A Boy's Dazzling Girls

One afternoon out on the open sea was a cruise ship sailing away. On board were many tourists looking to get away for some R&R. Running around the deck were two children a boy about six years old, and a girl about nine years old. The boy had green hair done up in spikes and matching colored eyes, and the girl had long dark purple hair with a single pink streak in it, and violet eyes.

"Hey, Twilight!" the boy called out, "You can't catch me! You can't catch me!"

"Oh, yes I can, Spike!" the girl named Twilight replied to the boy she chased.

The two laughed, until they ran right into a taller boy about fifteen years old. He had cerulean colored eyes, and his hair was a combination of cerulean, sapphire, and dark phthalo blue. He looked down at the two sternly, "Twilight. Spike." he addressed them.

"Hi, Shining Armor." they greeted him.

The boy, Shining Armor sighed, "Guys, mom and dad told you not to play around out here on the ship. It's dangerous."

The two looked guilty, and answered, "We're sorry, big brother."

"Oh, how can anyone stay mad at you two?" he ruffled their heads, "Just try and stay out of trouble, all right?"

"We will." they answered, before going off.

The two kids walked along ship before Spike looked out into the water, "Twilight, look!"

Twilight went to the railings and looked out at the sea, "It's beautiful."

"And big." Spike added.

Twilight looked down into the water, "Did you know that there are more than 230,000 species of marine life in our worlds oceans?"

"I did not." Spike answered, while sounding intrigued.

"Yes. They range from all kinds." Twilight began listing them off, while Spike started to drown her out.

Spike was too preoccupied as he was looking down into the water. Suddenly he spotted three figures moving about in the water below and he gasped, "Twilight, I think I saw something!"

"What is it?" Twilight asked, as she looked down in the direction Spike was looking.

"Something was moving down there in the water. Right there!" Spike started leaning forward past the railing while pointing downward.

"Spike, don't get so close!" Twilight cried, as she tried to pull him back, but he had already leaned too far forward and fell off the ship. He screamed as he plummeted into the sea with a splash, "SPIKE! Someone help! My brother's gone overboard!" she screamed, attracting her brother, her parents, some of the tourists, and the ship crew.

"Someone fell overboard?" a crew mate asked.

"My brother!" Twilight cried.

"Spike?!" her father Night Light gasped.

"My baby!" Twilight's mom, Twilight Velvet cried.

One of the workers turned to another, "Tell then captain to stop the boat, then head for the rescue boat!" the workers went to work, as the tourists were in a panic along with Twilight and her family.

Down in the water, Spike was sinking as he looked up seeing the light from the sun beaming down from the surface. As he continued to drift down into the water, he thought to himself, 'I'm gonna drown and die. Why did this happen?' he suddenly could three three figures swimming above him, 'What's that?' he thought to himself. He could see the figures looked like human girls, but their bottom halves looked like fish tails, 'Who're they?' he thought, as the figures were swimming down to him. He could make out who they were as he started losing consciousness.

At first all he could see was darkness, until he started spitting up water. His vision started coming back slowly, until he could see his siblings, parents, and several crew mates and tourists looking down at him in concern, "Sonny, are you all right? Can you hear me?" one of the crew mates asked.

"I hope I didn't swallow any fish down there." Spike groaned.

The crew sighed in relief that he was awake. Twilight Velvet embraced him, "Oh, Spike. You had me so worried!"

"Mom, not so tight!" he groaned.

"Oh, I'm sorry." she said, while lightening up on the hug.

"What happened?" he asked the people.

"You were really lucky, kid," one of the workers began, "Most people would've drowned like that. Thankfully we saw you drifting on the water, and we pulled you right out."

Spike thought back remembering what he last saw in the water, "But those three."

"Three what?" a crew member asked.

"Three girls. I think they saved me."

"Impossible," another crew mate said skeptically, "No human can swim out here without a life vest."

"I saw they had tails for legs." Spike said.

"Tails for legs?" Twilight asked.

"You might be talking about mermaids, Spike." Shining Armor said.

"That's what they were," Spike confirmed, " And they were pretty."

