Isle of She-Beasts

The sun rose up high, casting its waking lights, across the island. All the inhabitants made themselves known with their hooting and hollering, to signal that they were all awake. The island is once again coming to life.

Early that morning, Sunset Shimmer was in Rarity’s hut, to be measured to be fit for a new dress the leopard was making.

"Hey Rarity?" Sunset asked, with her cheeks blushing a shade of red and her voice barely a gasp. "How much longer until it's finished?"

The flustered tiger-woman was blushing a shade of red at the feeling of a thin piece of vine, hugging around her breasts, as if they were groping her.

"In a moment, darling," Rarity replied. "You can't rush art! That and it's been awhile since I've measured you up for a new clothe and all, given to your...preference for the less than concealing kind of clothing."

"Well, it wasn't like I wanted to be a tiger-woman with a high risk of a heatstroke..." Sunset grumbled.

"Now, now, Sunset," Applejack coaxed. "Nobody's blaming you for anything. Although, as of late, I just don't see the point anymore of wearin' clothes. We're all becoming more animals by the day and we've got fur."

"And feathers!" Rainbow Dash squawked, holding up her wings. "Which isn't too bad, except that I have to preen my feathers now to keep them clean enough to fly..."

"Speak for yourself," Starlight Glimmer spoke up. "At least you gals can go about on land. But for me? I have to fully submerge myself in the water, now and then to stay moisturize..."

"Well, what can you say?" Pinkie Pie began to chirp. "You're a fish out of water!"

"Darlings, enough!" Rarity roared, getting the other She-Beasts' attention. "Look. I know it's hard for all of us and we've been marooned on this dreadful island for far too long. But no matter what happens, we cannot forsake our humanity! That means we are not taking our clothes off, for clothes is what separates the woman from the beast!"

"Yeah? For how long?" Applejack challenged. "What's the point of us keepin' our clothes on when sooner, or later, we'll eventually lose our minds and become as mindless and feral as Fleur!?"

"I don't know, darling..." Rarity replied. "I honestly don't know..."

The girls all looked down solemnly, unsure on how they can cope with knowing that their inevitable fate will soon be upon them. They wondered if they should resign themselves to their fate.

"Girls! Girls!" The sound of an excited pony neighed.

Everyone present turned their attention up to see Twilight running out of a hut, carrying the diamonds that Rarity had brought back from Sombra's snake pit.

"Twilight?" Applejack called out, as she and the girls run up to the excited pony-woman. "What is it? What's goin' on?"

"Girls!" Twilight smiled. "I've done a cross analysis of the diamonds that Rarity brought back from the mines, and my theories have been confirmed! These are in fact Tellurium crystals!"

"Yeah..." Rainbow Dash began. "What exactly are Tellurium?"

"They're very rare elements that are nearly impossible to find on Earth," Twilight explained. "They can be used to refine machineries, even powering up certain modes of transportations!"

The girls all share their amazements at this revelation.

"So, you're saying we can use these minerals to power up the yacht and get off this island?" Rainbow Dash asked hopefully.

"Affirmative!" Twilight nodded.

"That's great!" Sunset Shimmer smiled as she got down from the stool she was standing on and walked over to Twilight. "We'll be off this island in no time and we can get back home to our friends and family! And maybe warn the world about Dr. Grogar's evil operation!"

"Better yet, bring him to justice!" Rainbow Dash added.

"And hopefully, we'll even get him to change us back to being regular people! Right?" Starlight asked.

To this, the rest of the girls all fell silent at the notion of being human again.

"...Right?" Starlight repeated. "What's the matter? Don't you girls want to go back to being humans again?"

"Of course we do," Twilight answered. "But...it's just a question of...Can we be humans again?"

"We've been like this for so long we...never thought about us being humans again," Applejack frowned.

"And besides, being a She-Beast does have some perks," Rainbow Dash flapped her wings. "Look at me! I can fly! And I'm awesome!"

"But...I can't see!" Fluttershy squeaked, reminding the girls of her blindness, due to her being a bat.

"Oh...right,” Rainbow cringed. “There's that..."

"The important thing today is we can all go home!" Sunset spoke up. "After the yacht has been repaired, then we'll be able to leave this island and get back to civilization! Right now...let's just get something to eat."

The girls all nodded, as they headed off to the Mess Hall for some breakfast.

