Data-Scientist-in-Training and voracious fic reader. Occasionally edits/proofreads for people he likes, and even publishes story chapters once-in-a-blue-moon. Thinks he's a reneighssance pone.
This story is a sequel to The Crystal and the Mirage
Though she's still reeling from the discovery that she's part dragon (on her mother's side), Rarity won't let that stop her from making life-changing decisions.
Spike won't know what hit him.
Winner of the Sparity 2018 contest.
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I feel like an enabler. It's a good feeling.
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You are a terribly wonderful and wonderfully terrible person. Thanks for the assistance.
if Discord did anything to you, his O&O character is getting so many negative lev—”
The most proper of responses!
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It is the mark of a true dragon or DM to know exactly how to properly abuse one's power.
Hehehe...you can't get Discord the direct way unless you're Starlight, and only barely then. So you have to hit him where it hurts. Spike fights dirty.
Rarity as part dragon really DOES make an alarming amount of sense doesn't it. I wonder if supernatural charisma regarding creatures of the underdark (like Diamond Dogs) is part of the package...
No Rarity, unicorns do not lay eggs or have to be taught not to burp lightning.
They seem to be making fine progress. Though I'm quite curious just what happens next. And if Rarity will start learning any dragon magic, since her unicorn magic is mostly (very very dexterous) telekinesis.
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Where Rarity is involved, Spike fights to win.
And yes, that's why this story doesn't have an AU tag.
This was great I really hope we get to see more of this couple and their interactions. I think having a issue be of their first 'night' together. And Rarity gets to see that she is FAR more compatible to a Dragon than a stallion when it comes to intimacy lol. Which could lead to a follow up chapter of Rarity and the girls having a meet up and her dishing on her dragon nature AND how GREAT it is having a dragon lover. While I could see the girls either liking what she says or put off, I can see Rarity being like it is a dragon thing lol. That we get one of her bringing Spike home for a holiday and he get to see her family and see how her dad handles being married to a dragon-pony and how they both feel about her dating him. Which it will be great if it jumps a year of them together and Spike comes home to see Rarity has laid a fertilized egg. They are going to be PARENTS!!!! There are just alot of places this interesting story can go.
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Eheh, I can't say I'd be comfortable writing about all of those things, at least directly. I prefer to leave the steamier bits implied. Besides, a lady doesn't kiss and tell.
But I do certainly hope to have some fun with Spike "meeting the parents" someday, and maybe try to get some advice from his big brother Shining Armor.
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Glad you enjoyed it, and that the fic hit the right notes.
Don't forget that Rarity also has magic related to gems, at least for locating them.
I'd like to see where I go with this couple next, too, but I promised I'd finish up Desert Spice before I wrote any other stories.
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Her whining is just her activating her fear aura.
Sweetie Belle belching lightning, now there's a terrifying yet adorable thought.
LMAO at Rarity realizing unicorns don't lay eggs.
Did anyone else notice that in the previous chapter, it mentioned that Rarity has a shelf filled with eggs.
Hmm... I wonder...
No wonder Rarity has such trouble picking up new spells. She's not a wizard, she's a sorcerer!
And the Pokémon fanboy in me was bothered by the chapter title until I realized that Rarity ate the sapphires out of it.
(Also, glad I could contribute to the title and the argument for draconic Rarity.
)
Two possible jokes here:
"How did you think she burned juice?"
"Though sometimes she says 'Low battery' after an especially large burst."
Given the Crusaders' bond, I find myself wondering what unusual bloodlines the others might have. Apple Bloom might have inherited the curse of the timbermare, and Scootaloo could have all kinds of exotic magic interfering with her flight field...
)
(I think I just miss Undead Robot Bug Crusaders.
I see Twilight's been taking intimidation pointers from Luna (who, now that I think about it, is blue, has an affinity for lightning and illusions, and has been known to have slit pupils...)
One of them, anyway.
... Oh. Hypothesis confirmed two paragraphs later.
One might even call him a cunning optimist.
Huh. Spike as an electrum dragon? Fascinating concept. (Also, "noble as Argon" will never fail to make me laugh.) And Merc doesn't seem to be doing anything evil, but clearly he knows something I don't.
"And believe you me, that led to some awkward questions in health class."
