“And then, he just ran off in fear? Just like that?” Rainbow asked. Applejack gnawed a slice of apple pie while the cyan Pegasus talked. Fluttershy was telling them all about the events that happened yesterday.
Fluttershy nodded, holding Bunny close to her side with her hoof. “I didn’t want to disappoint Twilight, so I decided to suggest a second test”
“Is that so?” Rarity asked. “Or, maybe you suddenly feel something…”
Before she could finish her sentence, Bunny shoved an apple into the marshmallow pony’s mouth. “Don’t talk with your mouth full, Rarity. I thought you were a lady with manners” she mocked.
Rarity annoyingly pulled the apple out of her mouth, no use arguing with that apprentice of Fluttershy.
“Here they come!” Pinkie announced.
Everypony looked where the party pony was pointing; Twilight was trotting towards them while Spike followed behind. Twilight dragged the dragon with her magic, which was still half-asleep.
“C’mon, Spike! This will be fun!” Twilight said enthusiastically. Spike only rubbed his eyes.
“Twilight, what’s gonna be so fun about this? It’s 7:00 A.M. What did you drag me fo-“Right then, he saw Bunny again. He acted like the last time, screamed at the top of his lungs and tried to run away. Atleast he couldn’t now because he was in Twilight’s magical grasp.
“Spike, would you calm down? There’s nothing to be afraid of” Twilight said.
“Nothing?! Twilight, she’s an alien! She’s gonna tear me apart and rip out my throat!”
Fluttershy glanced at Bunny, who just looked confused while munching at a carrot. “Spike, why would she do that? Bunny eats fruits and vegetables; quite a vegetarian”
The dragon stared dumbfounded. “Wait, WHAT?!”
“Spike, you should know that not all aliens are dangerous, or hurt dragons” Twilight explained. “Just give her a chance”
Spike stared at the alien; she just looked at him with puppy eyes. He knew his instinct was to flee at the sight of such a creature, but her look in her eyes told a different story. She seemed like no threat, and the carrot munching slightly proved it. Besides, she's slightly younger and her name doesn't sound so threatening. He just sighed. “There’s no way I’m not going to regret this”
Twilight let him down. “You’ll see, she can be so much fun to have around”
Spike timidly approached Bunny, who started off.
“Okay, let’s start this thing over. Hi! I’m Bunny, and I like playing games” she held her paw out for a shake.
“Hi, I’m Spike, Twilight’s assistant” He shook her paw.
“Nice to meet you, Spike”
“Great, so…what do you do for fun?”
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Later…
“Bunny, this is messed up!” Spike said as Bunny levitated him in the air to make him look like he was flying. He enjoyed it throughout the way.
“Wanna come down?” Bunny asked.
“Yes, please”. Bunny lowered him back on the ground. Just then, he noticed her ears pointing somewhere on the ground. “What have you got on your scent?”
Bunny didn’t answer; she just dug on the ground like a dog. “Hey, Spike, you like gems, right?” she asked from the inside.
“Yeah, why?”
The alien emerged from the hole, covered in dirt. “Then you’re gonna love this! I found a turquoise for you!”
“Awesome! I guess you’re not so bad after all”
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“Hey, Bunny, can I ask you something?” Spike asked as the alien played with a flower, making it bloom.
“Surely, what is it?”
“That necklace on you, I heard that the ones on the rest of your family have bloomed into grown flowers. Why is yours still a bud?”
“Oh, right. These necklaces we wear, they will change to the trait we represent once we get our cutie marks. Mine hasn’t bloomed yet because I’m still a blank belly. We can tell if we are close to having our cutie mark if the Elemental stripes have begun to glow in a way that they slightly resemble the rest of our color”
Spike stared at the dismayed alien, she stared at her cutie mark spot with a sigh. She wants to find out what she was meant to symbolize, if only even just one of her stripes would glow. She shares his pain; both are searching for answers about who they truly are.
He placed his hand on Bunny’s shoulder. “Hey, I know how you feel. I myself don’t even know who my parents are or where I really came from. But we can find our answers to these questions, together”
Bunny smiled. “Thanks, Spike”
“Grrrrr” Spike faked a growl.
“Rawr!” Bunny faked a roar. Both laughed after they did their new signature greetings.