Scales and Seeds (Spike's Babs Seed)by Thunderbird ResurrectionChaptersLet DownSpike's New beginning Planned Out LogicLet Down"Spike! Can you help me out with this dress!" Rarity called out to her dragon friend. The young fashionista has been working on a new line of gala dresses for the last month. She had been pouring her sweat, blood, and determination into each stitch, style, and talent. The whitish mare was on the last dress, and thanks to Spike she was almost done. Spike rushed to Rarity's side at record speed. "Yes, madam Rarity?" Spike smiled and bowed at the white mare. Rarity sighed. She loved all the compliments, help, and attention Spike gave. For a while, it was kind of cute, but now it only seemed to annoy her more and more. She knew Spike had a crush on her, but Rarity only saw him as a little brother to her that enjoyed to help, but Unfortunately, Spike hadn't got the memo yet that she just simply didn't like him like that. "Rarity, you okay?" Spike asked with a confused look on his face. Rarity smiled and turned to her friend. "Of course, Spikey Wikey. Can you do me a favor and get me those pins for me?" Rarity pointed at where the pins were. Spike nodded and ran to get them. He returned with them, to which Rarity levitated them with her magic and finished stitching. Redundant, Rarity finished the last dress. "Finished!" She smiled and turned to Spike and patted his spines. "Thank you Spike. " Spike blushed and looked up up at Rarity. "Do you have anything else you'd like me to do, Miss Rarity?" Spike smiled. Rarity looked at Spike and tried to think of an excuse for him not to be there. Rarity took a deep breath and looked Spike in the face; She knew too well of his crush but sometimes she felt guilty for leading him on. "No Spike, I don't need anymore help." Rarity smiled, hoping that the purple drake understands. It doesn't seem to get across as Spike just looked confused and puzzled. Rarity had never in all the days have ever rejected Spikes offer to help. "But Rarity, I insist!" Spike smiled. "I...I..." Spike looked around for things he can do for Rarity. He rushed, grabbed some stitching equipment and started stitching. "I can help you stitch!" Rarity saw how poor he was at it and shook her head. Sensing her disapproval,Spike dropped the items and grabbed Opal while she was laying down in her cat bed. "I can wash this devil spaw..I mean this little gift from above!" Rarity shook her head again. Opal let out a angry screech and scratched Spike, causing him to let go of the feline and allowing it to escape through the door. Spike kept cool and tried to keep himself from strangling that devil cat. Rarity placed her hoof on Spike's head and sighed, giving him a sad look. "Spike....We...we need to talk." Spike nodded and took a seat, Rarity looked at him. " What did you like to ask me, Rarity?" the dragon asked, sitting at the edge of his seat. Rarity gulped as Spike looked at her intently. 'I...I can't do this, telling him would break his heart...But I have too! I can't keep leading him off like this! Ohhhhhhhh, I hope he doesn't hate me, he is too much of a great friend to me. Rarity straightened up and decided to tell Spike. "Spike, I.....I know you have a crush on me..." Spike did a double take at this. "I know you love me, but I ca...I JUST CAN'T DO THIS ANYMORE!" Rarity wailed. Spik flinched at the sudden outburst. "Ra...Rarity...?" Spike looked scared, hurt, and felt a little betrayed. "Y...you knew this whole time!? And you led me on for months! Rarity, ho...how could you!!" Spike yelled back, tearing up as well. "You made me feel like an idiot!" Spike tried to calm down, but his heart was filling up with anger. Rarity used her magic to shut Spike's mouth. "Spike...Please...Just let me continue but you have to calm down. I can explain why I did it..." Spike's tears stopped and he nodded. The stylish mare let go of her hold on the dragon and began again. "Spike, I know what I did was wrong, but I do have feelings for you...As a friend...I don't see you as the same old baby dragon and I expect you to understand....I am just way too old for you. The reason I said nothing was....I was afraid you'll hate me forever and wouldn't want to talk to me.." Rarity looked down sadly. "Rarity...." Spike began. "I wouldn't hate you if you told me sooner....but...you flat out led me on, thinking I had a shot with you......I think I need some time by myself..." Spike said, giving Rarity a serious and depressed look. The marshmallow mare simply nodded. "I'll....Let you know when I forgive you.." With that, the young drake got off from the chair and left the boutique. Rarity could only let a few tears fall while she muttered only three words to herself. "I'm sorry Spike..." Her lips quivered and she slowly left and went to her bedroom. She locked it and remained in there for the remainder of the day. Spike walked slowly down the road of Ponyville, his sadness only increased and he didn't know if he 'should' forgive Rarity for her leading him on. Spike wasn't paying attention and found himself in the apple field of Sweet Apple