"Boy, I think you've been down in that water so long you started seeing things." a tourist said.

"Well, he almost drowned. Can ya blame him?" another tourist asked.

"But it looked real." Spike assured.

Twilight giggled, before looking over at Spike's shoulder, "Spike, what's that?"

Spike looked at his right shoulder seeing what looked like a bite mark. When Velvet and Night Light saw it, they looked concerned, "Looks like a bite." Night Light said.

"Was it a shark?" a tourist asked.

"That's too small to be a shark bite, and if it was it would be messier than that." Another tourist replied.

"All right, everyone back it up." The captain said, making the tourists give them some room.

"Come on, Spike. Let's take you back to the cabin for some rest." Velvet said, as she and Night Light led their younger son away with Twilight and Shining following.

As Spike walked with his family he recalled what he saw in the water, and thought to himself, 'Thank you so much, whoever you three are.' he smiled happily.

Seven Years Later

The sound of a digital alarm clock went off waking up Spike who was asleep in bed. He groaned before reaching over to his dresser and tapped the snooze button on his cellphone's alarm clock. The now thirteen year old boy rubbed his eyes before looking around his room loaded with super hero merchandise ranging from comics, action figures, posters, and models. The boy yawned before rubbing his eyes, "Sometimes I hate mornings." he groaned, before a knock was heard at his door.

"Spike, are you up yet?" came a girl's voice.

"I am, Twilight!" Spike answered.

"Well, hurry up and get ready. I won't be tardy because of your slacking!"

"All right, I'm coming! Jeez," Spike muttered to himself, as he got out of bed and got changed. After getting dressed he stood before a mirror and smiled to himself before saying, "Oh, yeah."

He left his room and ran into his older sister Twilight who was now sixteen years old. She stood taller than Spike, and sported a C-cup rack. The older girl greeted her younger brother, "Morning, sleepyhead." she giggled.

Spike rolled his eyes, "Give me a break, Twilight."

"Come on. We better get going." Twilight said, as she walked downstairs with Spike following behind.

Later on the two were walking to school, with Spike trying to keep up with Twilight who was power walking, "Twilight, we still got plenty of time until class."

"That's no reason we can't show up before that, Spike." she replied.

"You do know perfect attendance won't do you that much good on your college application." Spike noted.

"You'd be surprised, Spike." his sister replied, while Spike rolled his eyes.

They approach the school which was two individual buildings connected by a link, "Well, I'll see you later, Twilight." Spike told her.

"Have a good day, Spike." Twilight said, as they each went into the individual buildings.

Spike walked through the Junior High Branch of the school, passing multiple students, getting ready for class, or lounging about in the halls. Suddenly a voice spoke out to him, "Hey, Spike!" Spike looked over and saw his two pals, Featherweight and Pipsqueak.

"Feather! Pip! What's up, my bros?" Spike asked, as they fist bumped.

"Just the same old." Pip answered.

"I just got a new camera," Featherweight showed them, "I can't wait to grab some action shots of the sports teams for the next edition of the CHS Gazette."

"Is the cheerleading squad the first team on your list?" Spike nudged him.

"Of course. Have you seen the outfits they wear?" Featherweight asked, while on the verge of salivating, "Wonder if they'll give me their numbers if they like my shots."

"Keep on dreaming, Feather." Pip said with doubt.

"What? You don't think I have a chance?" Feather asked, getting up in Pip's face.

"Well, you have less chances than me or Spike." Pip replied.

"Hey, speak for yourself!" Spike shot.

"Are you ladies done yapping yet?" came another voice, as the three saw the fourth member of their entourage, Tender Taps.

"Tender, what's up?" Spike asked.

"We'll be up if we don't get to class soon," Tender answered, "You know how Professor Flintheart is about tardiness." the boys shuddered, and hurried off to class.

Later on during lunch period, Spike and his boys were sitting at a table enjoying their lunch, with Tender speaking up, "I tell ya, guys. The dance club's been running us harder for the up and coming dance show."

"If anyone can blow away the competition, it's you, Twinkle Toes." Spike joked.

