• Published 31st Oct 2019
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A Love Story in 30 Days - Phantom-Dragon



For one month only, Spike Scorpio is determined to pass a Co-Ed experiment. Will he succeed, or will it be the last he'll ever get to see his new girls again?

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Day 1, pt.2 – Tech.Ed, P.E., Drama, and Cooking

After the commotion had settled down in the cafeteria, Spike and a few of his friends were on their way to their first class for first period, which is Tech. Ed.

"Sorry about the mess we made of things," Rumble yawned, after he and Button had cleaned the last trace of syrup stains from their faces. "But can someone remind me how my pillow was suddenly replaced with a stack of waffles?"

"What happened last night? It's not for you guys to sleep in on a school night," Spike asked. "Late night Fortnite?

"Oh I wished," Button grumbled in sarcasm. "But we wouldn't have gone all Donkey Kong if it weren't for our noisy next door–"

"Oh, the stooges? Say no more," Spike held his hand up, stopping the boys, already knowing what the boys were getting at.

"What? What they do?" Gabby asked.

"Let's just say they lack a thing called 'self-control' with hormones, and they're–" Spike coughed and spoke really fast. "Hoplessromanticpervertswhoalwayslosethemselvestotheirlustfulpervertedfetishes."

This didn't go unheard for Twilight, who finds it deeply disturbing, "If they're all bad news, why didn't your headmaster and uncle just expel them off the school grounds?" Twilight asked.

"Oh believe me, uncle would love nothing more than to kick them, or even suspend them from Phoenix Academy, just for the sake of this co-ed experiment to go right," Spike sighed, rolling his eyes. "Unfortunately, he can't since their folks are Phoenix Academy's biggest sponsors. So if we try to off one or the others, then....you get the idea," the boy frowned, exhaling a deep sigh of frustration. "Which is why uncle's really counting on us to keep the peace for the co-ed experiment to go right."

"Don't worry about them, Spike," Featherweight reassured. "My next class is with them. And trust me. Mr. Jameson and I will keep at least Snips and Snails under control."

"And don't forget, Fluttershy will be with you," Twilight added to the two boys. "So she can also help keeping some leverage on her brother."

"That two," wanting to change the topic, Tender brought up, "Hey, didn't you guys say you have a big computer animation project you'd like to share with some tech girls?" he asked, to which Spike, Button, and Rumble immediately felt rejuvenated about.

"You're right!" Spike smiled, feeling elated, grasping onto Gabby's arm. "C'mon Gabby! You're going to love this class!"

"You had me at 'computer'!" the girl smiled, looking starry-eyed as she followed Spike and the two boys to Tech. Ed.

Twilight fumed as she frowned in sadness, "Didn't bother saying how I'd like it," she sighed.

"Hey Twilight! You coming?" Spike called out to the girl, catching her by surprise.


Tech Lab

Upon arriving at the tech lab, the teacher, Professor "the Doctor" Whooves, announced that for the rest of the month, the visiting tech girls from Alicorn Academy may choose a boy or two to study with. Of course, Gabby and Twilight had chosen Spike and his partners, Button and Rumble.

"So what is this awesome computer animation project you'd like to share with us?" Twilight asked.

"A film project we've been working on for the past weeks or so!" Button Mash introduced. "May I present: Dragon–Fire!" on cue, the boy cued the trailer of the said film.

Dragon–Fire

At the end of the trailer, Twilight, Gabby, and some of the girls in class were awestruck at the trailer, as well as Spike's performance, even if it was nothing more than just a simple introduction.

"That is amazing!" Gabby smiled, even more starry eyed. "I'm so onboard for this!"

"I concur! This has potential!" Twilight said in agreement, while having a newfound hope in her eyes. "So where are you at right now in the making?"

"We're pretty much at the part where Dragon–Fire, that's me, has to battle the evil Emperor Sombra," Spike answered, while he was equipping himself with some VR simulation gears, with Button and Rumble assisting. "Me and Rumble handle the animation process for our character rigs," he pointed at the computer screen, to show the two characters moving in-sync with Spike's and Rumble's movements.

"And I handle the movie clips!" Button Mash said as he jumped into his chair, spinning around for a bit before he fixed his attention to focus completely on the said computer screen, pulling up the movie files the boys have worked hard making. "And I happen to be the concept artist for our film," he said, bringing up sketches for the weapons' and creatures' designs, as well as the finished mesh.

"Wow, it looked like you guys have just got it all figured out!" Twilight said in awe, with Gabby.

"Not quite," Rumble answered. "We're a little short on someone who can do the 'cleanup' process, or whatever. I mean look at our characters! They're moving like puppets with tangled limbs, that's not going to sell our moving pictures!" the friends all looked up to see what Rumble meant. Underdeveloped, the characters aren't exactly moving as natural in comparison Spike and Rumble's movement.

Twilight looked at the animation programs used for the making of the film, before she suggested, "Actually. It's not too difficult." she pulled up an extra seat and sat next to Button Mash at the computer. "May I?"

"Of course, be our guest!" the boys and Gabby gathered around to watch Twilight working up her magic on the computer.

The friends watch in awe and startling surprise as Twilight used her computer graphics expertise to correct the characters' animations to have the natural appeal of human movements, in only mere seconds.

"Whoa! Twilight!" Spike applauded. "I know you said you're techno savvy, but I didn't realize you meant this good," he complimented, causing the girl to blush, while twirling a lock of her hair.

"Wow, this is so awesome!" Gabby squealed in excitement. "I can't wait to see this film when it's finished!"

"It has to be finished two, in time for the upcoming Computer Animation Film Festival coming up!" Rumble pointed to a poster on the wall that displays the said festival, with the deadline being the 27th day of the month.

