You know that feeling you have when falling in a dream? Well, that's the feeling I woke up to.
"Sonofabitch!" I quickly yell before my face meets the ground for what felt like the fifth time this week. "Go fuck yourself Universe," I sigh, pushing myself off the floor while rubbing my, thankfully not broken, nose.
Finally back on my feet, I grab my now fixed glasses, from off the end table. "That's so much better," I say, my vision now clear again.
I frown and breathe on my hand, bringing it to my nose. I grimace and decide that I should probably freshen up before doing anything else.
Stretching and yawning, I walk to the bathroom, which is admittedly a lot smaller than the one on the first floor, to start my daily morning routine.
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I walk out of the bathroom, freshly shaven, and with my hair and teeth brushed. I'm wearing one of the new T-shirts Rarity made me, which has a large red M on the front and back, along with a new pair of jeans she also made.
'I really do need to thank Rarity for this again, before I leave' I think to myself.
My thoughts are interrupted when my nose catches something that smells really good.
'What is that smell' I think to myself, while comically floating towards the source of it.
A few seconds later and I arrive at the kitchen, still floating. When I arrive I can see Spike at the stove making pancakes, which is the source of the smell.
"Those smell delicious," I say, startling Spike and making him jump. He turns around and I chuckle slightly when I notice that he's wearing an apron that says 'Kiss the Cook'.
"Oh! Hi Mark," Spike says, smiling. "Thanks, I just thought I should make some pancakes since you spent the night, also, Twilight loves it when I make pancakes," he says with a smirk.
I just now notice the plate next to him, stacked high with pancakes. "That's a lot of pancakes!" I say. "Not that I'm complaining, but why did you make so many?" I ask turning to him again.
He gains a nervous smile. "Well, you see, I kind of went a little overboard while making them," he says. "But this is the last pancake I'm working on right now," he says, flipping said pancake onto the top of the leaning tower of pancakes.
After turning off the stove and grabbing the plate of pancakes, he walks over to a big table and sets the stack in the middle. I also notice that there's some Orange Juice and Syrup on the table too.
"If you don't feel like having Orange Juice there's also a pot of Coffee on the counter, if you'd like instead," Spike says to me, pouring some Orange Juice in a glass.
Still feeling a little groggy, I decide that maybe a cup of Coffee would help to get rid of the grogginess. "I think I actually will take some Coffee," I say, walking over to the Coffee pot and pouring some into a mug.
Spike holds a claw up. "Just make sure you leave some for Twilight, last time Twilight didn't have Coffee in the morning, she fell asleep while testing a spell and it misfired," he shivers a little after that for some reason. "My scales were pink for 2 days,"
I laugh a little at that, Spike cheeks turning a little red in embarrassment. "Hey, at least it was a manly color," I say to him.
He laughs "What are you talking about? Pink's not a manly color...," I frown at that, any mirth I once had now gone. "Um...did I say something wrong, I mean, do you really believe that Pink is a manly color?" he asks with an expression of disbelief.
I give a firm nod. "Yes, actually, I believe that Pink is one of the manliest colors there is," I say. "Anyone who disagrees is obviously not a man!" I yell that last part.
Spike gains a look of admiration. "I never thought of it like that," he says and I nod. "You're right, although, I'd still rather be my natural color," he says. I nod in understanding.
"There is nothing wrong for wanting to just be who you are," I say with a smile.
He smiles at that, then remembers that he still had some pancakes left. "I better finish these before they get cold," he says, shoveling the rest of the pancakes into his mouth.
I looks down, just now remembering I also had pancakes, but just as I'm about to take my first bite, Twilight walks, well drags herself is a better word for it, in.
"Hey Twi, Good Morning," Spike says holding up a cup of coffee for her. I also say a good morning to her.
She takes the coffee in her magic grasp, giving a nod of thanks to Spike. As soon as she finds a chair, she pretty much crashes down into it, it scooting back a little at the force.
The table goes into a peaceful silence, Twilight taking a sip from her coffee every now and then. I decide to be the first one to break the silence.
