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//  What About Spike? 
// Story: I'm Offensive and I Take Offense 
// by Gapeagle 
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"I wonder how my village is doing without me," Starlight muttered.

"I'm sure they can handle keeping up...whatever it was that you guys were trying to keep up," Twilight replied.

"I hope so..."

Starlight was sitting on Fluttershy's throne in Twilight's castle. After a brief talk with Celestia, they decided not to imprison Starlight, but let her be under a sort of house arrest instead. This decision made Twilight wonder if she was the victim in all of this.

Twilight sipped her morning coffee. Starlight only drank water and a strict vegan diet. Twilight couldn't serve her half of what was stored in the castle's massive pantry. Any sort of animal product was a no, even eggs. Twilight loved eggs. She couldn't understand the pink unicorn, but she had to remind herself that that was no reason to be mean to her.

"So how has your day gone?" she asked the air more than Starlight.

"The sun's barely up and you ask me that?" Starlight scoffed. 

"I was just being polite..."

"Well don't!" Starlight hissed, but then paused. "I am a victim here. You guys ripped me from my equal utopia and try to brainwash me with your bigotry and ignorance. You took me from my safe space."

Twilight rolled her eyes (for some reason, this was not a microaggressional action) at the unicorn. Starlight raised her head and crossed her front legs in an aggravated manner. There was a span of silence between them. This silence was broken when a sleepy Spike walked in.

"Hey guys, good morning," he sleepily said.

"Ah, so my little dragon's up," Twilight perked up.

"You bigot!" Starlight predictably fired back. "He's not a dragon, he's a pony."

The other two paused and looked at her. They could see Starlight was serious in her statement. Twilight replayed the words in her head before speaking.

"Uh...no, he's a dragon," she said slowly.

"There you go again with your nonacceptance. He's a pony," Starlight stated again.

Twilight became frustrated. "He doesn't look like a pony."

"But he identifies as one. So he is one," Starlight explained.

"Identifies?"

"Yes, he said he has the heart of a pony in a dragon's body. This makes him a pony, not a dragon. He should be referred to as a pony," Starlight continued.

"I do?" Spike questioned the air.

"Well, I get that, but he's still a dragon. Heck, his last name is 'The Dragon.' So he should be referred to as a dragon," was Twilight's counterpoint.

"You moron!" Starlight insulted. "Your ignorance is showing. You are cruel to trans-species."

"Trans-species? Is that even a real word?" Twilight blinked.

"Well, if it's not in the dictionary, that is discrimination against trans-species too," Starlight huffed.

"I can't understand..." Twilight rubbed her temples.

"Step aside, Twi, I got this," Spike said confidently.

He cleared his throat and continued. "Starlight, I believe that since I have been raised exclusively by privileged ponies I, indeed, have the heart of a pony. However, I still identify with the species I was born in. So I would prefer being called a dragon still."

Starlight nodded in understanding. "I see. My apologizes for speaking on your behalf. I was simply trying to protect you.

"Well, no protection needed," Spike told her. "I'm confident in who I am."

"Wonderful," Starlight smiled.

Twilight's mouth hung open. "What just happened."

"Something you're too stupid to understand," Starlight instantly growled.

"Hey Twilight, do you know what I am?" Spike smiled deviously. "I identify as a dragon, yet I'm sexually attracted to ponies. Starlight what would you call me?"

Starlight was about to answer and then paused. "I'm not sure. Is there a term for cross-species attraction? Well, there probably is (or should be). For the time being, you're pansexual!"

"I'm pansexual, Twilight!" Spike jumped up in joy.

"Spike!??!" Twilight yelled.


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