It was a quiet, peaceful day in Ponyville. The sun shone down upon the little town, with a gentle breeze keeping the citizens cool. The birds chirped and the little animals walked in their forest. The ponies themselves were strolling around, minding their own business. Nothing could upset such a peaceful day as this. Absolutely nothing!
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Suddenly, three speeding blurs went through town, piercing the air with laughter.
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Well, almost nothing.
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"Last one there is a rotten egg." One of them yelled.
"I bet you hatched from one." Another one yelled.
"But I thought mom said we didn't come from eggs?" The last one said. The other two just rolled their eyes.
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And here we meet Ruby, Sapphire, and Jessebelle. Three sweet, little dragonlings, or rather ponylings…Okay! An official title is not here. How about hybrids? Alright? Yes. That's what we'll call them. Now, introductions aside, back to the story.
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The three girls were racing back to their cave, forcing ponies to take cover. Mr. and Mrs. Cake hadn't noticed them. They were too busy trying to carry a large cake over to their store. "Be careful with that." Mrs. Cake said.
"I will, honey buns." Mr Cake said, trying to keep his balance. The cake was rather large, and therefore hard to keep off the ground. His ears perked. "Did you hear something?" The Cakes turned around too see the girls flying their way, but it was too late. Jessebelle and Ruby quickly flew over it, making the couple sigh, but Sapphire couldn't control herself at that speed. She came right between them, knocking the cake out of their hands, before flying right into a house. The Cake's watched in terror as their work went tumbling to the ground. At the last moment, a small red pony jumped and caught the cake. The Cake's sighed again. "Thank you, Cherry Pie." Mrs. Cake said.
Cherry smiled, before opening her mouth wide and swallowing the giant cake. The Cake's facehooved.
Meanwhile, Sapphire slowly flew out of the house. "Sorry, Miss Top." She said, apologetically.
Carrot Top just smiled, looking like a mess. "No harm done." She said, blowing the dishelved hair out from her face.
Sapphire grinned and flew off to find her sisters. She found Jessebelle admiring herself in a mirror. She was fixing her mane, since a few hairs were sticking out of place during flight. Sapphire landed right beside her. "Seriously, what is so fascinating about your reflection?" She said.
Jessebelle rolled her eyes. "I just want to make sure I haven't ruined my mane." She said, trying to brush her hair. "Ugh, sometimes flying can be a real pain."
"Oh." Sapphire said, just remembering the race. "Does that mean Ruby beat us?"
Jessebelle's eyes flew open. "Certainly not." She said, taking off. As they sped up, they nearly didn't see Ruby. The stopped and looked her way. She was just looking through the window with a dreamy look on her face. The other two sisters looked at each and smirked. They then snuck up behind her. "So, looking at your boyfriend, are we?"
Ruby jumped back in surprise. "No." She said, blushing heavily.
Sapphire looked through the window. Octavia had moved into town and she had taken her son, Orchestro, along. He was right there, in the house, practicing alongside his mother. She sneered. "Someone's a liar." She said, turning to Ruby.
"No I'm not." Ruby said, stomping a hoof on the ground.
"Yes you are." The other two sisters said in unison. Ruby opened up her mouth to reply, before taking off. "Hey, no fair." Her sisters flew off after her.
As they neared the mountain, they sped past Ditzy Doo, spinning her in the air. The muffin she was carrying fell out of her hooves. She flew down and caught it. The sisters flew back to her. "Sorry, miss Doo." They said.
"That's okay." Ditzy Doo said. "I saved the muffin." She took a bite out of it. "Muffin." She said, with her mouth full
The sisters laughed, shaking their heads at Ditzy. After that burst of laughter, the girls continued on with the race. They were lucky they had taken those flying lessons from Aunt Rainbowdash, or else, flying to the top of the mountain would have taken hours. Ruby was the first to touch down. "Yes." She said, jumping up and down in triumph. Jessebelle softly landed, her snout in the air. Sapphire came crashing in. "Darn." She said, getting up.
Ruby smirked. "I won, so I choose what we do next." She said. The other two sisters groaned. "I choose, we ask dad how he and mom fell in love."
Jessebelle snorted. "Oh, I didn't see that one coming." She said, before her and Sapphire laughed.
Ruby glared at them, blushing. "Shut up." She said. "Anyways, we could get a listening cutie mark."
"Dragons don't get cutie marks." Jessebelle said, looking away.
"But mom was a pony." Ruby said.
"A unicorn to be precise." Sapphire said, raising a hoof to emphasize her point.
"Do you have to be precise about everything." Ruby said. "We already know what mom is."
"I was just clarifying." Sapphire said, a hiding her face behind her mane.
"Now, let's go get dad." Ruby said, walking forward. Sapphire followed.
Jessebelle sighed, rather annoyed at losing. "Alright." She said, strutting forward. "I can't say I wasn't curious."
Their father was sleeping on a huge pile of gems, not far from the entrance. A wicked smile spread across their faces. They then quietly walked over to his ear. "1…2…3." They whispered. "DADDY!" They yelled at the top of their voice.
Spike sprung up and yelled in terror. He fell over and rolled down the side of his hoard, until he crashed to the ground. He groaned as he heard his children giggling. He smiled, as he got up. "Girls." He said. "I've told you not to do that."
"We know." They said, bursting out in laughter. "But it's too funny."
Spike snorted, letting a bloom of smoke escape his nostril. "I'm sure it is." He said, getting comfortable again. He closed his eyes. Of course, he could feel his daughter's gazes. He opened his eyes. "What?"
"Daddy." Ruby said, walking forward. "Could you tell us the story about how you and mother fell in love?"
Spike lifted his head. "I haven't told you that?" He asked. His kids shook their heads. He scratched underneath his chin. "Are you girls sure you want to hear it now?"
"Well, you could always tell us where babies come from." Jessebelle said.
Spike's eyes widened. "No, no, no." He said. "That's a story for when you're older. Way older. In a few hundred years or more." The girls groaned. "Now. Here is the story of how I swooned your mother." The girls just eyed him. "How I awed your mother." They were silent. "How I got your mother to love me."
"Ohhh." His daughters said. He looked up at the sky and mouthed, 'Celestia help me.'