//------------------------------// // Meeting the family // Story: Soarin's Scales 2: Childs Play // by Thebravenorse //------------------------------// Soarin's Scales 2: Chapter Five: Meeting the family Early the next morning Spike had gotten up very early to cook breakfast. Also the drake had sent letters out to all his close friends and family. Informing them to come to his house latter that day, for some big news. Then the dragon had gotten a very cranky Soarin out of bed. He is NOT a morning person. And had woken up his little angle, Rose. The family now sat around the breakfast table, with Rose eating flapjacks, Spike reading the paper, and Soarin poking his apple with a spoon. “Spike?” Spike looked up from the paper. “what is this... thing before me?”. Rose giggled with a mouth full of food. Spike rolled his eyes at his coltfriends silliness. “That my love is an apple. Its good for you” He turned to his daughter. “and Rose, chew your food please”. She swallowed, smiling “Yes dad!”. Soarin put the spoon down (He was holding it with a wing by-the-way) and looked at his daughters food with eyes of desire. “But why dose SHE get the good stuff and I get the dumb apple!” Whined Soarin. Rose giggled again. “Because you need to lose a few pounds” Said Spike bluntly, his face hidden from behind the paper. Soarins eyes widened with shock. Never in there years as friends or lovers had Spike said anything so rude, and blunt before. Tears welled up in Soarins eyes. “Why...” He choked out. Spike looked up from his paper, grinning. “Just joking! No. The reason I gave you the apple was because we only had enough pancake mix for one pony. And don't you think that Rose should have that pancake?” Spike laughed and got up. “and man! The look on your face was priceless!” And with that Spike and Rose trotted out of the kitchen. Leaving a stunned Soarin behind. “Well, by the Gods. Spike finely got me back” Soarin sighed. “good show, jolly good show!”. * * * Latter that day Spike and Soarin were waiting in the living-room for two more pony's to arrive. The others had already came. AppleJack, Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy, Rarity, Rainbow Dash, and Twilight. Also Spike had invited some of Soarins friends. Vinyl Scratch, Octavia, Derpy, The Doctor, and even Soarins ex-marefriend Spitfire had came. The letter did not inform them of what was going on. Only that they were to report to Spikes house latter that day. None of them knew what Spike and Soarin were up to. Except for Twilight, who was smiling with anticipation to she her new niece. Just then a bright flash filled the room. Everypony and dragon covered there eyes. Then in a blink of an eye the flash was gone. Now standing in the middle of the room were Princess Cleastia and Princess Luna. Everypony bowed. Except for Spike. “Hi mom” He smiled. Cleastias blank expression formed into a huge smile at the site of her child. “Spike my son. Come to ma'am!” She held out a foreleg. Spike blushed. “Mom! Not in-front of my friends!”. Her smile became a death glare. “Spike Sparkle! You get your flank over here and HUG ME!” She commanded. Spike didn't need to be told again. He rushed over to his mother and embraced her. The pony's in the room awwwed at the show of mother/son affection. Pulling away Spike was pulled into another, much more tighter, hug by Luna. “Ah! Were have you been dear nephew?! We have missed you very much!” Exclaimed Luna. Spike chuckled. “Hi aunt Luna” He hugged back. “And to answer your question I've been here with Soarin. Sorry I haven't visited you in sometime”. She pulled back. “That is fine, dear nephew. We understand that you have your own life now. But we are saddened for not having anypony to play the video games with anymore” She looked down. “Hay! I tried to play with you” Defended Cleastia. Luna's head shot up. “And you were horrible! You were the worst gamer we had ever seen. Thou as you say: sucked the balls!” Retorted Luna. Some pony's in the room blushed, some looked away, but as for Vinyl, Rainbow Dash, and Pinkie Pie they were on the ground laughing. Spike coughed into his fist. “Well, now that everpony's here we can begin” Spike looked at his friends and family then spoke. “okay everypony, can I have your attention please!" Everypony in the room stopped talking. "Thank you. Now! Me and Soarin have somepony that would like to meet you all...." * * * Rose was hiding upstairs. Waiting for her daddy's signal to come down. 'Oh.. I do hope this go's well' She thought. Then she heard her dads voice. “Rose! Please come down here!”. Taking a breath she trotted down the steps. * * * “Rose! Please come down here!” Called Spike. Everypony in the room, except for Twilight and Soarin, were confused at who this Rose could be. But then.. they saw her. She was a little unicorn filly, who couldn't be any older than five years. With a pink coat and a violet mane/tail and light blue eyes. Also, she had the cutest shy smile ever! “Um.. Spike my son who is this little child?” Asked Cleastia, looking over the filly with curious eyes. “Yes Spikey, who is she? Oh! she is just positivity adorable!” Squeaked Rarity. Making Rose blush and hide behind her daddy Soarin. All the pony's present had the same kind of question. Except, once again, Twilight who just stared at her niece with sparkling eyes. 'Yes! Thank you Gods! Shes a unicorn. Now I can teach her everything I know! Oh, this is going to be so much fun!' She squeaked in joy. Spike and Soarin looked at each-other and smiled. 'Things seem to be going well so far' They thought. Soarin moved away from in-front of Rose, so now everypony could see the cutey that she was. Spike and Soarin put there claws and hoofs around Rose. “Well everypony this is Rose...” Slowly Cleastias eyes widened. She was starting to put the pieces together. “... our daughter”. The room become purely silent. Everyponys eyes were wide with shock, even Pinkie Pie. Heck! Rarity even fainted! Twilight couldn't hold back anymore. She charged at the filly and hugged her. “Hello there! I'm Twilight Sparkle. Your new aunt!” She pulled the filly close to her chest. “and we are going to have so much fun reading, studying, and taking notes!” She pulled the filly to her eyes. “Aren’t you excited?!”. Rose was scared out of her mind. 'This mare is crazy! But kind of funny also. I could learn to like her, I guess ..' Rose could only nod in fear. Cleastia couldn't handle this! This was all just moving to fast. Sure she was happy that she had a grandchild. What mother wouldn't. But this was so unexpected. 'Spike and Soarin aren't even married yet! And they've only been together for one year!' It was all just to much. And right there, the greatest and most powerful pony/goddess in the world blacked out... And collapsed to the ground. *Thud*