Rolling Doubles

by DoTheEvolution

Rating: teen
Tags: Tragedy
Length: 5317

Pent up emotions explodes during an innocent game of Monopoly.

During a vacation to a popular water park resort, tension arise between Rainbow Dash and Spike when it is revealed that both of them have a thing for Rarity. Meanwhile, Flutershy sinks into a deep depression that AppleJack is determined to see her out of.

Published 1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC
Last updated 2012-02-17 19:44:42 UTC

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Rolling Doubles

Chapter 1: Advance To GO, Collect $200

“Oh... I don’t know if I should...” Hesitated Fluttershy, “I mean this slide is offly long,

what happens if I get stuck during the ride down?” The fear of this humiliation looming

over her head.

“Oh for pete’s sake, Fluttershy, just go down it!” An exasperated Rainbow Dash

complained, forcing her friend down the tube before going down it herself a few seconds

later.

The “Mane Six”, as they were known, had elected to take a holiday at the gigantic

waterpark resort in Canterlot. Thanks to Twilight’s connection to the royal princess, they

pretty much had the run of the place. All expenses paid. It was the little slice of life they

needed to get away from their stressful lives.

“Oh God, wasn’t that fun Fluttershy?” Laughed Rainbow Dash. Splashing in the pool, her

wings fluttering making her appear almost like a playful bird in a birdbath.

“Yes... well..” Fumbled the weak-willed Fluttershy “I would of enjoyed it more going at

my own pace” She argue, just a hair above a whisper, none of the herd noticing.

“Wooooohahaha!” Laughed Rarity, as she came down the tube, her body smacking ring

into the upright Rainbow Dash. Their bodies for a moment playfully meshing together,

Dash ending up on top of the mid-Atlantic accented pony.

“Oh gosh! Rainbow Dash, that slide is simply amazingly wicked fun!” Laughed Rarity.

“I know right? It was such a good idea for us to come here for vacation!” Responded

Dash with glee.

“Oh I know! Plus it gives me a chance to show off my brand new swim suit line!” Rarity

exclaimed, her eyes glowing like diamonds as she imagined the coinage she would make

upon  starting mass production. All the while Dash took a moment to inspect Rarity’s

work, and found for some reason, the clothed pony way more inticing the typical naked

mare.

“Well it looks great.” assured Dash, who promptly got splashed in the face by Applejack.

“Yeah sure, it’s cos-met-ically appealing and all but nothing beats feeling the crisp clear

water on a nice liberated flank.” Applejack interjected with her two cents.

“Oh my poor poor dear, AppleJack.” tutted Rarity, “The whole point of the swim suit is

simply to make one look more attractive to colts!” she explained. Dash grimaced a

moment. “It accentuates a mare’s natural appeal granted to her by nature.”

“Well it might work, Rarity, if you weren’t laying underneath a rainbow haired mare.”

Noted a half-jealous spike as he floated in an innertube. “Just saying, someone might get

the wrong idea.”

Rarity blushed as she became aware of the sexually suggestive situation, Dash letting her

up with a blush. There was an awkward moment, followed by a sudden massive flood of

water from the slide disorientating all the ponies! Which lead to a Spike-Rarity-Dash

sandwich after it subsided. Pinkie Pie, the exitor of the slide exclaimed “Oh my Gosh!

Did you see the amount of water that can down with me? I was all, ‘whoa’! And you were

all ‘ahhh’! And now Spike, Rarity and Dash are locked in a three way!” Giggled the pink

pony, the 3 of which quickly composed themselves.

“Pinkie, just how did you do that?” asked a puzzled AppleJack, inquiring the surge of

water.

“Beats me, crazy stuff just sometimes happens to me!” Pinkie explained, suddenly an

upward force of water forcing her into the air and dropping her “See?” She chuckled

“M’ah gut feeling tells me Twilight would be more than interested in how yer doin that.”

AppleJack noted, then added “Say, where is our favorite sugarcube anyway?”