"Well then, let's get smashing!" everyone looked at Button Mash, unsure of his choice of words. "What? It's like Darkwing Duck's 'let's get–' oh never mind. C'mon, let's just get this show on the road!"

With that, the friends got to work with the making of the film. Spike and Rumble continued doing their parts, bringing the characters to life via VR, with Button Mash and Twilight working on the recording, rendering, and the movie clips of the films. Wanting in on the fun with her favorite boy and his friends, Gabby strapped on some VR simulating gears of her own, and she appeared on the screen, as another ally of Dragon–Fire. Together, they playfully, but realistically threw punches and kicks at Rumble, who was getting into character as the evil Emperor Sombra.

In the meantime, both Twilight and Button Mash handled with the recording, along with some needed editing, "Wow, Button," Twilight complimented. "You certainly seem to know your thing."

"Y'know, I was quite a YouTube celebrity before attending this school," the boy proudly boasted, before he frowned. "Then they ended my career!"

"You don't say," Twilight commented, while wincing when the boy brought up his loss of fame.

Turning her attention back to Spike, Twilight observed and thought, 'I can't believe that it's really him, after all these years.' Twilight continued to watch Spike, before looking down, holding her head up, thinking solemnly, 'But he lost his memory. Meaning he doesn't remember how close we were, or how much he meant to me, or even what happened to him years ago. Should I just tell him?' she thought against it, when she watched how close Spike was towards Gabby. 'Or would that just ruin his relationship with Gabby? They look so happy together. I can't get in the way of that. Can I? Or would that just be selfish? Oh Spike, why do you have to hurt me like this?'

*SNAP*

Twilight immediately returned to reality, courtesy of a finger snap, "Hey Twilight. You alright?" Spike asked. "You kinda zoned out there for a moment."

"Uh, yes, I'm fine," Twilight replied hesitantly. "I guess I was just....I'm sorry, do you need something?"

"No, just checking on you to see if you're still with us," Spike replied. "Sorry, just wanted to know if you're enjoying your stay at our school so far. I mean, I–"

"Oh no, of course we are–I mean, me–I mean..." Twilight blushed, as she regains her composure and replied, "Don't get me wrong, Spike. I think your school is amazing and all, I was...I was..." the girl hesitated, conflicted on whether to tell the boy about his forgotten past, or confess her feelings toward him. But decided against it and simply stated, "It's nothing. Just a lot of stuff are on my mind right now."

"Oh, alright then," Spike nodded, before he offered, "But just as a reminder, my uncle's the headmaster of this school, and he wants to make sure you and all the girls from Alicorn Academy are enjoying your visit. So if you need anything, just let me know."

Twilight nodded, while smiling sadly, "Thanks Spike, I know I can count on you," with that, Spike turned his attention back to their shared filming project, 'Amnesiac or not, he's still the same caring Spike I knew and loved back then. So maybe, it's not entirely hopeless,' Twilight thought, with a twinge of hope. 'But for what it's worth, I'll always wait for you, Spike.'


The Gym

Later, for his second class of the day, Spike went to the gym where he and the five guys all regrouped together, with Gabby in tow.

"It was nice of your school to have prepped a locker room for us, before we arrived," Gabby smiled.

"Well, we're all gentlemen here," Spike chuckled, while grimacing at the few obvious exceptions. "Well, most of us here."

"I'm gonna go and get changed," Gabby said as she followed her classmates from Alicorn Academy into the locker room. "Be right back."

In the meantime, Spike followed the rest of the boys to change into their sport uniforms, in their locker room, "Hey guys!" Spike called out to Tender Taps, Featherweight, and Pipsqueak, with Rumble and Button following.

"Well, nice to see you two are finally wide and awake," Pipsqueak commented to Rumble and Button Mash.

"Well, well, nice of you to notice," Rumble grumbled.

"So Featherweight?" Spike asked. "How'd it go in class with the stooges?"


Moments earlier

It was near at the end of the class, when the English teacher, J.P. Jameson had left for the doctor's office to take his medications, leaving the entire room to the Three Stooges, "May I have your attention please all you lovely ladies?" Zephyr Breeze exclaimed loudly, still in his Johnny Bravo impression.

"Uh oh, I smell trouble," Featherweight moaned, as he and Pipsqueak anticipate for what is to come next.

"My colleagues and I would like to get to know you better, so we ask you to please answer our simple survey," Snips smiled.

Zephyr's sister, Fluttershy scowled, "Zephyr, what are you up to?"

With that, Snips and Snails proceeded to pass out several sheets of papers, only for Featherweight and Pipsqueak to quickly snatch the sheets away from the boys to read:

*Warning: Innuendo or risque references from Green Green ahead. Potential regrets. Readers' discretion is advised.

Alicorn Academy Girls' Survey

  1. What is the color and size of the underwear you have on today?
  2. On a scale of 1 to 10, how would you rate the size of your boobs?
  3. Please describe the sexiest aspect about yourself in 20 words or more.
  4. Was This Trip Really Necessary?

Scowling in disapproval, and knowing that it would scare a lot of the girls, Featherweight and Pipsqueak quickly spotted the nearby paper shredder, and jammed several stacks of papers into the machine, much to the horror of the stooges.

"HEY! What gives?!" Zephyr groaned. "C'mon, why you got to do this?"

"C'mon, there's no better way to get closer than to learn about each other!" Snips moaned.

"As class president, I highly disapprove of this type of survey!" Pipsqueak berated the stooges, while holding up one of the paper in hand.

"Aw, c'mon!" Zephyr complained. "If we can get a picture of Carmen Electra in a Scary Movie, then what's–"

"WHAT THE DEVIL IS GOING ON HERE?" a loud voice screamed, to which the students in the room looked up to see the teacher, J. P. Jameson had returned.