"How did you never suspect anything again?"
"We're not talking about me right now, dearest, we're talking about you."
... Oh. Well. Guess that says something about the state of education in Ponyviille.
She said, glaring at one decorative shrub that had developed a habit of wiggling and giggling over the course of the dinner.
I have to boo the "maretial arts." That's a horse pun too far for me.
In any case, brilliant story all around. Thank you for it. Here's to whatever plasma-breathing kirinoid horrors may come of this happy marriage.
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The best part is that if it's true, Rarity is so fabulous that she lays Fabergé eggs.
9364684 Pinkie Pie is Discord's great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great grandfilly.
you out did yourself sir
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Do you want to fear whining?
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She may not have a lot of magic, but she can make a lot happen with it. (Or with a green lantern ring, for that matter, according to canon.)
Thanks a bunch for the help.
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Did I, now? You flatter me.
The cuddliest!
So, I want so much more of this. Both Rarity's shenanigans while growing up and their budding relationship. And awkward mare on base conversations about eggs, draconic partners and whatever else having such bloodlines entail.
So please more soon, for this is a well written curious idea
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Well she's a unicorn, and she lays eggs. At least her confusion is understandable.
And Homestuck gave us a wonderful word to describe that: adorabloodthirsty.
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I was hoping somebody would notice...
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More the first than the seco-o-o-o-o
Bugsydor.exe has stopped working. Rebooting...Sorry, where were we?
Haven't gotten around to reading Undead Robot Bug Crusaders (which has the proper meter to be sung to the tune of the TMNT theme), but perhaps I should. Sounds fun.
If I had to pick bloodlines for AB and Scoots, Applebloom would have a dryad in there somewhere, and Scootaloo would be part thunder elemental (not to be confused with lightning elementals). Ordinarily I'd peg AB at least as being a relatively vanilla earth pony, though.
You cannot tell me, however, that Granny Pie wasn't a copper dragon.
There has been some argument that an alicorn is really a type of dragon.
• Dragons have wings, horns, and occasionally hooves. They have six limbs most of the time.
• Alicorns are known for their insatiable appetites, and are never far from large hoards of shinies.
• Celestia can send and receive dragonfire messages.
• Dragons and alicorns have similar natural lifespans of practically forever, and are very loud.
Therefore, an alicorn is clearly a type of dragon
While I don't personally subscribe to this theory, it has been quite useful to Equestria for diplomatic purposes, so they haven't made much effort to correct the dragons on this point.
Indeed, one might.
I used to think he was a gold dragon, but there's way too much silver in his personality for me to say so 100%. So, here we are.
The description of blue dragons on Wikipedia didn't strike me as "Lawful Evil" so much as "Lawful Jackanapes". More colorful than anything else. And they love knowing things that you don't.
Yeah, "health class" stuff is still largely handled at home in Equestria. Sweetie Belle had a bit of confusion when comparing notes with the rest of the CMC.
As for "maretial arts", I'll restate a comment I left on the gdoc: "If you're not making egregious horse puns at every opportunity, are you even writing fimfic?"
Glad you liked it, and thanks for the wall of text.
Well, Rarity does decorate them herself at least a little...
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Discord is like that crazy uncle who always drinks all your egg nog glasses at Hearth's Warming. You love him, but in a grudging sort of way.
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Glad you appreciated that.
And one day, there will be more...
That is CLEARLY why Rares like shiny things...
Unless she is ACTUALLY part Diamond Dog..
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Oh my...
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Does she look like a b
Oh gosh, this was wonderful. One thing I have to wonder is exactly how long do part-dragons like Rarity live in comparison to regular ponies or even dragons?
This was glorious. You really went to town with the first story’s concept in all the best possible ways
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May this joke be oft repeated and never grow old
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That was great.... also I guess Spike got his coloation from Twiight more then his biological parents.
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Thanks!
It's hard to say, and I avoided stating specifically. I'd say they age a bit more slowly than their fellow ponies, but am loath to pin down exactly how much.
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That is quite high praise. Thanks!
And nothing and nobody is as fabulous as Rarity.
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That actually is a possibility I have considered (and not eliminated).
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Ya think that's bad I caught Sweetie Belle with a lizard and Scootaloo's courting our Rooster. He don't fly none either!