“She’s over on the beach.” answered Fluttershy “Reading.”

Twilight laid upon the beach, in one of Rarity’s special bathing suits no less, with her bag

of books, reading amongst the lazy foreign tourist. Her friends closed in on her position.

“Twilight, hun’, what are you doing?” Asked Applejack.

Twilight smirked, “Vacation or not, some ponies still have work to do A.J.”

“Oh for God sakes egghead, don’t you think you can take five minutes away from those

books and enjoy life?” Ask Dash

“Please, Twilight, my design is simply wasted on you if all you choose to do is sunbathe

the entire day.” heeded Rarity “You need to be in the water so the fabric can sparkle in

the sun! Don’t you want to meet some dashing colt life guard?”

“Guys!” Twilight laughed “Sometimes all you need to relax is just a good book on a nice

beach.”

“Book schmook, get in the water egghead!” Demanded Dash, grabbing the pony from her

book and tossing her into the gigantic wave pool next to Fluttershy. Pinkie Pie appearing

with a gigantic super soaker and shooting both of them with incredible force.

“Yeah! C’mon! What’s the point of being at a resort if you don’t enjoy the water?!”

Pinkie laughed, tossing the soaker into back into the non-existent dimensional plane

where it was originally plucked from. “Lets all play Marco polo! Fluttershy, you’re it!”

“Actually... I wanted to go take a nap on the Lazy River...” Fluttershy tried to express,

then Pinkie pounded her on the head forcing her eyes shut. she reluctantly counted to ten.

After minutes of starting, Fluttershy came within a hairs reach of tagging either Rarity or

Rainbow Dash using her as a Pony shield “Oh noo!!!!” Rarity squeaked playfully.

Forcibly, Spike interjected himself between the two, kicking Rarity off the side and

pushing Dash into harms way.

“Hey, you can’t do that! That’s cheating!” Dash whined, in the background Rarity rubbed

her hip from being kicked out of the way of certain tag.

“Bullshit! you were just about to do the same to Rarity.” Spike argued back.

“Really, I don’t mind going again...” Fluttershy made a half-hearted attempt to make

peace “Not that anyone pays mind to what I say.”

“Spike! Dash! Both of you calm down!” Twilight ordered with the same authority a

mother would over two small children. “I’ll decide who’s it.”

“No, I’ll be it.” Rarity declared “After all I don’t want to come between Dash and my

little Spikey-wikey, right?” Rarity faux-smiled, and despite Twilight’s assurance that she

didn’t have to, shut her eyes and played the role of Marco polo.

“Marco!” Rarity called out into the abyss.

“Polo!” Responded Dash in her best Spike impersonation, grabbing the bay dragon by the

collar and shoving him face first into Rarity’s crotch. Rarity, obviously surprised, and

struck Spike back in the face.

“Oh, of all the nerve! How dare you Spike!” Rarity cried, flustered. “I expect this sort of

behavior from most dragons, but you?”

“What?! But it wasn’t me, it was Dash!” Spike wailed. Rarity looked over to Twilight

and Fluttershy for an objective opinion.

“I was underwater at the time.” Twilight shrugged.

“Spike is telling the truth...” Fluttershy tried to explain, her voice not powerful enough to

make a bit of difference. The sentence merely came out as a squeak.

“Ugh! I am done playing games. I am lounging in the Lazy River for the rest of the day...”

She said, whimsically throwing her right front hoof over her forehead. “But what Pony is

accompanying me?” she asked, before adding angrily “Who’s name isn’t Spike or

Rainbow Dash.”

“I-I would like to go to the Lazy River....” Fluttershy tried to volunteer.

“Perfect!” Smiled Rarity. “Me and Fluttershy can engage in a little girl talk, while you

sexual deviants can do whatever.”

Fluttershy smiled, somewhat happy somepony had decided to listen to her for a change.

“Yay!”