"So...did you have a good nights sleep Twi?" I ask looking towards her. All I get is a grunt in affirmation and a sip. I nod, quietly taking a sip from my coffee.
I turn to Spike next. "So...tell me, what happened during the time I was gone, to the castle, I mean?" I finally ask.
Spike smiles, happy to be rid of the uncomfortable silence. "Actually there's a reason to that," he tells me, going into the story of how the castle came to be how it is.
Twilight actually put's her own input in every now and then. I notice that she's also becoming a lot more animated than she was before. I actually cringe along with Spike at the part where he got the massage.
By the time Spike finishes his story, Twilight's finally answering in more than grunts, and also looks a lot more lively than before.
Spike was right, I can't help but think, Twilight DOES need her coffee in the morning, or else she ends up like a zombie who only can answer in grunts.
I proceed to ask them both if anything else happened while I was gone, to which they both responded with a loud 'Yes'.
"There's actually one other thing that happened," Twilight says, gaining a slight look of sadness, which quickly disappears, in favor of a sad smile.
They proceed to tell me about Rainbow Dash and how Twilight and the others had to help her cope with Tank having to hibernate for the Winter.
"That must have been hard. I'm sorry I wasn't here to help," I say sadly. I know I couldn't have done anything, because I was in Canterlot, but that still doesn't make me feel any less guilty.
Twilight gives me a sad smile. "Don't beat yourself up over this Mark, but if you really feel guilty, which you really shouldn't," she adds with a frown. "Then maybe you could go see Rainbow yourself today and see that shes okay," she says smiling at me.
I nod, figuring that since I couldn't help before, the least I could do is visit her now. Although that might be hard considering she could be anywhere. after all, she does love to fly.
I'm about to continue wondering where she could be when Twilight brings up our conversation from last night.
"You said that Starlight Glimmer could try to get revenge, and honestly I can't help but agree with you," she tells me, a look of concentration taking over.
I nod, If any of the movies I've seen have any truth, the villain will always try to get revenge when their plans are spoiled.
"It's not like we can do anything right now, but what I'm saying is to just keep an eye out for anything. Okay?" I say/ask.
Twilight nods in understanding, after levitating her now empty coffee cup into the sink, she stands up and walks out of the kitchen. "I'm just going to do some research, feel free to explore, I know you didn't get to fully see the Castle the last time you were here," she says giving me a wave before walking out the door.
"K, have fun," I say as I stand up, looking at the clock above Spike. "I should actually probably go soon," I say, thinking that I should go visit Rainbow Dash before I go back to Canterlot.
"Well, before you leave let me at least show you around the rest of the castle," Spike says to me with a pair of puppy dog eyes.
After a few seconds of looking at those eyes, I finally relent. "Okay, but try to make it as fast as possible, I have to make a couple of stops before I go back to Canterlot," I say, not unkindly.
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After finishing the tour, which ended at the highest point in the castle, Spike takes me back down to the front door.
As I'm putting on my shoes, Spike holds out a hand with a bag in it. "Here are the rest of your new clothes that Rarity~ made you," he says, getting hearts in his eyes when he says Rarity's name.
I grin, taking the bag and patting his shoulder. "Thanks, Spike! Oh, also, tell Twilight I said bye and thanks again for everything," I say. I'm about to leave when Spike stops me by grabbing my pant leg.
"Just remember to come and visit every once and a while, will ya?" he asks and I smile, holding out my fist for a fist bump. "See ya around, Mark," Spike says with a grin bumping my outstretched fist with his.
"See ya later, alligator," I say giving him a grin and a wave as I walk out the door. He waves back, then a few seconds later closes the door.
"Okay, now if I was Rainbow Dash where would I be," I say to myself with a hand on my chin. "Guess I'll start off with her cloud home," I say with a shrug.
I turn towards where I know Rainbow's house is and start walking.
"Hopefully it doesn't take too long to find her," I think to myself, already kicking myself for probably just jinxing it.
"This is gonna be a long day," I sigh.