Acres. "Hiya Spike!" A southern filly's voice went through one ear. Spike looked up to see a yellow filly, with a red mane and red bow smiling at him. "Oh...hey Applebloom," Spike said in an emotionless voice. The yellow filly took notice of this. The filly tilted her head. "You okay, Spikey?" Spike sadly shook his head and began to reenact what happened at Rarity's boutique. Applebloom hugged the dragon, knowing his pain. "Golly, Ah'm so sorry Spike. Are ya gonna forgive her?" "I'm not sure...She hurt me, but she had good reasons to keep her knowledge about me liking her a secret." Spike returned the hug Applebloom gave him. The two friends broke the hug. "Well, ah' gotta go, my cousin's coming." Spike looked up with interest. Spike heard about her cousin, Babs Seed if he recalled correctly. Spike actually met her once and he had to admit, Babs was kinda cute. Applebloom looked at her watch. "Oh crud, Bab's train's coming any minute! Ah' should be going. Bye Spike!" Before Applebloom left, Spike stopped her. "Wait! Can I tag along?" Spike asked. Applebloom would question it but she was running out of time, so she nodded and let Spike come with her. The two young ones ran through the town, trying to get to the train station. They bumped into many ponies that didn't see them fast enough to dodge. Upon getting to the train station Spike asked Applebloom a question. "So, is this just a visit?" Applebloom shook her head. "Nope, she is moving here officially! She's going to stay at the farm!" The yellow filly's joy overtook her and she jumped while running. They stopped at platform eight, the platform here Babs was going to be. "Ah' can't wait to see my favorite cousin again!" she said while jumping in place; Spike couldn't help but smile. "The train arriving on platform eight will be here in five minutes!" the pony working at the train station called out from the ticket stand. After the five minutes, train eight arrived on time. The doors opened and a multitude of ponies stepped out. Spike and Applebloom looked around for Babs. After a minute or two, a filly with a light amaranth (is that even a color?) that had an amaranth streak running through it and a coat that was a brilliant gamboge (again, real color?) stepped out.The tired filly let out a soft yawn. "Finally, ah' made it to Pony-" She was cut off by Applebloom tackling her to the ground in a hug. They both fell on the ground and Applebloom hugged tighter. "Babs! Ah' am so happy you're here! Ah' missed you so much!" Applebloom stopped hugging her. Babs breathed in after getting her lungs crushed. She looked up and started to speak weakly."Nice...to see you too...cousin." Babs got back up and regained her stamina. "So what have you been-" she trailed off after she spotted Spike. "Who's that?" Bab's looked at Spike with wide eyes. Applebloom smiled and looked at her dragon friend. “This here is one of my friends, Spike." Spike cleared his throat and stretched a claw out. "I...It's nice to meet you, Babs." Spike smiled, while Babs only looked at his claw with a 'great first impression' look. Her eyebrow raised and she slowly shook the dragons claw. "Nice to meet you too." She broke the shake and turned to her cousin. "Hey, Applebloom, wanna hear about what I’ve been up to since our last meeting?" Applebloom nodded. "SURE! Spike would you like to come too?" Spike nodded and followed the two back to Sweet Apple Acres. Spike's New beginning Spike's New beginning The trio was on the road to the Sweet Apple Acre's apple farm. On the way, Bab's was telling stories of what she experienced in Manehatten since she left Ponyville. "...So this guy named Porky tried to make fun of me for not having a Cutie mark...And what he came next was NOT pretty." The little filly could not hold back her giggle as she recapped the event. "So...What happened?" Showing his interest, Spike rushed by Bab's and smiled. "Yeah Bab's, what happened to that guy?" Applebloom added. "Well...I slowly approached him with the stare I gave those rich brat's you know, and the funny part is he started to back up and he fell right inside an open manhole...Guess he didn't see the sign that said 'open manhole'." The three started to laugh. "Anyways he survived the twelve foot fall but he won't be a bother any more...So what have you been up to cousin?" Applebloom looked toward Spike. "Well, Ah' haven't been up to much, all Ah' did was do the same thing Ah' do every day. But today, Spike felt down so he came with me." "Down?..." Glaring at Spike, she continued with a raised eyebrow "Why so glum?" "Oh..." Spike cleared his throat to speak. "I just...Realized that I was being led on by...A mare I used to have feeling’s for..." He spoke while refusing to have Rarity's name slip passed his lips. To his honesty, he still has not forgiven Rarity and maybe some time away from her boutique would do some good for him. At the boutique, Rarity laid in bed crying while her baby sister knocked on the door. "Sis? Come on! How long are you going to lock yourself from the world!" "UNTIL I DIE!!!!" Her voice made her little sister jump back as it shook up