“So, you’re gonna flash for Spikey-Wikey, hmm?” Pinkie Pie chirped, bouncing her eyebrows at Sunset, reminding the tiger-woman that she is topless.

“Oh!” Sunset frantically covered her breasts. “Does anyone have a light top I can borrow?”

Meanwhile, inside the hut they were sharing for the night, Spike and Loona were still asleep in each other's embrace. A ray of sunlight managed to find its way into their room through an open window, which falls on the sleeping pair.

Loona was the first to wake up, breathing in the morning air. The tired wolf-dog Reverse-Hybrid let out a yawn, before she looked down to see Spike, still sleeping soundly, snuggled in her arms.

Loona couldn’t help but smile lovingly. To her, he seems rather cute, when he’s asleep. She felt warm inside, either from the sun, as if Spike has casted some magic spell on her that thawed her icy, jaded, cold feelings.

Hard to believe that she used to hate his guts, once upon a time.

Now, she no longer felt the icy cold sharp cut of the needles, piercing deep in her skin, beneath the fur. It was as if the brutal agonizing pain she’s endured all those years have washed away. At last, she truly feels safe again.

She wanted this to last for a lifetime. With a content sigh, Loona laid her head down onto Spike, snuggling up against his chest.

“Loona?”

Spike slid out from under Loona, sitting himself up in bed. She opened her eyes for him to greet her with concerned eyes.

“Are you okay?” The human asked her worryingly. “You alright?”

“Hmmm?” Loona inquired in a soft tone that sounded too human to her. “Yeah? Never better. If I’m being honest, then last night was the best night I’ve ever had.”

With a chuckle of a female human, Loona playfully licked Spike’s cheek. Her whole body was electrified as she savors the taste of his very being. For some reason, she actually liked the taste of him. But it wasn't out of hunger.

She has eaten meat before. Including the blood and flesh of humans. But for some reason, she no longer has that desire for meat nor blood. Spike tasted good, but she doesn’t desire him as a potential prey.

She watched the stun expression on Spike disappearing as he got up and stretched his back, which made some cracking popping sounds.

"I...w-we should get out and...get some breakfast...the others are going to wake up soon," Spike stammered as he tripped and stumbled over his own foot.

Loona couldn't help but chuckle at how cute and clumsy he is.

“Are you humans always this clumsy, every morning?” Loona asked.

“…Maybe?” Spike shrugged. “That, and I’m still recovering from the spider bite.”

Remembering the spider, Loona’s playful feeling disappeared and was replaced with a feeling of concern.

“And…how is the spider bite?” Loona asked in a shaking voice. “Is it gone yet?”

Loona watched Spike moving one of his hands up to where he was bitten, on the shoulder, feeling the spot he was bitten.

“Just a little,” Spike replied. “It’s swelling down a little, but otherwise, it’s alright. But how is your back?”

“It still hurts,” Loona whimpered. “It feels like Cozy Glow is still hurting me.”

Loona shivered at the thought of Cozy Glow. She felt as if the blood in her whole body froze up. She instinctively hugged herself in a vain attempt to keep herself from shaking so much.

Thankfully, she didn’t have to shake much longer, when a pair of arms wrapped around her. She opened her eyes to see that Spike had hugged her, gently enough to calm her nerves.

It was both soothing, but also bizarre. Normally, she would growl in irritation from being touched. But now, she no longer has that feeling.

She just let the warmth feeling from Spike’s embrace wash over her, until they parted.

“Thanks…” Loona said hesitantly. “You know…for that.”

“No problem,” Spike took a step back, though he froze in place. “Whoa!”

“Whoa, what?”

“You’re…glowing.”

“I…I am?” Loona looked down at herself.

She was standing in the sunlight. The only possible way she could be glowing was the white dress Cozy had forced her to wear. Though worn and torn, with smudges of dirt and dried blood, the dress was still bright and blinding as the sun .

The sun’s light, combined with the dress, Loona figured that she must be hurting his eyes with the blinding light.

“I’m…sorry,” Loona whimpered. “I…”

“Oh, no. No need to apologize,” Spike stammered. “What I mean is…you look beautiful! L-L-Like an angel…”

“Oh?” Loona looked up at Spike, feeling her cheeks burning up, as if they were on fire.

Beneath her skirt, she felt her tail wagging rapidly, while feeling a thumping sensation in her chest that was making her breathing rapidly, with every seconds. It was her heart. Spike’s compliment was making her heartbeat going wild. Why? Is she sick? If so, why does she feel so pleasant?