“Well why don’t we all meet back at the club in the hotel lobby tonight, then we can and

have a few drinks?” Suggested Twilight.

They agreed.

Chance

Chapter 2: Chance

When Twilight had suggested they all would go out clubbing, Spike was under the

impression that “all” included him as well.. Much to his disappointment, he discovered

not only can baby dragons not legally be sold alcohol, but Twilight had meant for him to

baby sit the six of them.

“What a waste.” Muttered Spike, as he sat at the bar. “Give me another soda, Pony Joe.”

“Don’t you think you’ve had enough kid?” The bartender joked, sliding him another mug

full of root beer. “You’re not driving tonight are you?”

“Shut up.” Spike snapped as he swiveled in his bar stool and observed the scene around

him.

DJ Pon-3 was by the turn tables spinning some horrible auto-tuned pop. The kind of

music that one would have to be on the far side of wasted to have thought sounded

anything resembling music. The party going on in the club was a regular Sodom and

Gomorra. Total sin and debauchery. Fillys grinding on colts, random couples hooking up

possibly only for the night. Maybe if Spike was in a better mood, or drunk himself, this

scene would be appealing to him. Instead all it did was disgust him.

“Hey Spike!” Fluttershy exclaimed loudly, glomping him in a sloppy hug that he pushed

off and sat her on a bar stool. “Are you having fun?” She giggled.

“Tons.” Snapped Spike.

“Yeah... Me neither...” Fluttershy’s emotion suddenly swaying.

“Woooboy!” Applejack stretched, returning from the dance floor and ordering yet another

shot of whiskey. “I tell ya, this vacation has been more fun then an Apple Acres midnight

rodeo!” She downed her shot, then noticing the grim look on her friends faces, asked

“What’s botherin’ you two?”

“I’m not drunk.” Spike explained. “I have no idea what’s wrong with this one.” he

nodded towards Fluttershy who was now crying into the shoulder of his dress shirt, which

was rapidly becoming more and more moist, but he ignored it.

“I’m fine!” Fluttershy said in-between sobs, “I just think I took to many pills!”

“Pills?!” AppleJack bolted to her side “You shouldn’t be taking medication with

alcohol!” She felt Fluttershy’s forehead. “What was it? How much did you take?”

“It was the watermelon colored ones!” Fluttershy giggled “The whole bottle!”

“The whole bottle?! What’re trying to do, kill yourself?” AppleJack scolded.

“Noooooooo!” She laughed “This is probably one of those... what’re they called? Cry for

help attempts?”

AppleJack groaned, then taking the drugged girl by the shoulder “C’mon, lets get you

back to the hotel room.” She added “Spike, go find the others on the dance floor, and tell

them what’s going on, okay?”

“If it means getting out here, sure. Gladly.” Responded Spike, hopping off the bar stole

and towards the sea of bodies on the dance floor. “Excuse me... Pardon me... You’re

stepping on my tail, please!” as he pushed through.

Reaching the otherside of the club he spotted Pinkie Pie and Twilight partying hard.

Twilight’s head bopping up and down with her tongue sticking out as if she was having a

seizure. Pinkie Pie in turn, spazzing out in a similar style.

“Hey guys, uh-” Spike began, stuttering. Just how does one go about telling his friend that

their other friend was upstairs suffering through a suicide attempt?

“Oh my God, Spike!” Pinkie grabbed the little dragon, up in her arms and began spinning

“Isn’t this the greatest fun in the world?!?!”

“Not when your sober.” Spike noted, dead panned.

“What do you mean? I’m sober and I’m having a blast!” Exclaimed Pinkie, tossing him

up in the air. Spike didn’t have the nerve to state what he was thinking: You’re also

bat-shit insane.

“Twilight.” He said, getting her attention “You guys are needed back in the hotel room.

AppleJack thinks there is something wrong with Fluttershy.”

“Oh I hope it isn’t serious.” commented Twilight “We better go, Pinkie. Spike, would

you mind getting Rainbow and Rarity? They’re in the back by the VIP section.”