the house. Sweetie Belle regained herself and knocked harder on the door. "Rarity! Get your depressed butt out here! You NEED somepony to talk too!" "GO AWAY!!!" Her voice was even louder. "Can't you tell I just want to be alone!" Sweetie Belle growled and kicked the ground. Looking around she spots something that will get her out. "Well, if you won't come out for me...I bet you will come out when...." Jumps on the counter and leans on her mannipony wearing a dress that she worked hard on this morning. "Just play fire sorceress around your dress that you worked so HARD on..." Rarity did not respond until a few seconds later. "O-Okay...I'm coming out..." The door to her room opened and out stood was a very distraught white unicorn that does not even look like Rarity. Her mane was a mess, she had bags and crow’s feet, and it looked like she has not bathed in weeks. "How long has it been?..." "About twenty minutes, sis..." Her eyebrows lowered in amazement on how her sister can look glamorous to ugly in such a short time. Rarity looked down, approached her full body mirror, and looked at the damage. "I look...I look..." She teared up. "I look like one of those cheap mares on the side of the street!!" She dropped to the floor then began crying again. "I am horrible, horrible, horrible pony! I lost my friend because..." She got angry and stared at the mirror. "Because of YOU!" Sweetie Belle backed up, afraid of the mental stability of her older sibling as her body got enraged. "Um, Rarity?...." Rarity got angrier and began yelling at her reflection. However, what came after shocked Sweetie Belle to the core. "You! It's your fault! You just had to be glamorous! You just had to be attractive! Well bitch! Let's see if you feel glamorous now!!" The white unicorn charged her magic, shot a bolt at the mirror, and shattered it. "Not looking pretty now, huh!" In the years that Sweetie Belle lived there, never has she heard her sister swear. The swirly manned filly gulped and cautiously approached her sister. "Rarity?..." Rarity was steaming, never had she been this angry also, but she soon realized what she did and calmed down. Slowly closing her eyes, the white unicorn turned to her sister. "Sweetie...Please run a nice bath for me?...Please..." The swirly manned filly sighed in relief and went to the bathroom of the boutique while she started a hot bath for her stressed out sister. "Here you are Rarity." The sister approached the bathtub and slowly stuck her body in it, and sighed and relaxed. "Thank you, Sweetie. I needed a bath." Sweetie sat next to her near the bathtub and smiled. "I am glad you're relaxing Rarity." The white mare looked to her sister and frowned. "I am, but...I still need to win Spike's friendship back...I hurt the little darling, and I feel absolutely dreadful...Is it too late to ask for forgiveness?" The filly pondered and smiled. "If you do something spectacular for Spike, I am sure he will take you back as a friend." "I hope you're right. I also hope he doesn't forgive me...I hurt him too greatly, and I do not deserve his kindness and generosity." Rarity saddened more and dipped half of her head under water. Back to Spike and the others, they just made it to their destination, Sweet Apple Acre's. The lonesome farmhouse was surrounded with acres and acres of apple trees. Spike looked up and noticed the morning sun was setting. "Oh jeez! I have to head back to the library, Twilight's gonna kill me!" Ever since Twilight became princess, she was still allowed to stay in Ponyville but she goes back and forth between Canterlot and the small town, but she mostly stayed in Ponyville but when she is not, Spike is left in charge of the library. Applebloom giggled and smiled. "Sure Spike, Me and Babs will head to the farm." "Yeah, what AB said!" Babs smiled and the two waved as Spike headed back to the library. As soon as he got there, it was the dead of night but now he thought Twilight was surly asleep "Where have you been mister!" Twilight yelled angrily at the nervous dragon. "Well!?" "I...I was at...The boutique…" Spike gave a nervous smile to the young Alicorn. He still did not speak of Rarity but he sucked it up and continued to speak. "Y-Yeah...And when I was walking home I bumped into Apple Bloom and we went to pick up her cousin Babs and-" "You went to the train station with just AppleBloom!? Somepony could of dragonnapped you!" Twilight got more worried, she was worried for her adopted little brother and friend. Spike tried his best to reassure the Princess. "Twi, you know I am more cautious about going there...And really Twilight?...Somepony would dragonnapped me in the middle of a busy train station?..." He questioned while raising an eyebrow. Twilight calmed down a little as she said, "Oh...Right. Sorry for overreacting, I just don't know what I would do without you...You're like my little brother." She gave a warm smile. "So...How was Rarity's?...." Spike looked up at his sister. "Rari-who?" He said in an angered voice before going upstairs to his room. "I have no idea what you're talking about, you crazy mare, you!" Spike