“Uh, thanks, I guess,” Loona stammered, wanting to get out from the awkward moment. “Uh, as you humans say, whatever…”

Spike seems to pick up on the awkward tension, taking it as his cue to leave, when he started heading towards the doorway.

“Anyway,” Spike spoke up. “We should be joining the others for breakfast.”

“Uh…sure,” Loona replied, quietly. “I’ll catch up with you later.”

Loona watches Spike leaving her hut, with a pang of longing weighing heavily on her chest. Once she’s left by her lonesome, Loona lies back down on her bed, sniffing at the spot where Spike had slept.

It smelled as though Spike was still there in spite of his absence.

‘He thinks I’m beautiful?’ Loona asked herself in her thoughts. ‘How am I beautiful?’

Loona looked down at herself; more specifically, the dress she was forced to wear. How she hated the dress. She could hardly walk, or run, without tripping. Not to mention certain times when she has some trouble breathing because of how tight it was.

But now she wondered, if this dress makes her beautiful, then can she learn to love it? To embrace it, no matter how embarrassed she is? And for Spike? If so, then how?

She wanted nothing more than to be rid of this dress, to get rid of any remnants of Cozy Glow. But Loona has no other clothes to wear.

As much as she hated the dress, Loona hates the thought of her human body being seen. Long before she and Spike were kidnapped by Cozy Glow, the only clothes she wore was a small crop-top and a black short shorts.

Though they were small, and provided limited coverage to her body, they were easier to move in, than the dress. That being said, they left little to the imagination of her body.

Could Spike have said she was beautiful, simply because of her human body? Once again, she just doesn’t know how to feel about it.

Could it be that her human body isn’t as hideous as she thought it is? Or could it just simply be because her body was human enough to be beautiful to a human, like Spike?

Once more, she doesn’t know what to think.

Shortly, after washing himself, Spike arrived at the Mess Hall, where the rest of the girls were already having breakfasts.

“Morning girls!” Spike greeted, as he walked over to an open seat, at the table.

“Morning, Spike!” The girls answered back.

“Guess what’s for breakfast today!” Pinkie Pie chirped, presenting a huge plate of burnt pancakes. “Pancakes!”

“Sorry if it’s a little burnt there, Sugarcube,” Applejack apologized. “It wouldn’t have if some monkey had been paying more attention.” She said, eyeing towards Pinkie Pie.

“I’ve got four hands and two of them are trying to chop up those apples, like you asked,” Pinkie Pie frowned, in her defense.

“I think these smell good,” Spike said politely, and got ready to eat. “Oh, hey Sunset! Nice dress you’re wearing.”

“Aw, thanks Spike!” Sunset smiled in response to the compliment.

The Tiger-Woman was wearing a light blue summer dress that is complementary to her blazing fiery coat.

“Wow, it really goes well with your eyes,” Spike continued to compliment.

Sunset Shimmer couldn’t help but giggle in response, while the other girls looked rather annoyed, if not jealous at the compliment he was giving.

“Well, I did help her pick out the right fabrics, darling,” Rarity spoke up.

“Of course,” Spike replied. “I expect nothing less from the most fashion forward lady I know! As always, you have an eye for details, Rarity!”

“Thank you!” Rarity smiled, happy to be acknowledged.

“So…what’s the agenda for today?” Asked Spike, while he ate a piece of the burnt pancake.

“Bad news is we gotta tighten up security again,” Rainbow Dash answered. “Especially with Shade still out there and he knows where we are.”

“But the good news is that we can repair the yacht, thanks to the tellurium crystals that Rarity brought back!” Twilight added.

“That’s great!” Exclaimed Spike. “We can leave the island and be back to civilization in no time! When can we leave?”

“It shouldn’t take us too long,” Twilight answered. “I can repair the engines, within at least three days, give or take.”

“That’s great!” Spike replied. “The sooner we’re off this island, the better!”

“And as soon as we can get to the mainland and alert the authorities, the quicker we can shut Dr. Grogar’s entire operation for good!” Starlight added.

“Darn tootin!” Applejack nodded.

“Look out,” Rainbow Dash squawked. “Here comes moody goth princess.”

Everyone all looked in Rainbow Dash’s direction to see Loona walking into the mess hall.

“Good morning to you too, parrot,” Loona muttered at Rainbow Dash. “And all of you…and Spike.”