Present

"Let's just say Mr. Jameson had to make another run to the doctor's office, after we finished telling the story," Featherweight concluded with a sigh, with the rest of the guys, who were both surprised, if not shocked to hear the Stooges' latest bold, highly exaggerated, and perverted attempts.

"Sheesh, I knew those three morons are perverts," Rumble grumbled. "And that's a lot coming from me. But I'd say they just took the next level of lewd."

"Oh sure, blame it on the girls," Pipsqueak frowned sadly.

"Hey c'mon! I'm not blaming anyone," the athletic boy said in his defense. "I'm just saying–"

"Uh, speaking of which, what's everybody doing over there?" Button asked, pointing to a whole group boys, crowding around by the wall, where some holes had drilled into the wall, allowing most of the boys a show of the girls changing out of their normal clothes and into their sports uniform for P.E., all the while unintentionally showing off well-endowed assets contained in their colorful undergarments.

To the boys, most especially the Three Stooges, it was like watching another of Victoria Secret's Fashion Show. All was going according to the perverted boys' enjoyment, when suddenly, "WHOA NELLY!" they screamed, before they dropped to the floor, out cold.

"What the–" Spike and his Five Guys looked at the pile of comatose boys for a brief moment, before turning their attention to the holes.

Looking to the left and the right, seeing none of the guys not daring to take the chance, Spike went up towards one of the holes to look, and his eyes immediately watered, as if they were stung from taking the full blast of the sun, "WHOA NELLY!" he exclaimed, jumping back, rubbing his eyes as he grimaced, "That's a LOT of women for just one....nuff said."

I think now we know how Spike's cousin, the Guivre feels.

"Hey, you know what they say," Button Mash began. "'There's so much more of you to love' – Pete's Dragon, 1977."

"Shut up, Button," Spike scowled.


After recovering from the shock, and the sexy free show, Spike and the guys had changed into their sports uniform, which are composed of a white t-shirt with emblem of a phoenix decorated on the back and black shorts. Upon entering the gym, where the girls are all at, the boys took the time to observe their sports uniform from Alicorn Academy, consisting of a sky blue top with dark blue stripes along the arms and front of the torso, a white alicorn imprinted on the right hip of their black shorts. Furthermore, the boys couldn't help but ogle at the sight of the how the girls' uniforms hugged tightly across their busty chests, exposing their well-toned legs.

Even Spike and the Five Guys couldn't help but blush and sweat in arousal.

"Wow!" the six young boys all said in arousal together.

"Either someone turned up the heater, or these girls have just turned me on," Spike drooled.

"Oh yeah~" the Five Guys all agreed, until they, along with their ringleader, snapped themselves out of their hormone driven fantasy.

They quickly shook their heads, relieving themselves of all perverted thoughts before they could escalate any further.

"Keep it together, Spike!" Spike hyperventilated to himself. "Uncle taught you better than that!"

"Hey Spike!" a familiar voice chirped, startling Spike to look up, and blushed to see Gabby, too having changed into her school's gym uniform, running over to meet him.

"Hey Gabby!" Spike smiled. "Looking good by the way."

"I was just about to say the same to you," the girl winked.

In the meantime, Rumble jumped up in surprise, when a he felt a hand tapping him on the shoulder, "Hello there," turning his head, Rumble's eyes widened in awe, as he looked to see standing before him, with her hands on her hips, is the girl from yesterday.

"Oh, hey," Rumble blushed, before clearing his throat, "I mean, ahem! Hey," he repeated, trying to look and sound more confident.

"Hey," the girl returned the greeting. "Name's Sarah Blaze, by the way. But my friends call me Scootaloo."

"Scootaloo?" Rumble asked. "That's a cool name. I'm Joe. Joe Spartacus. But Friends call me Rumble."

"Awesome name," Scootaloo complimented.

"Back at ya."

"Hey Rumble," a louder and deeper voice spoke up, belonging to a senior boy, about two years older than Rumble. In appearance, he has light gold eyes, light cyanish gray hair with lighter streaks cut in a buzzcut, and has a well-toned body with definite muscles befitting of an athlete.

"Yo, Thunderlane, big bro!" Rumble returned the greeting before he proceeded to introduce Scootaloo to his big brother.

Meanwhile, Tender Tap was doing some leg stretches, when he was approached by the same girl he chanced upon meeting from yesterday, "Hey Apple Bloom!" he greeted the girl.

"Howdy Tender Taps!" Apple Bloom smiled. "I'm so happy we share the same class together!"

"Likewise," the boy replied.

Just then, the sound of heavy footsteps was heard. They were so heavy that with each step, it felt as if the whole room shook, and the students nearly fell to the floor the closer they get. Then, the doors opened up to reveal a tall bulky man, with grayish blue eyes, a full head of moderate gamboge hair with light gold stripes, with a single strand of hair tied in a braid, and the bangs held back by a single headband above his forehead, and he sports a full beard that rivals to that of Chuck Norris. For attires, the man wears the same uniform as the boys, but with a long orange sweat pants, and a brown vest over his shirt.

"Alright ya lads and lassies," the man spoke in a deep Scottish accent. "If I can have all yer attentions please!" the students all complied, "First off, I am Chuck Stones. But you can all call me, Rockhoof. And as your P.E. teacher, I'd let to welcome all ya lovely lassies from Alicorn Academy and I do hope you'll enjoy your stay at Phoenix Academy, and find my class engaging for you all." the girls all exchanged their greetings and thanks towards the man. "Now then, with all the pleasantries out of the way, let's get down to business," Rockhoof said, putting on a serious demeanor as he begins the class.

For warm ups, the students were doing stretches to prepare themselves for the intensive exercises that Rockhoof had planned to put them through. Of course, given to the state of things, most of the boys couldn't help but sneak a glance at the girls, watching their well-endowed assets on display, enticing them all to ogle.