Spike sighed, navigating through the gyrating bodies yet again. Eventually, he reached the

back of the club, where he witnessed a site that sank his heart. Rainbow and Rarity

dancing suggestively, both visibly drunk. Rainbow tussling with Rarity’s mane, Rarity

responded by giving a sultry smile and laying on a big kiss.

Spike stood, frozen as if he had laid his eyes upon madness itself. Time slowed down, as

the blaring music in the club slowed to a straight beat that thumped in time with his

breaking heart. The song exclaimed “I’ve got a feeling, that tonight’s going to be a good

night.”

Inside, Spike silently raged: No, it’s not.

Community Chest

Chapter 3: Community Chest

“Oh my aching head...” moaned Rarity as she awoke from the bed. In the background, she

heard Rainbow Dash throwing up over the balcony, a colt below justly cursing at her in

response.

“What happened last night?” She asked as she collapsed back into bed, turning to

Twilight, who was lounging on the opposite bed reading. Pinkie Pie jumped into her

point of view...

“Well you, and Rainbow Dash where making out all night, Fluttershy said she was trying

to kill herself with an overdose but was just really really drunk, I think she thought altoids

where pills... Anyway, AppleJack watched over her all night as she passed out in the tub,

and I haven’t seen Spike since we left the club last night.” If she paused to take a breath,

Rarity didn’t notice. It just seemed to scramble into one giant run-on sentence, and it

made the mare’s head hurt.

“Pinkie Pie, darling, I’m much to hung over to be around you.” She shut her eyes.

“Oh hang overs are never fun, thats why I don’t drink, totally straight edge, enough weird

things happen to me sober. Could you imagine if I was drunk? I mean, duh! I mean look

at this thing!” She pulled out an Aperture Science Weighted Companion Cube seemingly

out of thin air “I don’t know what this is or how I made it appear just now, but it’s there.”

Rarity turned to Twilight for help “Twi, how does she do that?”

“It’s Pinkie Pie.” Twilight said, licking her hoof and turning the page “Don’t question it,

it’ll just make your head hurt more.”

AppleJack left the bathroom, the sounds of Fluttershy’s regurgitation echoing from the

toilet bowl. A concerned look over her face.

“How is she?” Twilight asked.

“Fine... She just doesn’t know how to handle her liquor.” The concern didn’t leave her

face “But I tell ya, I’m worried about her. She was spouting off some weird talk last

night, a lot of self-loathing... I’m thinking we should pay extra attention to her or

something.”

“Ugh, how emo can you get?” Complained Rainbow Dash, collapsing into a chair, wiping

the excess bile from her mouth “Pay attention to me or I’ll kill myself... If she has a

problem she should just come right out and say it.”

“Well you know how Fluttershy is. She’s fragile” Defended Twilight.

“I know, but... When I have a problem I just come right out and express it. The world

would be better if people just cut the bullshit and say what they mean.” Dash explained.

“Well since you feel that way Dash, now might be a good time to tell you that make out

session we had last night didn’t mean anything.” Rarity explained.

“What?” Dash was shocked.

“I sometimes get a little lesbo when I drink. No big deal.” Rarity brushed it off.

“Oh... o...okay...” Dash got quiet, sullen.

Later, Rarity had elected to go on a shopping excursion, inviting along her friends,

however only Pinkie Pie jumped at the chance. Twilight deciding only to come along as

well at Rarity’s urging.

“Do you want to come along, Rainbow Dash?” Twilight asked.

“No...” Rainbow responded “I’m probably going to head back to the park later to have

more fun.” What she didn’t want to say was the real reason: She didn’t desire to be

around Rarity at that moment.

“What about you, AppleJack? Maybe we could find something for that isn’t quite so...

country? Mmmm?” Rarity asked.

A shaky Fluttershy emerged from the bathroom, and made her way over to sit down on

the bed. Jack didn’t say a word, just nodded with her head that seemed to indicate she

aimed to babysit her friend.