In the blink of an eye, when Loona turned to look at Spike, the expression on her face quickly changed to a loving smile.

“Dost my ears deceive me?” Pinkie Pie gasped. “Did you just called Spike by his real name?”

“And was that a smile I just saw?” Applejack smirked.

Loona turned and frowned at all of the She-Beasts, feral woman, and Reverse-Hybrids present.

“What?” Loona shrugged, with her face shifting to a look of annoyance, with the fur on the back of her neck bristling. “Why is it so weird for me to call Spike by his name?”

“It’s nothing personal or anything,” Twilight began. “But normally, you would just refer to Spike as ‘human,’ and wouldn’t even bother acknowledging his name.”

“Well, after being prisoners of Cozy Glow and…stuff. I feel that I should start remembering his name,” Loona rolled her eyes. “But that doesn’t make us friends or anything.”

Even as she said this last part, Loona looked at Spike and winked an eye.

Spike wasn’t sure how to respond. Loona’s words sounded venomous, as if she still hated him. Yet, she looked at him with loving reassurance.

For Spike, it’s plain to see that Loona was hiding the fact that both he and she have grown closer. But why Loona would want to keep it a secret, he didn’t know.

‘Why are women so hard to understand?’ Spike asked in his thoughts.

Shortly after the friends had breakfast, Twilight went off to make the repairs to the yacht. Accompanying her and assisting her with the repairs is the octopus Reverse-Hybrid, Marina.

Meanwhile, Spike and the other girls were left to mingle in the village.

Rainbow Dash, though, was pacing around the center rather impatiently.

“So we’re just gonna wait around here, doing nothing, while Twilight and Marina work on the yacht?” Rainbow grumbled.

“I think it’s for the best we leave them alone to work their magic, Dash,” Applejack muttered. “And complaining about it is not gonna get the job done faster.”

“Then let’s get out of this village and go on a patrol, hunting, or something,” Rainbow screeched anxiously.

“Bad idea,” Sunset Shimmer shook her head.

“There’s a homicidal Hunter out there!” Pinkie Pie reminded.

“So now we’re stuck here…” Rainbow Dash grumbled. “Twilight and that nerdy octo-girl better hurry up with whatever they need to fix the ship, or I’m gonna lose my mind!”

“Or…we could just talk to pass the time,” Applejack suggested.

“Oh? You want talk?” Loona barked. “Talk about what exactly?”

Applejack looked to the side and happened a glance at Spike, looking at his camera.

“What ya lookin’ at, Sugarcube?” Applejack asked curiously.

“Huh?” Spike looked up from his camera. “Oh. Just taking a trip down memory lane…”

Applejack and the other girls all curiously gathered around Spike to look at his camera. The young man didn’t even flinch, nor did he bother hiding his camera away.

He just kept on scrolling through the photos in the camera’s gallery, showing the captured moments of animals he’s worked with, the people he knew, and himself making memories with his friends and family.

“Oh, my words, darling!” Rarity exclaimed. “You have an exquisite eye for photography!”

“Yeah! These photos looked like they could come alive at any moment!” Rainbow Dash added.

“Oh, I wish I could look!” Fluttershy whimpered her disappointment. “All the cute animals! The ones I could hold and snuggle up with!”

“You can snuggle with me!” Pinkie Pie offered herself. “I’m a monkey-woman, so that technically makes me an animal. Right? And I’m kinda cute myself!”

“Aw, thanks, Pinkie,” Fluttershy smiled sadly. “But it’s just not the same…”

Turning their attentions back to Spike’s camera, the girls — minus Fluttershy — looked
at the photos he was scrolling through.

“Ponyville, Montana,” Spike sighed, at a photo of himself, surrounded by a group of young men, roughly around his age.

“Friends of yours?” Applejack asked.

“Hmmm? Yeah,” Spike pointed to each of the boys. “This was taken before I joined Newt Chimera. There’s Button Mash. That guy is Rumble. There’s Tender Taps, Featherweight, and that’s Pipsqueak. They’re real bros to pal around with.”

“Back when I was…well, y’know,” Spike awkwardly avoided mentioning his gynophobia. “These guys were there for me. They understood my needs. They really went all out to make sure I’m comfortable.”

“Sounds to me they’re a real pack for ya, Sugarcube!” Applejack smiled, as she and the girls looked at more photos in Spike’s camera.