Tender frowned, "I told you not to call me that!"

"Hey, Spike!" cried a female voice.

Spike and his friends looked over seeing two sixteen year old girls running up to them. The first one sported a C-cup rack, and had pale, light-grayish cyan with white highlights colored hair, and her eyes were brilliant gamboge. The second girl bore a D-cup rack, and had moderate cobalt blue with very light fuchsia stripes colored hair, and her eyes were colored moderate arctic blue, "Lyra? Bonbon?" Spike addressed the two.

"Hi, Spike." Bonbon greeted him casually.

Pip, Feather, and Tender whispered amongst themselves, "High school girls! Here at our table!" Feather whispered.

"There is a God!" Pip added.

"Thank you, God." Tender thanked.

Spike ignored his friends, and spoke to the girls, "What're you doing here?"

"I have exciting news," Lyra began while acting excited, "Principal Celestia has approved of my idea for the Cryptid Club!"

"The what?" Spike asked in confusion.

"Spike, I brought this up to you a month ago. A club that focuses around the study of cryptozoology, urban legends, and paranormal activities." Lyra explained.

Spike thought back before answering, "Oh, that club. And?"

"And you're one of it's first members!" the girl cheered.

"Say what?" Spike did a double take, "I never agreed to that!"

Lyra grinned, "I thought you might say that, which is why I had Bonbon record your answer."

Bonbon held up a cassette recorder, and pressed they play button to play the message, "Sure, Lyra, if Principal Celestia actually goes through with your club idea, I'll join."

Spike listened to his voice and replied, "Don't you know when someone's being sarcastic?"

"Too late. It's already been decided." Lyra smirked.

"Sorry, Spike." Bonbon shrugged.

"What if I have my own stuff to do?" Spike asked.

"Come on, your schedule's about as open as mine." Pip spoke up.

Spike turned to Pip and spoke in sarcasm, "Thank you, Pip!"

"Then it's decided!" Lyra clapped her hands, "You'll meet up with us after school in room 303 in the high school section. You better show up." she warned him.

"Trust me, you better." Bonbon added.

"All right, I'll be there." Spike sighed.

"Great! See you then!" Lyra left with Bonbon.

"Well, about time you joined a club, Spike." Tender said.

"How is being part of a supernatural study club going to help with my school standing?" Spike asked.

"Even the littlest or pointless of clubs can help." Feather answered.

"Says the guy who works on the school paper," Spike noted with stink eye, before sighing again, "What have I gotten myself into?"

After school, and most of the students were clearing out, Spike was walking into the high school section of the school building. As he walked through the halls he looked around at all the older students feeling like a minority due to his size. He finally found the room where the club was being held, and knocked on it.

"Come in."

Spike opened the door and went inside. He saw the club room was decorated with pictures of monsters and supernatural creatures on a cork board, with myth and folklore books piled on shelves in a disorganized fashion. He saw Lyra standing by a podium, with Bonbon sitting on a table counter, and sitting in a chair at the table was another girl reading a book.. She was sixteen years old with a DD sized bust hidden underneath a dark purple turtle neck sweater. She had bushy eyebrows, and wore big black glasses with the bridge of it taped together. Her eyes were dark purple, and her hair was colored in a mix of brilliant amaranth, moderate purple, and grayish violet. Her bangs were tied upward with beads.

"Moondancer?" Spike asked the third girl.

Moondancer lifted her head up from the book and answered, "Hey, Spike. How're you?"

"I'm ok. You're part of this club too?"

"Yeah. I don't really have a lot of things to do outside studying. So I thought a simple club like this would help pass time." she answered.

"Well, it's nice to see an old friend will be suffering, I mean studying with me." Spike said. Moondancer couldn't help but chuckle.

Lyra spoke up, "Welcome, everyone, to the first ever meeting of the newly established Cryptid Club!" Bonbon clapped, while Moondancer and Spike slowly applauded, "Now then, as I'm sure you know the focus of this club is to monitor any possible paranormal activities or supernatural occurrences that may be happening in the city and such."