"Hey, check out that chick over there," Snips whispered to Snails, who followed his friend's gaze.

"Oh, she's got a crazy figure!" Snails commented.

"I'd say she's an E!"

"That's not too hard to figure."

"Hey, you two!" Rockhoof barked, causing the students to all stop doing their stretches as they watched the gym teacher walking over to the two troublemakers. "Just what are ya'll yapping about?"

The two boys were hesitant to answer at first, until Snips spoke, "We were just complimenting about the girls," he smiled sheepishly.

"Yeah, it's not like we were staring at their–OOF!" Snails received an elbow to the stomach, from Snips, catching himself before he blurted what they shouldn't be doing in gym. "Uh, yeah. We were just thinking of some nice things to say!"

"Get over there and do yer exercises away from the lassies then!" Rockhoof ordered. "And for the rest of the day, repeat what you said 500 times!"

"WHAT?!" the two boys exclaimed in horror.

"Alright a 1000 then!"

"A 1000? I mean, yes sir!" with that, and much to the two boys' humiliation, they marched off to the designated area of the gym, while repeating. "Hey look at that chick over there! Oh she's got a crazy figure! I'd say she's an E! That's no so hard to figure!"

In response, the other boys couldn't help but burst out laughing at the two stooges' humiliation.

"Alright, fun's over, let the real work begin! 15 laps around the gym should do ya good!" Rockhoof ordered as the students, except for Snips and Snails, all got into position as the coach held his whistle up at the ready. "On my whistle. 3, 2, 1!" with a loud tweet from his whistle, the students kicked their legs and sprinted forward.

During the run, Zephyr Breeze attempted to make idle conversation with the athletic girl, Rainbow Dash, "Rainbow Dash! My what a convenience that we would run into each other!" the boy exclaimed happily, while Rainbow Dash cringed and mustered up another ounce of her speed to get away from him, "Playing hard to get huh? I like that." with that, the boy beats his feet even harder, in a futile attempt to impress the girl.

Luckily for Rainbow Dash, Zephyr didn't have the same amount of stamina that she does, so it wasn't long before the boy tired himself out and he fell behind, watching as the rest of his classmates ran past him.

Later, after they've finished running their laps, the students were all divided into groups to continue the rest of their workouts at various stations around the gyms, from doing jump ropes 20 times to vaulting from a springboard.

Rumble and Tender Taps had geared themselves up with boxing gloves, paddings, and helmets, as they squared each other off in a ring, with their peers and some of the girls cheering them on. Rumble is strong and fast, but Tender is agile. Everyone all watched as Rumble pounced forward, showering his opponent with numerous fast punches and kicks, nearly overwhelming Tender who could barely dodge or block all of his attacks.

"You alright, Tender?" Apple Bloom asked in concern.

"Don't worry, I'm just getting warmed up," Tender chuckled nervously, before he jumped to dodge a flying kick from Rumble.

Amidst the audience, Spike nudged Gabby on the shoulder as he whispered, "Watch this. Tender's going to dance," and just like what Spike said, Tender Tap started bouncing on his feet, while moving his legs in random steps to make it look as if he's dancing.

The look on Rumble's face suggested that he's seen this fighting style already, and is the least bit surprised. The athletic boy lunged forward with a kick, only for the dancing boy to counter with a spinning back kick, landing a blow to Rumble's chest, protected by a padding. Smartened, Rumble threw another punch at Tender Tap, who quickly dodge to the side and threw his own punch at Rumble, aiming for his head. However, Rumble anticipated this strike, deflecting it with a quick high block, before countering with a kick to Tender's stomach.

The two boys continued their fight, until the timer above the ring sounded an alarm, signaling the end of their fight. With that, both Tender Taps and Rumble exchanged a bow and a handshake to show their respects, and they left the ring for another pair to fight.

"Way to go you guys," Spike congratulated his friends as they were getting themselves out of their gears.

"That was an awesome fight back there!" Gabby chirped with excitement.

"Darn tootin'!" a new voice hollered, to which the friends turned around to see it was none other than Applejack, with Rainbow Dash beside her. "Sorry for intruding, but we were just watching that little show you were putting on back there, and we had to watch." said Applejack.

"Yeah! You guys got the moves there!" Rainbow Dash complimented.

"Well, am I awesome or what?" Rumble asked, feeling his ego stroked.

"Oh get over yourself," Button Mash grumbled in annoyance.

"Pfft. Puh-lease," an obnoxious voice spoke up, revealing itself to be none other than Zephyr Breeze. "If y'all haven't been wasting your time watching that little stunt, you need to feast your eyes on this handsome piece of work. Hey hoo ha!"

"Clearly, someone's a little out of touch with reality," Rumble grumbled in annoyance.

"Zeph, can you at least take a hint that I'm not the least interested in you?" Rainbow Dash sighed in annoyance.

"Oh I can," Zephyr replied with an arrogant smirk. "I can take a hint that you're the least bit interested in playing hard to get!" groaning in frustration, Rainbow Dash slapped her face. "Aw, now don't be so hard on yourself, Rainbows. I don't mean to tease ya, but I can't help it. You know me. Never gonna give you up, never gonna let you down~ Never gonna–"

"Hey! Cool it!" Rumble shoved the stooge aside. "You heard what she said! Now make like a tree and leave!"

Miffed, Zephyr stood his ground and glared down at the boy, "Oh yeah? And who's gonna make me? You?" he challenged.

Before Rumble could start, Spike stopped him as he got in between, "Whoa Rumble. Let's be smart and bring it off," Spike advised, while winking at his friend and Rainbow. "Besides, he's not worth it. He couldn't even beat a piñata without a blindfold on."