“Wow, Ponyville looks like a real swell place!” Pinkie Pie chirped. “Looks almost as good as Canterlot City!”

“Canter what?” Spike asked.

“Canterlot City,” Pinkie Pie repeated. “That’s in Washington!”

"Washington huh? I bet it rained a lot over there." Spike joked.

"You have no idea..." Sunset moaned.

"What about you Starlight? Where are you from?" Pinkie Pie asked the shark girl.

"I come from the Monterey Bay area, mostly from Carmel." Starlight replied.

"Monterey huh? Guess that makes you a California Girl then eh?" Rainbow asked with a grin.

"Shut up," Starlight growled.

“What about you, Loona?” Spike asked. “Where did you originally came from?”

“I…I don’t know,” Loona answered with uncertainty. “I remember a city…with so many flashing lights. Loud musics. And smogs… Someplace where angels are lost…Lost Angels U.S?”

“You mean Los Angeles?” Sunset Shimmer asked.

“Yes! That’s it!” Loona barked. “It was disgusting! The whole place reeks of urine and desperation…”

Spike nodded in acknowledgment, before he looked back at the photos on his camera, with a renewed heavy feeling of longing and sadness. This didn’t go unnoticed.

“You alright there, Spike?” Sunset asked.

“Yeah. I’m okay,” Spike replied. “All this talk about home makes me kinda…homesick. You know?”

“I agree with you there,” Applejack nodded, with the other girls following, expressing their agreements.

“It’s starting to feel like we’ve been on this island for more than a year now,” Applejack whimpered. “Big Mac’s running the farm by himself, while Granny Smith’s counting the days in bed. An I reckon little Apple Bloom’s off to high school by now…”

“At least she gets to go to high school,” Rainbow Dash frowned tearfully. “Meanwhile, Scootaloo’s stuck in Canterlot Hospital, wasting away… I promised her I’d be there for her…”

“Oh?” Starlight Glimmer looked up with piqued interest. “Who’s Scootaloo? And, if I may ask, why’s she in a hospital?”

The Spike and the other She-Beasts present — minus Fleur — all have a look of sadness, which matched the expression on their falcon-woman friend’s face.

The Reverse-Hybrids also looked at Rainbow Dash curiously.

“Scootaloo is my sister,” Rainbow Dash sighed. “Well, figuratively, I mean. She and I aren’t related by blood, or anything. But to her, I was her hero. She looked up to me and she wanted so badly to have me as her sister. Y’know, someone to take her under their wings and all…”

“Wow, that’s very nice of you, Rainbow Dash,” Starlight smiled in admiration, before she remembered her second question. “But then, what happened to her? Why’s she in a hospital?”

Rainbow Dash looked down solemnly, breathing in and breathing out to steady herself, until she was ready to answer.

“She was diagnosed with a terminal illness,” Rainbow cried tearfully. “She’s got it so bad that she was confined to a wheelchair and…”

Wiping her tears away, Rainbow quickly concluded the story, “Anyway, I had devoted a lot of my times to be by her side. I just wanted her to have the best times of her life, but… I’m here, with everyone… and…”

The rest of the She-Beasts, besides Fleur, all gathered around Rainbow Dash and pulled her in for a group hug. Starlight had also joined in the hug, offering her condolences.

Spike got up and walked over to Rainbow Dash, offering his condolence.

“I’m sorry,” Spike apologize quietly, dipping his head to the falcon-woman.

While he hasn’t known Rainbow for long, or even her sister-figure, Scootaloo, it was clear that the two meant a lot to one another. And that Rainbow Dash was really anxious of getting back home to Scootaloo. It was almost human. In a way, this makes Spike feel less scared around the She-Beasts.

Rainbow Dash walked over and gently wrapped her wings around Spike, pulling him in for a grateful hug.

Later that day, after their heartfelt discussion of home and the loved ones left behind, everyone were all going about their day.

Spike was washing his camera’s lens to make sure it was clear enough to take high quality pictures. Sunset Shimmer was dusting off her new dress, as if she was ready to get her pictures taken.

“So, Spike?” Sunset asked, walking up to the young photographer. “Is your camera ready?”

“I think so,” Spike checked the camera. “Ready?”

Sunset Shimmer giggled before she struck a pose, with her right hand behind her head, her left hand on her hip, and her left foot standing on her toes.

Spike then snapped a photo, before Sunset Shimmer did another pose and Spike took another picture.