"In other words we'll be going on wild goose chases?" Moondancer asked dryly.

"Don't be so skeptic, Moondancer," Lyra replied, "There is activity out there. Many have chronicled events pertaining to it throughout history. And so will we."

"Do you even know what we're going to even do first?" Spike asked.

"As it so happens, yes. Bonbon, care to explain to them our first case?" Lyra asked.

Bonbon got up and looked through some notes she had on her, "There have been reports of strange noises coming from the ocean close to the beach for the past several nights."

"Strange noises?" Spike asked, "What do they sound like?"

"Many have claimed they sounded like vocalizing." Bonbon explained.

"Could just be people singing on the beach." Moondancer suggested.

"That's why we're going to find out what it is. If it's not of this world then we'll go down in history." Lyra stood proudly with a flag waving behind her.

"And if it's not?" Spike asked.

Lyra answered, "Then we move onto another case." Spike and Moondancer face faulted, "Ok, you guys go home and grab any essentials. We meet by the beach at Four O'clock sharp. Any questions?" Spike raised a hand, but Lyra cut him off, "You're all dismissed." she left the club followed by Bonbon. Spike looked at Moondancer who shrugged, and they left the room as well.

Spike returned home and went to his room. He emptied his backpack of his books and packed a few snacks and comic books in it. Twilight who was passing by, poked her head into his room, and spoke, "Where are you off to?"

"Club activity." he answered.

"Club activity?" she asked, before gasping, "Spike, have you joined a club?"

"Against my will, but more or less."

Twilight smiled, and went over to Spike hugging him from behind, "Oh, Spike, I'm so happy for you!" she cheered, while unintentionally pressing her bust into his back.

"Twilight, too close!" Spike cried, while blushing at the feeling of her rack pressed into his back.

"Sorry about that," she let him go, "So what club is it? Cooking, Science, Math?"

"Try the Cryptid club."

Twilight raised a brow in confusion, "Cryptid club?"

"Yeah. Something Lyra Heartstrings pitched to Principal Celestia who just approved it."

"I see. Anybody else in this club?" she wondered.

"Me, Lyra, Bonbon, and Moondancer." Spike listed off.

"Just you four?"

"Well, it just started so don't expect too many." Spike replied.

"True. So what'll you guys be doing?"

"Scoping out any sights where reported unnatural activity took place. Yeah, I know it sounds like a big waste of time, but it's not like I'll be doing anything better." he sighed.

Twilight smiled, "Well, as long as you're participating in something it'll do something for your school participation."

"Right. Well, I better get going. Don't know how long I'll be gone. So tell mom and dad I may be missing dinner."

"Just try not to stay out too late." Twilight warned him.

"I know, because it's a school night." Spike said with air quotes, before grabbing his skateboard and left his room. Outside he got on his board and boarded off into the city.

As Spike skateboarded along, he reached the beach area and saw Lyra, Bonbon, and Moondancer setting up chairs. He got off his board and walked down to the beach, "Hey, girls."

"Spike, glad you made it." Lyra greeted.

"Everything's all set up, as you can see." Bonbon showed him.

"Nice." Spike said, as he took a seat on one of the chairs.

"So answer me this, Lyra," Moondancer began, "If the occurrences happened at night, then why're we here so early?"

"To make sure we don't miss a thing." Lyra answered.

"Well, let's make sure we don't stay out too late," Spike said, "I have a curfew without supervision."

"I know. My parents would freak if I stayed out too late too." Bonbon agreed.

"Ok, guys. If it gets too late and nothing happens we'll pack it in." Lyra promised.

"Thank you." Moondancer said.

"Until then, we can just relax." Spike said, as he grabbed a soda from the cooler Lyra brought.

The group sat around on the beach relaxing with Spike reading one of his comics, and Moondancer nose deep in a book. Occasionally, Bonbon would go and pick up extra food for the club whenever they got hungry.

When nighttime rolled in, the club members were sitting around a lantern that was lit. Moondancer looked at her watch, and spoke to the club leader, "Lyra, it's already eight, and nothing's happened."