SEQUEL! SEQUEL! SEQUEL!
INSTAFAVE! INSTAFAVE! INSTAFAVE!
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Easy there! There will be a sequel, but only in good time. If I don't get more Desert Spice written soon, they'll be out for my blood!
My blood, I say!
Oh god, this means that Sweetie is part-dragon too. What's next? Twilight is part-dragon? Would explain her rapidash form.
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>Crusaders crossreferencing "The Talk"
>Sweetie from this
>Scootaloo from ignoring two aunts and listening to RD hash it up
>Bloom with hoof planted firmly onto face
I desire this bonus chapter.
>Alicorns are dragons
The weirder the elements, the weirder they tend to look. That said, I suspect this got declared by one or several after rough meetings with Luna. Less political embarassment all around.
The implication that Rarity had a sack and stick for the purpose of kidnapping is hilarious.
I am mildly irked that this fic nearly snuck by me. I was following the prequel, so I got the journal that this was happening soon, but the fic itself never popped up in my feed.
A delightful couple, and I look forward to seeing more shenanigans from them someday.
if your using the dragon coloration theory, does that mean in a large cave somewhere is a massive platinum dragon who's been sleeping for so long he hasn't realized whats happened to his children yet?
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Nah, this Twilight isn't part dragon. I don't want to go down the rabbit hole of everypony being descendents of dragons at once, at least not in this universe.
Well, Sweetie cooks like a dragon already.
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Well, I don't plan on writing that bonus chapter in the immediate future.
And yeah, Luna was probably responsible in whole or in large part for the confusion. Dragon scholars of today (as much as dragons have scholars apart from Spike) debate as to whether or not Shining Armor is a dragon. After all, by definition, his brother, sister, wife, and daughter are all dragons...
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I didn't explicitly state that she had a club, a sack, or an alibi prepped...
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Glad you managed to find this fic despite technical derpiculties.
And shenanigans are the name of my game...
Tis a joke, or a misspelling?
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It is a pun. A terrible, terrible pun.
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>bonus chapter
Wasn't fishing for more, just stating.
>Luna and dragon diplomacy
She's usually styled as the fightier, I was joking that it was less loss of face to claim "Alicorns are totally dragons" than "I am now scared to go anywhere in Equestria in case SHE finds out." Respecting another dragon's territory is perfectly acceptable.
Splendid. I am rather entertained by this notion that Rarity is part dragon. Truthfully, my own tale is swiftly appearing to be somewhat similar in that unusual aspect; at least to a degree now that I imagine it.
I thoroughly enjoyed all of Rarity's mannerisms here and could easily picture her laying her lithesome form quite devilishly upon her mountain of gems and trinkets, while sucking upon a sapphire. I loved the interactions with Rarity and Spike as well, yet I feel like he should have been embarrassed in a supplementary fashion due to her scrutiny upon him and her ministrations. The proper lady should also likely have shown supplementary appreciation for the purple dragon's compliments upon the revelation that she has dragon blood within her.
Yet those are not of immense import and both of them are maintained well in character throughout these exchanges. I shall read the second chapter upon the morrow.
Aren’t purple dragons pretty much the chromatic version of gold dragons and are basically just massive assholes with a superiority complex greater than any other deagon(which is saying something)? So isn’t Spike like the complete opposite of a gold/silver hybrid?
Rarity being such a complete dork is the best part of this.
Will there be more to this storyline?
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Technically, purple dragons are just really old black dragons, but you are mostly right where it counts.
There are a couple of ways to explain that away, however.
One is where I handwave it and say that MLP dragons' colors don't always directly correspond to what type of dragon they are in a D&D sense. For example, I don't think Ember really counts as a blue dragon despite the hue of her scales. Their type does, however, affect their shape and personality always.
The other is that his coloration may have been affected when he was hatched via pony magic.
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I'm glad you appreciated that. It was fun to write.
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Likely yes, but not in the near future.
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I'm glad you enjoyed this chapter, and that you felt I did a good job of keeping them in character.
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And that, fillies and gentlecolts, is why I had to apply the [sex] tag. It seems it was worth it.
"said as he bowed.”"
"said as he bowed."?
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Keen eye as always, Reese.
Hope you're enjoying the story.