“Okay well, we will be back in couple hours... C’mon girls!” Rarity declared, as they

exited the room.

“Dear me, I really hope Rainbow Dash isn’t holding a grudge against me for the other

night.” Rarity confessed.

“What exactly did you two do?” Twilight asked as they walked down the hotel hallway.

“Well we made out a little.” Rarity blushed

“Oh my!” Twilight smiled

“Oh my Gosh! Are you coming out Rarity?” Pinkie jumped “No one has ever came out to

me before! I can’t imagine why....”

“No no” Rarity laughed “It’s just something I do when I find myself a little tipsy.”

“Oh now that I think about it, I really hope Spike didn’t see it.” thought Twilight

“Why you’re right, something like an exploration of female sexuality is not something a

baby dragon like him should be exposed to yet.” Rarity agreed.

“No I mean-” Twilight began before Pinkie cut her off with a glare.

“For. Eve. Er.” Pinkie whispered. Then nodding her head towards the approaching Spike

walking in the opposite direction.

“Oh hi Spikey!” Rarity said cheerfully

“Where have you been all night Spike?” Twilight asked

Spike just kept walking straight, mumbling that he slept near the hotel pool, and returned

to the hotel room.

“Sheesh... What a grump!” Noted Pinkie Pie

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Chapter 4: Go Directly To Jail, Do Not Pass Go, Do Not Collect $200

“Feeling better, sugarcube?” Applejack asked Fluttershy.

“Much.” Fluttershy responded.

“Don’t ever do that again, Fluttershy, if you have a problem speak up. We are your

friends, we’ll always help you.” Applejack explained, placing her hoof on Fluttershy’s

knee, smiling. “Now what do you want to do today huh? Maybe get something in your

stomach? Maybe we could go back to the water park in a bit?”

“I really don’t want to impose on you.” Fluttershy lied.

“Aw, c’mon darling,” Applejack persuaded “What’s something fun you want to do?”

“Well.. It’s a little boring but...” Fluttershy mumbled “Maybe we could play Ponopoly?”

“Why sure!” Applejack smiled, despite the prospect of playing a board game when they

were at this wonderful resort incredibly silly. “I just don’t know where we will get a

board...”

“I have a board!” Fluttershy squeaked, pulling the game box out of her suitcase in a haste.

“Oh... ok” Applejack said bewildered “Hey, Rainbow Dash! You want to play a Ponopoly

with us?”

Dash weighed her feelings. on the one hand she didn’t really feel like playing the boring

game, However she understood what AppleJack was really asking for was to help her

raise Fluttershy’s mood. “Yeah, sure.” Dash got up and sat over on the bed where

Fluttershy had set up the board.

“Okay... Now no one can be the Scottie-dog, ‘cause that’s my favorite.” Fluttershy

explained.

“’Kay, shotty Racecar!” Dash said quickly

“Darn it!” Applejack cursed “I reckon I’ll be the top hat then.”

Spike then entered the hotel room.

“Hey Spike! Would you like to play Ponopoly with us?” Fluttershy asked.

Spike glared at the four of them, but he couldn’t find it in him to be rude to Fluttershy.

“Racecar taken?” he asked

“’Fraid Rainbow called it all ready.” Answered AppleJack

“Shocker.” he said unenthusiastically, then declaring he’d be the warship.

An hour later, Dash and Spike were locked in hyper competition....

“Hey yall come on, calm down, it’s just a game.” AppleJack cautioned.

“Okay, I’ll trade Park Place for your orange properties Dash.” Fluttershy agreed.

“Wait!” Spike called out “The entire slums, and the train station.” and countered offered.

“Spike, she already agreed to a deal with me.” Said Dash annoyed.

Spike didn’t respond to her. He couldn’t let Dash gain both properties, his ego wouldn’t

allow it. Steal my woman and the game? Fuck that noise! he thought.