"Are you saying I can't fight?!" Zephyr frowned. "I'll have you know that I can take on anyone in this gym, with one hand behind my back!"

"Want to put your money where your mouth is?" Spike smirked. "Tell you what, Zephyr. I'll challenge you to a brawl, and I'll go easy on you. And if you win, then you can date Rainbow Dash here, and it's the end of story."

"Sounds good to me! Let's do this!" with that, Zephyr got in the ring, waiting for Spike to step in. "Well c'mon, I ain't got all day!" Zephyr shouted impatiently.

"You heard him! Let him have it!" Spike said to one of the students, who made her way into the ring and stood before Zephyr, much to his chagrin and horror.

Standing before him, is an incredibly pudgy girl, with light brilliant lime green hair, and her eyes were very pale apple green with brilliant orange irises. Like the rest of her classmates from Alicorn Academy, she wears the same uniform, which barely covers her midriffs, due to her large physique, and her footwear are a pair of white sparkling shoes.

"WHOA NELLY!" Zephyr Breeze screamed in fear. "What gives?! I thought you said you'd challenge me to a brawl!"

"I did!" Spike replied. "But I didn't say I'd be your opponent. I challenge you to fight this, uh....strong girl here!"

"WHAT?!"

"Don't worry! She'll go easy on you," Rainbow Dash called out, watching as Zephyr looked up, and screamed a high-pitch scream, right when he was squashed beneath the giant girl's behemoth strength.

"Well, that takes care of him," Spike commented as he and friends took their leave. "Shall we?"

"We shall!" Gabby, Applejack, and Rainbow Dash agreed, as they followed the boys.

"Hey! Help!" Zephyr pleaded, struggling to escape from his opponent, who won't let up.


"Man am I glad to be rid of that clown," Rainbow Dash chuckled.

"Aw, c'mon, Dash," Applejack began. "He can't be all that bad."

"Yeah, as much as I hate to admit it, Zephyr does still have some redeeming qualities," Featherweight began. "Like he's good with a scissor and his one heck of a hair stylist."

"Don't get me wrong, he's fine. Just not when he's obsessed with me 24/7," Rainbow scowled, before she decided to change the subject. "Anyway, enough about Zephyr. How've you been Spike?"

Before Spike could reply, Gabby answered for him, "He was awesome! Last class, I saw him, Rumble, Button Mash, and Twilight working on a film project together, and IT'S AMAZING!"

Spike chuckled sheepishly, scratching the back of his head in embarrassment, "What she said."

"No way!" Rainbow said in awe.

"Sounds like you've been doing well, Spike," Applejack smiled, while thinking sadly in the back of her mind, 'If only we were all there to watch you grow.'

"Anyway, how about you girls?" Spike asked. "Are you enjoying Phoenix Academy so far?"

"With the exception of those clowns," Rainbow scowled at Zephyr, Snips, and Snails. "It's not a bad school actually."

“Darn tootin’,” Applejack said in agreement.

“It’s awesome! Thanks to Spike and the Five Guys here!” Gabby smiled, with Applejack and Rainbow Dash silently exchanging agreements.

"And it's going to get a whole lot better! C'mon!" Rumble exclaimed excitedly as he leads the group to a large foam pit, surrounded by rock climbing walls, "Race ya to the other side, Scorpion!" Rumble smirked competitively.

"I was going to say the same to you, Spartacus," Spike returned the competitive exchange.

With that a kick of their legs, the two boys began their race up the walls, determined to beat the other in reaching their destination. In the meantime, their classmates all watched with excitement to see the two young athletes compete. Both Gabby and Scootaloo watched with excitement, while Rainbow Dash and Applejack could hardly believe what they were seeing.

"Spike's never done rock climbing before," Rainbow Dash commented. "I don't think he's ever done anything sporty before, has he?" she asked, turning to Applejack.

"I...I don't know what to say," Applejack shook her head, sharing her friend's bewilderment. "Either this Spike's an imposter, or....this school has made a new boy out of him."

"Well, I kinda like it," Rainbow Dash grinned in admiration. "Makes me wish I was with him through it all," she said sadly, as she and Applejack resumed watching Spike and Rumble compete.

"You can do it, Spike!" Gabby cheered loudly for the boy.

Wanting in on the young amnesiac boy's support, both Rainbow Dash and Applejack joined in as they shouted, "Go get 'em, Spike!"

Boosted by the support from their peers, both boys gave it their all to the end.


After gym class was over, the students had changed out of their uniforms and back into their casual clothes, ready to begin their next class.

“So what class do you have next, Spike?” Gabby asked hopefully.

“I have drama next period, with Tender Taps,” Spike answered, speaking on behalf of Tender Taps, who nodded. “You coming?”

Sadly, Gabby frowned, “Aw man. I actually can't. I've got calculus next period.”

“Same here,” Rainbow Dash frowned on behalf of herself and Applejack, both disappointed they couldn't be in the next class with Spike.

“Though come to think of it, I think Rarity, Pinkie Pie, and Fluttershy are in the drama class!” Applejack stated.

"Oh, great," Spike replied as he followed Tender to their next class. "We'll be sure to tell them you said hi."

"Thanks Spike," Applejack smiled sadly.

"Have fun,"

"Thank you." Spike replied, before waving to Gabby. "See ya around, Gabby!"

"Bye Spike!" Gabby returned the wave, watching the boy take his leave with Tender, leaving her alone with Rainbow and Applejack, “So....you gals are friends with Spike?” Gabby asked.


The drama room

Upon arriving in the drama class, Spike and Tender were both greeted to see most of the boys were already mingling with some of the girls who share their passion and their dreams of the show biz.

"Ah, nice to see we're all getting along quite nicely," Spike commented.

"And best part is, the Three Stooges aren't here to ruin it!" Tender Taps added.