"Hate to say it, but we came out here to find nothing." Spike added.

"They're right, Lyra," Bonbon agreed, "We can't stay out here any later, and it's already getting cold. Let's call it for a night."

Lyra looked around seeing her friends were getting bored, and she couldn't deny it either that nothing's been happening since the sun went down, "All right. Pack it in, guys. We'll check around here another night."

Spike and Moondancer sighed in relief, as they started folding up the chairs. Before they could leave, they suddenly heard the sound of vocalizing echoing around the beach, "Wait, you hear that?" Bonbon asked.

"I hear it too." Lyra listened.

"So do I." Moondancer agreed.

"Yeah, and me..." Spike was cut off, as he clutched his right shoulder and groaned. This caught the attention of the three girls.

"Spike, what's wrong?" Lyra asked in worry.

"Are you ok?" Bonbon asked in concern.

"My shoulder, it's burning." Spike groaned, while clutching his right shoulder.

"Let me have a look." Moondancer said, as she removed Spike's jacket to see the marking on his shoulder was glowing a bit, "Whoa." she gasped.

"Freaky." Lyra gasped.

Bonbon looked around the beach, trying to pinpoint the source of the singing, "I don't see anyone out here but us."

Suddenly the singing ceased, and at the same time, Spike's mark stopped glowing, "Oh, finally." Spike sighed in relief as the burning sensation stopped.

"Spike, where did you get this mark?" Lyra asked, while inspecting it.

"I had that when I was six, on that day I fell overboard on a cruise ship." he answered.

"How did you get it?" Moondancer asked.

"Doctors say it was a fish bite. But not lethal."

"Why was it glowing?" Bonbon wondered.

"I have no idea." Spike replied.

"Whatever it is, it must've been connected with the singing that just happened." Lyra suspected.

"What do we do now?" Moondancer asked.

"Not much we can do." Lyra answered.

"Why don't we go home and talk about this tomorrow?" Bonbon suggested.

"Excellent idea, Bonbon." Lyra agreed, as the four packed it in and headed home. As they left, they were unaware of three figures watching them from the ocean.

When Spike returned home, he went inside finding his parents and Twilight watching the news in the living room, "Cutting it kind of close, aren't you?" Velvet asked.

"Sorry, mom." he answered.

"You look tired, Spike." Twilight noted.

"Sitting out on the beach for hours doing nothing but waiting will do that to you." he answered, "I'm going to bed. Night." he retreated to his room, where he dropped his backpack on the floor and dropped down on his bed falling asleep.

The next day at school, Spike was walking the halls with his boys, discussing the events of last night leaving out what happened with him, "You spent all that time on the beach without seeing a single girl in a bikini?" Feather asked.

"I know, it's a sad story." Spike sighed.

"But at least you got to hang out with three older and attractive girls." Tender noted.

"True, though it wasn't as fun as it sounds."

"Maybe one day you'll get lucky." Pip cheered him up.

"Yeah, that'll be the day." Spike answered in sarcasm, until three voices cried out.

"SPIKE!" Spike turned around and saw three sixteen year old girls he's never met before running up to him. One of them had purple hair with turquoise highlights done up in pigtails, the second had cerulean hair with dark blue highlights done up in a ponytail, and the third had big poofy hair colored orange with gold highlights. What they had in common was not only did they have E cup sized busts, but also wore a red gem necklace. Spike was taken by surprise, as the three jumped Spike tackling him to the floor.

"Ow!" he groaned. He looked up seeing the three girls looking down at him with excited looks.

"Spike, it really is you!" the poof haired girl began.

"Been a long time." the pig-tailed girl added.

"You look so handsome now." the pony-tailed girl finished.

"Um, do I know you three?" Spike asked in confusion.

"Yeah. Well, not directly." the pony-tailed girl answered.

"We met you years ago when you were just a kid." the poofy haired girl explained.

"That time you fell off a boat." the pig-tailed girl added.

Spike was lost for words at what these girls were saying, and how they knew about the incident where he almost drowned. But he could tell something was definitely up.