“5 Gold coins.” Offered Spike, taking the real-world currency from his person and

dropping it into the center of the board.

“DEAL!” Fluttershy agreed, scooping up the coins.

“What about your deal with me?” Dash spoke

“Well do you have 6 coins?” Fluttershy asked.

“No-What? This isn’t how you play the game! Offering real money is cheating.” Dash

whined.

“Gee, I bet you know a lot about that, huh?” Spike grumbled as he liberated Park Place

from Fluttershy, who smiled at AppleJack.

“Did you see? I was soooo assertive!” She said proudly to AppleJack

“Yes, you sure were, sugarcube.” Applejack hastily acknowledge “Now, c’mon yall calm

down.”

“What is that suppose to mean?” Roared Dash “I don’t cheat.”

“...Or ya know, don’t” Jack muttered to herself.

“Taking advantage of my girlfriend when she’s drunk off her rocker with booze isn’t

cheating?” Spike ceased beating around the bush.

The room feel silent, and time froze, and eye before the storm. Fluttershy, oblivious to it,

casually reached across the board and picked up the dice. “Calm on Free Parking!” She

called out.

“She’s not your girlfriend, Spike.” Dash whispered softly. The brought up of Rarity again

in her head bringing her own ill feelings of rejection earlier.

Spike however, felt no sadness. Like a true dragon he felt nothing but a horrible burning

rage. He knocked over the game board just as Fluttershy’s piece was about to land on

Free Parking.

“You... You...” He stammered, raising his pointing hand at Rainbow Dash as the

Ponopoly money and hotels fell around them like dying leaves. “YOU STUPID

FLAMING QUEER! YOU’VE RUINED EVERYTHING!”

Dash’s eyes got angry “What did you just call me?” Applejack stepped in front of her.

“Whoa, hold your horses there partner.” Jack warned

“NO! NO I WON’T CALM DOWN!” He sobbed “I’VE WORKED... SO HARD... TO

GET HER TO LIKE ME, AND THEN YOU COME IN AND RUIN THAT FOR ME!

YOU COULD OF CONVERTED ANY FUCKING MARE, WHY’D YOU HAVE TO

CHOOSE MINE?”

“You don’t own her like property, dipshit!” Rainbow raged back.

“Spike, you need to calm down.” Applejack repeated.

“FUCK. YOU. I DON’T HAVE TO CALM DOWN!” He raged.

“You better if you don’t want my hoof up your ass!” Snapped Rainbow Dash

“Soooo not helping Dash!” AppleJack commented, facepalming herself.

Just then, the door locked click, Rarity re-entered the room with shopping bags, Twilight

and Pinkie Pie in toe.

Bankruptcy

Chapter 5: Bankruptcy

“Oh girls!” Rarity called out joyfully, “You will not believe the nice little number I found

in the nearby mall.” Only to go wide-eyed at the dishevelment of the room, the angry eyes

on two of her friends faces and Fluttershy still awkwardly frozen in mid-placing her piece

on the now-nonexistent game board.

“What’s going on here?” Twilight asked

“Oh my gosh, were you guys playing a game?” Jumped Pinkie “I love games! What is it?

Scrabble? Battleship?”

Spike looked down at Rainbow Dash “Just Ponopoly.” Spike muttered.

“Things, uh, got a little heated. I was trying to get Fluttershy to be more assertive.”

Explained Applejack, awkwardly. “Pardners, can I speak to you outside for a minute?”

Rainbow Dash caught on to what Applejack was doing, and wanted none of it. “Rarity,

ask you a personal question? All your former boyfriends have been Colts right?”

“Well, they were hardly what I would call a REAL colt, darling.” Rarity flipped her

bangs, laying her bags on the floor and then lounging herself on the bed.

“Yeah but nonetheless, they were ponies right? Strictly speaking, not birds, or rocks, or

reptiles. You don’t play that way right?” Asked Rainbow Dash, smirking an evil grin as

she stared at Spike.