"Spike! So wonderful to see you again!" before Spike had time to react, he was enveloped in a loving embrace by none other than Rarity.

"Uh, yeah," Spike greeted uneasily. "Nice to see you again. Rarity was it?"

After she was done embracing the boy, Rarity let Spike go, before Pinkie Pie pounced and tackled the boy in a tight hug, "BIG BEAR HUG!" Pinkie Pie cheered excitedly, wrapping her arms around the boy, smothering him in her chest.

"Hey! Oxygen!" Spike wheezed, feeling his face turning from red to purple.

"Pinkie Pie! Don't suffocate him!" Rarity berated, prying the happy-go-lucky girl's grip off of the boy.

Upon being released, Spike stumbled backward, overwhelmed and disoriented from the display of affection and bumped into someone behind him.

"Sorry!" they both apologized. "My fault!"

"Oh, Spike!" the voice apologized, revealing herself to be a girl, before Spike looked and got a good look at the girl.

Standing before him, is the wallflower girl from yesterday and during breakfast, dressed in a thin white transparent long-sleeved sweater, with a black crop top underneath that appeared to have an imprint of a sunflower printed on the chest, a red pleated, mini-skirt with the brand name that reads: "Pshyzo–mancer," with a pair of black shorts beneath her skirt.

"Oh hello!" Spike greeted the girl, who blushed in response and quickly dashed off. "What did I do?"

"Wallflower Blush? You didn't do anything at all darling," Rarity reassured. "You just surprised her, that's all. In fact, believe it or not, she was most anxious of meeting you." the fashionable girl couldn't help but shake her head in sympathy for the shy girl, "The poor dear had such a rough morning. I though a new change of attires would do her good."

'How many girls have I 'forgotten' in the past now?' Spike asked himself.

"Hi Spike," a quiet voice greeted the boy, to which Spike looked up to see it was Fluttershy.

"Uh, hey....Fluttershy, was it?" he asked hesitantly.

"Mmm-hmmm," Fluttershy nodded in confirmation.

Just then, in a flash of dazzling smokes and sparkles, entered the teacher of the class. In appearance, the man appeared to be in his mid 30s, has a familiar hair of light gray, and pale, light grayish, cornflower blue hair and moderate violet eyes. For attires, he wears a dark purple suit, with yellow-green edges, matching frilly shirt front, a dark purple bowtie, and yellow green top hat with a dark purple ribbon wrapped around it.

"Greetings class!" the man began loudly. "May I have your attention please, ladies and gentlemen of Alicorn and Phoenix Academies? I am your instructor, the Amazing and Spectacular Jack Pot!" he announced, with a shower of colorful sparks to highlight his appearance and to enchant the students. Soon the teacher went over the class syllabus and his expectations of the possible outcomes for his students. Once that was over, Jack Pot calls up for introductions from every students.

"Let's see, since we're all gentlemen here, and we're all tasked to showing these love ladies some Phoenix Academy hospitality, then it's obviously clear, ladies first," Jack Pot stated, as he scours the audience. "Let's see, which of you would like to introduce yourselves?" he didn't have to look for long, when three hands shot up in the air, and the man sets his sight on a distinguishing trio of beautiful girls. "Ah! Our first volunteers. Please, step up. Introduce yourselves and your talents to the class my dears."

With that, the girls went up on stage, revealing themselves to be the Dazzlings.

Having already heard a musical sample from them yesterday, the boys, Spike included, could hardly contain their excitement for the next song Dazzlings would perform next.

The answer came, when the three girls started harmonizing together, before they sang in perfect sync.

Find the Magic — The Dazzlings
[The Dazzlings]
Where do we go? Every day's the same
Did we lose the magic, magic, magic?
So ordinary, stuck on repeat
Gotta find the passion, passion, passion
The days go round and round, round and round
Gotta break away, find a great escape
Round and round and round
Round and round and round
Ohhh
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, let's find
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, let's find
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, let's find the magic
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, let's find
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, let's find
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, let's find the magic
[Adagio Dazzle]
Can I find the beauty in the simple things?
[The Dazzlings]
Can I learn to see it, see it, see it?
The days go round and round, round and round
Gotta break away, find a great escape
Round and round and round
Round and round and round
Ohhh
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, let's find
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, let's find
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, let's find the magic
[Adagio Dazzle]
Let's find the magic
[The Dazzlings]
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, let's find
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, let's find (Adagio Dazzle: Hey!)
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, let's find the magic
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh...

At the end of the song, everyone in the audience all stood up in their seats, applauding and cheering wildly and loudly at their song.

Adagio turned her head and smiled flirtatiously at Spike, causing him to blush in embarrassment and intimidation.

With that, the rest of the girls all took their turns to introduce themselves to the class and showcasing what their specialties are.

Spike watched and was amazed to learn that Rarity is into fashion designing, and has a whole collection of beautiful fabrics and costumes to show for it. Next Pinkie Pie is a wildcard, ranging from cooking cupcakes, shooting confetti from her party cannon, her eagerness to throw parties, and playing ten instruments as a one-person-band. Then there was Trixie Lulamoon, who showed off her spectacle feat as a magician, courtesy to her father, Jack Pot, much to everyone's surprise.

Lastly with Fluttershy, the shy girl herself had succumbed to a bad case of stage fright. One would describe it as bad as Tender Tap’s. However, after some encouragement from Rarity and Pinkie Pie in the crowd, together with the sight of Spike’s face bringing comfort to the girl, she gained the courage needed to express her love of singing, giving a performance to demonstrate her strong pipes.

Music in the Tree Tops
There's music in the treetops
And there's music in the vale
And all around the music fills the sky
There's music by the river
And there's music in the grass
And the music makes your heart soar in reply
[vocalizing]

The shy girl's vocalizing had the boys under her spell.

