? I looked up some songs, and modified them a bit to be more appropriate. I used Brown Note’s Lyrical Theory to alter an earth pop song for ponies. I’ve been working on it all week in preparation for our get together.” Glad she was no longer slurring her words, we all nodded and made agreeing noises. I had to be the one to ask the obvious question, “Who is Flash?” This got me a brilliant blush, and a stuttered response. “I-he, um... Just a pony I, ahh.. made up for the song.” “He’s some guy she met in that mirror world, and has been writing poetry about.” The young dragon finally made it to the table and pulled up a chair, mug in claw. “Heya, I’m Spike.” His voice growled as he held out the other claw for a shake. I gave him a proper street shake, followed by a fist-bump which he returned like a pro. “Why Spiky! Since when did your voice become so... Masculine?” Rarity practically gushed, blushing at the purple dragon. “Since I hit puberty and started to grow again. You’ve been away too long, Rarity.” Gruffly he answered, and quaffed his drink in one gulp, followed by a flaming belch.  Twilight remained silent, covering her head with her hooves. I looked him over, and noticed he no longer looked like the cute pet from the show I had seen a few pics of. He was about shoulder height to me, still bipedal, and all chiseled muscle. Scales like gems glistened all over, and his canines stuck out of his mouth like a crocodile when it was closed. He reminded me alot of my dad, short, muscled, and full of fire. The kind of guy that would break you in half, then buy you a drink, laughing the entire time. The long tail was in constant motion, like a cat, and I could see what looked to be growths on his back. It appeared his wings were not grown out yet, but would be soon. Rarity indeed looked rather smitten by his new appearance, and the alcohol was showing in her flushed face. Unfortunately, Spike seemed to be impervious to her attention, and stoically turned away from her. “So you are the human Pinkie talks about?” I could see him clearly sizing me up, but he smiled in an approving manner. “You seem cool, and if you can deal with her kind of crazy, you can't be all bad. Welcome to Ponyville.”