Rarity got a disgusted look on her place “Are you implying I’m some sort of sexual

deviant? Regardless, yes they’ve all been Colts.” She said defensively.

“What about that giant rock that Discord tricked you into believing was a gem?”

Remembered Pinkie Pie.

“WE ARE NEVER TO SPEAK OF THAT AGAIN! WE AGREED!” Rarity snapped.

“Actually only you agreed to that, Rarity.” Spoke Twilight “And since I still have back

spasms from lugging that thing around for you, I’m not going to cease making sure you

don’t live it down for a while.”

“Ugh!” Rarity groaned “Why all this sudden interest in my personal life?!”

“’Cause both Rainbow Dash and Spike wanna plow your beanfield silly!” Exclaimed

Pinkie Pie.

“My... Bean field?” Rarity said in confusion and horror, glancing at the pegasus and the

dragon.

“Yeah you know, the hanky panky, the doodlehutzits, whoopie, making love, sexual

intercourse, fucking.” Pinkie went on “You know, like when two special someponies love

each other very much-”

“I know what sex is, Pinkie Pie, thank you!” snapped Rarity.

“Twilight! You told Pinkie?” Spike said, his rage growing again. “That was suppose to be

a secret!”

“Sorry Spike.” Twilight responded.

“Oh don’t apologize Twilight, I mean... it’s sooooo obvious. I mean Rainbow Dash was

more or less an educated guess but everypony, and I mean EVERYPONY in Ponyville

knows you like Rarity. I mean like, DUH, it’s so obvious, ya know? You’d have to be

like, a self-absorbed moron not to realize it.” Explained Pinkie, causing Rarity to blush in

embarrassment.

“Well I must say, I’m flattered that the both of you think I’m marvelous enough to fight

over...” Spoke a flustered Rarity.

“Well then, since the cats out of the bag, who do you pick? Huh?” Rainbow Dash asked

boldly.

“Choose? Oh... no no no no no.” Rarity laughed “Look I’m sorry, both of you, I really am

but... Rainbow I’m simply not.... swinging that way, as it were? And Spike...” The little

dragon’s head didn’t move from the soft spot on the ground “...Look you’re a nice boy

and all, but the fact is- you’re a dragon. Dragon’s and ponies can’t be together, it defies

nature!”

“Don’t swing that way? Don’t swing that way?!” Dash’s voice raised.

Rarity blushed “I told you this morning, it’s only when I drink I-”

“Look if you want to stay in the closet? Fine. But I’m done trying to make believe what

we had last night wasn’t a shared moment.” Dash outpoured herself “I felt something

when we kissed.”

“Well I don’t remember it.” Rarity brushed it off. “It meant nothing.”

“It meant nothing?!” Responded Dash, jaw dropped.

“The ruby.” Spike spoke, a hair above a whisper. “The heart shaped ruby I gave you. Did

that mean nothing either?” his head didn’t look up from the floor.

“Look I’m sorry if I was leading the two of you on, I honestly didn’t believe either one of

those actions would create so much drama.” Rarity express, sincerely.

“I was going to land on Free Parking...” Fluttershy squeaked. “I was winning.” All heads

turned to the pink-haired mare.

“Yes, sugarcube, we know...” Applejack said reassuringly.

“Ohhh do you want to play again? I’ll play! I love playing checkers!” Pinkie exclaimed.

Fluttershy gently passed Pinkie away and rose to her feat.

“Look. Whatever.” Dash said in a huff, returning her attention to Rarity “Next time you

want to play it all bi-curious choose another mare.” She floated over to the other bed,

turning away from all of them.

“Rarity...” Spike cried “I thought we had something...” He stuttered “Something special.”

“Spike...” She looked on sympathetically “I’m sorry. I do care about you, but I don’t

return those feelings.”

“But everything... I did everything I could for you!!” Spike protested, in midst of

downfall looking to Twilight “Why isn’t everything working out?!”