"Wow, these girls are all full of surprises," Spike commented, as he and Tender Tap both clapped their hands in applause of Fluttershy's performance.

"Oh yeah," Tender nodded.

Later, near the end of the class, both boys and girls were getting acquainted with each other.

"Oh Spike~" Spike turned his head to see he was being approached by Rarity, Pinkie Pie, and Fluttershy.

"Oh, hey girls!" Spike smiled. "You were all great up there! Loved your costumes! You've got a lot of energy! Nice pipes!" he complimented each of the girls respectively.

"Why thank you, darling," Rarity smiled, with her friends giggling and blushing in response.

"And what about us? Don't you like our performance?" a voice asked, revealing herself to be Adagio Dazzle, accompanied with her sisters, Sonata and Aria.

"Oh for sure," Spike answered. "You all sound beautiful together," he complimented, much to the irritation of Rarity and the other two.

"Aw, why thank you," Adagio smiled as she and her sisters proceeded to flaunt with the boy. "But believe me, sweetie. That's just the appetizer for the main course."

"Appetizer?"

"Oh y'know, like french fries to the burgers," Sonata chirped. "And nachos for the tacos!"

"Only you would think so much about food, Sonata," Aria grumbled.

"Ahem!" Adagio cleared her throat, getting her sisters back on track, "Please excuse my sisters. They're idiots."

"HEY!" the other two scowled.

"Quite the harmonizing trio," Tender Tap commented.

"Spike," Rarity whispered. "I must advise you not to get involved with these three–"

"And just what do you think you are doing?" Adagio scowled, as she got in Rarity's face. "Talking behind our backs? So unbecoming of someone who prides herself as a lady."

"If she's even a lady," Aria added.

"Humph! Well that statement falls short from you three," Rarity scowled. "I still haven't forgotten that debacle you pulled on me and my friends at that last charity show."

"You've got no proof we were behind that," Adagio rolled her eyes.

"Too bad! So sad," Sonata sing-song.

Pinkie Pie was about to say something, only for Spike to get in between, "Girls! Stop! Settle this later if you have to," he advised. "But can we all please try to be civilize and try not to go at each other's throats, please? This is a co-ed experiment, not a turf war."

"Yeah, what he said," Tender Taps nodded in agreement.

With that, the girls both exchanged looks before they nodded in compliance, "Of course, darling," Rarity sighed. "Please forgive us."

"Though, this discussion isn't over," Adagio smirked seductively as she cups Spike's cheeks in her hands, bringing his face close, "Until then," with that, she gave a quick peck to his nose, "Buh-bye~" Adagio winked as she and her sisters took their leave.

Tender Tap leaned in close to Spike and whispered, "Bro, you're a magnet for the ladies!" dumbfounded, Spike simply nodded in agreement.


Cooking Class

Spike was on his way to his last class of the day, when his ears perked up to the sound of a voice that is barely a whisper.

"Spike?" the voice called out, to which Spike looked behind him, to see Wallflower Blush nervously walking up to him, quivering and blushing a shade of red.

"Oh, hello again," Spike greeted. "You're not going to run away again, are you?"

"No, I..." clearing her throat, composing herself, Wallflower spoke in a much louder voice. "I just want to say I'm sorry with the way I was earlier," she said. "I just...I get so nervous and excited that I...I...I..I'm making a fool of myself, aren't I?" she asked.

"Just a little," Spike replied. "Here, let's start over again. I'm Samuel Scorpio. But my friends call me, Spike," he said, holding his hand out for a handshake.

Wallflower Blush looked at the hand, before looking back up at the sincere and welcoming smile on the boy's face. It made her feel more comfortable, less scared, knowing Spike isn't like the Three Stooges in school. She returned the handshake.

"Hello, Spike," Wallflower smiled. "My name's Fiona Bloom. But I also go by Wallflower Blush. Y'know, just saying that, however you want to refer me."

"I think you have great names," Spike complimented, causing Wallflower to blush in response.

"Thanks. Yours have some nice rings two," Fiona smiled lovingly, before they arrived in class, just in time for the teacher, Coriander Cumin, to begin his lecture.

In appearance, Coriander Cumin is a large man of South Asian decent, with a small bushy mustache of two shades of dark raspberry, puffy hairs, and bushy mustaches that hang over his moderate magenta eyes. For attires, he wears an orange kurta with an image of a bowl of cumin powder, cinnamon sticks, and coriander seeds, white silk pants, and brown yellow shoes.

"Cooking is art! And art is explosion! That means spicy! Okay class, do I have your attention?" Coriander asked loudly. "Good! Because today, we are making curry and rice. The recipes which you will find on page 10 of your cookbook. But first, each of you gentlemen will be partnered up with a lovely lady, and I trust you all to do your best to cook, together!" with that, the man started reading off a list of names, pairing up the boys with the girls. Both Applejack and Pinkie Pie, who were also in the class, were both eager to be partnered with Spike. However, much to their disappointment, his partner is Wallflower Blush, "Now that you've all got your partners, let's cook!" Coriander said, clapping his hands, signaling the class to begin.

Turning the book to the assigned page of the recipe, Spike reached out for a red pepper, "Wait! Don't use that! It's too bruised!" Wallflower reached her hands out and stopped him, to which he turned to the next pepper beside it. "I wouldn't use that either, it's a little rotten." looking at another pepper, Spike looked at Wallflower, while pointing at it, to which she responded with a nod in confirmation.

The next ingredient calls for tomatoes. Spike was about to grab a tomato, when Wallflower Blush beats him to it, and picked up the vegetable in her hands, "Nope. I wouldn't recommend it," she said. "Too soft."

"Okay, what's your deal?" Spike asked. "I mean, do you have a preference for specific vegetables? Or how do you know which of the ingredients to use and to avoid?"