After they were done, Spike and Sunset both took a look at the photos in Spike’s camera, smiling with satisfactory.

“I always knew you were so photogenic, Sunset Shimmer,” Spike smiled.

“Or maybe you have a keen eye for photography,” Sunset Shimmer chuckled, playfully kissing Spike on the cheek.

Spike was blushing a shade of red. But instead of feeling scared, it was a rather pleasant feeling. He doesn’t seem to understand it yet.

After he was done taking pictures of Sunset, Spike walked around the village, looking for another girl who would allow him to photograph her.

“Oh Spike~” Rarity called, strutting up to the young man, wearing a new floral dress with mini skirt. “Would you be a dear and snap a photo of my latest ensemble darling?”

“Sure thing, Rarity,” Spike complied, as he got into position for the right angle, and the right lighting.

Spike didn’t realize it then, but he was becoming rather comfortable of the girls’ presence. He was no longer scared of them. In fact, it was almost as if he’s known them for years.

Spike didn’t think too much on his recovery from his gynophobia. He was making sure he captured Rarity’s beauty.

Suddenly, without warning, someone jumped from behind and snatched Spike’s camera from his hands.

“Hey! What?!” Spike turned and looked to see the culprit was Loona. “Loona! Come back! Give me back my camera!”

“You want it, human?” Loona taunted. “Come and get it.”

With a laugh, Loona raced off with Spike’s camera in hand, with the young man running after her, leaving behind an annoyed Rarity.

“Rarity? What happened?” Applejack asked.

“Loona was what happened,” Rarity pouted, watching with the rest of the girls as Spike chased after Loona around the village, until they were on the beach.

Eventually, Spike caught up to Loona when the dog paused for a moment to catch her breath.

“Gotcha!” He took his camera back, before he catches Loona in a hug from behind.

“Come here you!” Spike laughed as he tickled Loona’s tummy, and they laughed, with the wolf-dog, kicking her legs and wagging her tail.

This playful moment between man and dog went until Loona’s laughter became a gasp for air. Spike immediately took notice and let’s go of her.

“What’s the matter, Loona?” He asked.

“I’m…fine…” Loona panted. “Just…having…trouble…breathing…”

As she was saying this, Spike took notice of the way Loona held her hands over her stomach.

In spite of the rips and tears on her dress, it was still too tight for her to breathe in.

“It’s…hard to…breathe…and run…in this…thing…Y’know?”

“Well, then just take it off,” Spike suggested, earning a rather shock, disgusted, and embarrassed look from Loona.

“You…human!” Loona growled, crossing her arms over her chest. “You want to take a good look at my disgusting body?”

“I won’t look. Don’t worry,” Spike reassured, turning his head away. “And besides, I’m sure Rarity can fix up something new for you to wear.”

“Oh?” Loona raised an eyebrow. “So…this dress isn’t…I mean…I don’t have to wear this dress all the time to be beautiful to you?”

Spike felt his cheeks turning red, scratching the back of his head as he searches for the words to tell her.

“I…I already thought you were beautiful, with or without the dress,” Spike stammered. “It’s not always the clothes that makes a person, or the creature, beautiful. But the person and the creature wearing the clothes…”

Spike looked to Loona and he was certain he saw her face turning red as she looked away.

“Whatever you say, human,” Loona muttered. “But…do you really think I’m beautiful, Spike?”

Before Spike could answer, the rest of the She-Beasts and Reverse-Hybrids had soon arrived.

“Spike!” Applejack called out. “Y’all alright?”

“Yeah!” Spike answered. “Me and Loona were just—“

“Talking,” Loona barked, finishing his sentence.

“Uhhh…”

“Honestly, what is wrong with you?” Rarity scolded Loona. “Stealing a sweet hearted young man’s camera. You ought to be ashamed of yourself!”

“Yeah! Like taking candy from a baby,” Pinkie Pie huffed.

“Hey, take it easy,” Spike stood up for Loona.

‘Whoa! Where did that come from?’ He thought at his sudden assertiveness.

“Loona was just playing! That’s all. Right Loona?”

In response, Loona simply looked away and huffed, “Yeah…just playing…”

Judging by her tone, it seemed Loona wasn’t sure. She seemed rather conflicted about something. Spike wished he knew what was troubling her.

He decided to let it slide for the time being as he and Loona followed the rest of the girls back to the village.