“Spike-” Twilight began in a motherly tone, which was cut short by Rainbow Dash from

across the room.

“Because life doesn’t work that way. Sometimes it doesn’t matter how badly you want

something or how hard your work. You’re just gonna fail.” Dash shut her eyes tight “Face

it. It’s reality.”

Spike’s gaze returned to Rarity and the quills on his back spurned, he lowered his head

and fire began to pour from his nose. He had gone feral, the reality of the situation

producing such a festering hate that if he got his hands on Rarity he wasn’t certain if he’d

rape or murder her.

Two hooves grabbed Spike by the head and spun him around. The eyes of the now feral

Spike locked in Fluttershy’s devastating stare.

“You are going to calm down, and pick up the pieces of the game board this instant

mister.” Fluttershy ordered.

Spike’s response was to continue to huff and puff.

“I said, PICK UP THE BOARD!”

Spike roared.

“Do you think I’m scared of you? You have no idea what real emotional pain feels like,

like I do. Now you will do as I say, or else!” Fluttershy reiterated.

“Or what?!” Spike growled

“This!” Fluttershy yelled back, smashing her face into Spike’s in a devastating heabutt.

As spike reared, she floated around him and snatched him up in her front legs. The baby

dragon promptly pried himself free from her grasp, and slashed her in the face with his

claw. “YOU LEAVE ME ALONE!” He dropped to the ground.

“Ah my face!” Fluttershy covered it, shrieking.

“THIS IS NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS FLUTTERSHY!” Spike raged

Twilight turned to Fluttershy “Are you all right?”

“I think he broke the skin...” She said, allowing Twilight to get a closer look. She was

right, Fluttershy’s face was a preverbal crimson mask. A wild crazy expression came over

her face. “That’s it.” She said, charging at him!

“No! Just!” Twilight cringed “At least don’t make him bleed!” She’d all but given up.

Striking and tumbling on the ground, neither side seemed to be able to get any real

advantage. Spike was a tornado, a whirlwind of pure emotion, and anger. Fluttershy was

wild, filled with angst and unimaginable rage that had been powder kegged for far to long

“Screw you and your pathetic love obsession!” Fluttershy yelled “I could of finally won

for a game!”

“FUCK YOU!” He roared back, headbutting himself free from her, breaking her nose.

“Oh you...” Fluttershy charged, kicking Spike with her hind legs and accidentally sending

him through the balcony window, spilling over the railing. Twilight,  Realizing

Fluttershy’s error, jumped at the chance to save her baby dragon with a levitation spell.

Spike floated safely back to the balcony the fright of the near death experience sobering

him from anger.

Fluttershy collapsed the to ground, horrified by her own actions “Oh dear!” She cried.

“Damn it!” Spike punched the ground “Why couldn’t you have let me fall and die in

peace!”

“GOD DAMN IT!” Rainbow Dash hollered, rolling out her bed confronting him. “Do

you realize that not everything in your life revolves around you?” She asked “Do you

every think for 5 damn minutes that maybe your actions or your suicide may affect us

all?” Rainbow Dash sighed “I don’t want you to die kid. Pinkie doesn’t. You know Rarity

doesn’t. Neither does Apple Jack or Fluttershy. And Twilight? She’s practically your

mom.” She added “She doesn’t want you to die either.”

Spike cried “I’m... I’m sorry.”

In the wake of the relief that the near death experience caused, Spike looked around the

room at his friends stopping squarely on Rarity, and acting on the intense pain, this time

he leaped off the balcony.

There would be no magic net to catch him this time, shutting his eyes right before his

head hit smack into the sidewalk below, the fluids contained within his skull creating a

halo around his head.

No moved, no one said a word, they just sat in the horror of it all. It was far to messed up

to understand, or even acknowledge how their vacation forged from their friendship had

in fact led to it’s destruction. Spike’s death was merely the exclamation point, at which

their happy and mostly secure world had been flipped over completely.

Their friendship would not endure.