"It's...it's a gardener thing," the girl explained. "I mean...I don't know how else to put it, but I grew up on my grandparents farm, and I help them tend their crops, harvest the produce, and I seemed to have developed a knack for knowing what ingredients is still ripe and fresh for cooking. Or at least, that's how it felt for me, I guess."

"You don't say," the boy complimented. "You must be quite a cook then."

"Actually, I don't cook," Wallflower explained. "I mean, sure I like to come up with new recipes and I like to cook with my grandparents, but grandma would never let me near a stove, and I wouldn't even go near a knife."

"I see." looking back at the cookbook, before reaching over to pick up a shaker, Spike asked Wallflower, "Paprika or pepper?"

For the next several minutes in class, Spike and Wallflower Blush managed to get into a beneficial working habit, with Spike doing the cooking and chopping, while Wallflower handled with selecting the right ingredients with the best qualities.

By the end of the class, when Coriander Cumin came to have a taste test of their curry, he declared, "My! Outstanding! Never before have my taste buds ever been this amazed! IT'S A MASTERPIECE!"

Spike and Wallflower Blush both cheered together with excitement, and out of impulse, Spike grabbed Wallflower in a hug, before he playfully lifted her off her feet and spins her around. Soon the boy's rational side kicked in, as both he and the girl blushed profoundly from the shock of his action, if not from all the stares they were receiving from Coriander Cumin and all the students in the room.

Clearing his throat, Spike complimented, "Good work, Wallflower. I couldn't have done it without you."

"Yeah, uh," Wallflower bashfully twirled one of her locks, as she smiled. "It was great cooking with you, Spikey-Wikey."

"Hi~" a low sultry voice greeted, which sends a chill down Spike's back, while Wallflower had a look of utter shock at the recent change in developement. Turning around, he frowned in complete terror at the sight of a girl about his age, looking at him with bedroom eyes.

In appearance, the girl has moderate scarlet eyes that are framed by the freckles on her face, pale light grayish arctic blue hairs don up in curls, tied in a vanilla cream hair bow. Her attires are a pinkish gray jacket, worn over a white shirt that has the image of a red checker pawn printed on the front, white jean pants with matching shoes.

"Oh...hi Kitty Dimple," Spike muttered.

"Hello and loving catering boyfriend~" Kitty swooned, leaning closer towards Spike, making her bust more apparent, which also made Wallflower and the girls around Spike more jealous at the crazy girl's bold move.

"There's something I've been trying to tell you," the green haired boy grumbled.

"What?"

"I'm not your boyfriend!"

"Aw, sweetie."

Irked, with a twitching eye to show for it, Spike repeated louder for the whole class to hear, "I'M NOT YOUR BOYFRIEND!"

"You're pretty!" the girl continued to flirt.

It was clear that Spike's words were lost on Kitty, who continues to advance on Spike, much to the utter shock of Curiander Cumin and the entire classroom as they watched the scene being played out in front of them.

Turning to each other, nodding in agreement, both Applejack and Pinkie Pie agreed that they need to save Spike before things would escalate to the worse.

"Hey, Miss Dimple!" Applejack scowled, grabbing Spike and holding him protectively with Pinkie Pie. "Get it through your little head! He told you to go away!"

"Oh?" Kitty scowled, her loving face evaporating into a pout. "And who are you to get in between me and my man?"

"Last I check, Gabby was his girlfriend," Applejack stated. "And he never mentioned anything about ya."

"But even if he did, then the Chowder song playing in the background clearly indicates a negative past confrontation," Pinkie Pie stated, breaking the fourth wall.

"Hmph! Like you would know a thing or two about true love," Kitty scoffed. "Besides, Spike and I go way back. Surely he's told you about my way of noticing, the time I baked him a cake, or the time I kissed him with a new balm of lipstick called 'smackdown.'"

At the mention of the kiss, Applejack and Pinkie Pie turned to Spike, "She kissed you?!"

"It was on the cheek," Spike quickly clarified, before he turned to Kitty. "Look, Kitty!"

"Aw, but I told you to call me Cozy, Spikey-Wikey," Kitty cooed.

"Whatever," the boy rolled his eyes. "Look. I've tried being nice to you, and we've been over this a THOUSAND times already and–"

"Cozy, don't you get it? That shot isn't your boyfriend!" Pinkie finished for Spike.

"What she said." the boy said.

"You're my boyfriend," Cozy persisted.

"I'm not your boyfriend!" Spike countered.

"You're my boyfriend," Cozy persisted.

"I'm NOT your boyfriend!" Spike countered.

"Well, okay," the girl shrugged. "But I'M your girlfriend!"

"No way!" just then, the bell ring, which signaled the end of the class.

"Welp, gotta go!" with that, Pinkie Pie reached into her hair before she pulled out a smoke bomb, which she threw to the ground, creating a cloud of smokes.

Once the smokes cleared up, Spike was nowhere to be seen, along with Pinkie Pie, Applejack, or even Wallflower Blush.

"So you want to play hard to get?" Cozy smirked, before looking deviously. "We'll play hard to get, Spikey–Wikey!"


Meanwhile, back in the gym

"I beg your pardon madam, but GET UP!" Zephyr Breeze muffled in protest, still squashed and stuck beneath the girl who had bested him. "Snips? SNAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIILLLLLLLLLLSSSSSSSS!"

Unfortunately for the lead stooge, his other two class clowns couldn't hear his cry over their torturous and repetitive, "Hey look at that chick over there. She's got a crazy figure. I'd say she's an E. That's not so hard to figure."

Author's Note:

Please don't flame me for this.


Rumble and Tender Tap's fight is a direct homage to Daniel O'Neil's fight in Bangkok Adrenaline.


See you all in 2020!