said jokingly before going into his bed and laying down. Twilight was shocked, not to say enraged, but shocked at what came out of her assistant’s mouth. Did something happen between Rarity and Spike? She had to sweep by her friends place later. However, she first had to get some rest for the train ride to Canterlot tomorrow. She sat on the table, wrote Spike a note, and left it to the side. The lavender mare slowly made her way to her room while it took thirty minutes to write it perfectly like always. When she went to her room she saw Spike sleeping in the filly sized bed she made. She smiled and went to her dear friend as she gently kissed him on the forehead. "Goodnight, Spike. I love you." She then flew into her bed and fell asleep. At the farm, Babs was shown the guest room by Applebloom. "Here ya are, Cousin." The filly with the bow said. Smiling, Babs entered the room and sat in the bed. "Thanks AB." She laid in bed and thought of only one thing, Spike. "Hey Cousin?...What's Spike like?" "Hm?" The southern filly said with a confused look. "O~Oh, well he's a great guy, he is a good friend and pretty nice. Why ask?" Babs tried to think of a reason why she was asking about Spike but Applebloom already caught on. "Babs, do you like Spike?" Taking a double take, the filly yelled out. "W-WHAT!? I-I-I just met him! How can I have feelings for a pony...Or dragon I just met!" Babs protested. Applebloom giggled. "Y'all so gullible Babs. Ah' will talk to you tomorrow." The earth pony twitched. "Gullible? What in the hay do you mean by that!" As the red bowed filly left, she smiled while she said, "Like you don't know…" She then descended down the stairs leaving a very confused and passive aggressive filly behind. "I don't though!...And Ah' don't have feelings for Spike, Okay!" She spoke quickly, laid her head against the pillow, and just looked straight into the ceiling. "Do Ah'?" She then blushed at the thought of her and Spike. Cuddling, hugging, and kissing. Babs shook her head and let out a loud scream. "What’s wrong with me!" On the other side of town, two of the towns biggest bullies were strolling around and making their way back home. The one with the hipster glasses broke the silence. "So, I heard that blank flank Babs is in town." Diamond snorted at the thought of the earth pony. "Like who cares!?" Silverspoon then sighed. "We should, this is our chance to get back at her for the problems she caused with us." The tiara wearing Earthpony then stopped. "We should...We should make her suffer for it but we should plan it tomorrow. I am getting tired and cute fillies like me deserves a rest." "What about me?" Silverspoon said. "You?...Yeah, whatever, sleep away." Diamonds looked at her reflection in a nearby houses window. "Soon, that little runt will pay...Nopony messes with us." With that they continued down the road, laughing. Author's Note Well, this is certainly going to be one busy weekend. I have two other chapters to my Beyond the Forerunners fanfic, and a I have to submit my Pinkie Pie and Deadpool powerhouse crossover fic......Busy busy busy! Well anyways, here is the second chapter, hope you all enjoy. Planned Out LogicAuthor's Note Sorry for the delays, I have been having quite the adventure with this chapter, and I will try and get the new chapter of Beyond the Forerunners out as well. Also, I am not sure if I made the CMC OOC but I tried my best to make them as them. Planned Out Logic Rarity was trotting down the street toward the Library, determination in her eyes. "Okay Rarity, you can do this! Spike might not be angry at you right now, I mean how long can he keep a grudge?" She said to herself as a couple of the background ponies stared at her as she did. Stopping, she noticed everypony just staring. "Can I help you?..." The ponies then stopped staring and went back to their daily duties. The White unicorn shrugged it off and went to the Library not stopping for anything. While making her way across town, Rainbow Dash spotted the white mare. The rainbow manned Pegasus swooped down and hovered by her. "Hey Rarity, can I ask you something? Yesterday I saw Spike leaving you're boutique angry and upset, and I know I shouldn't spy, but I have to know. What happened?" Rarity never took her eyes away from the prize but she did respond to Dash's question. "I hurt him...Real bad and I want to make everything better." Rainbow Dash continued flying right by her and continued to speak. "So what is your plan?" Rarity smirked. "I am going to give him what he wants!" Rainbow Dash looked at her friend and raised an eyebrow. "What he wants, huh?...What does he want?" "Yes, I am going to march in that library, go to his room, surprise him while he sleeps and step into his basket and give him the best apology present ever!" Rarity felt determined, but her rainbow manned friend thought of the way she described it differently. "Whoa!...What do you mean by 'apology present'?" Rarity snickered. "What do you think?...If he resists, I will just have to pin him down and force my apology!" Rainbow felt a little disgusted while surely hopes that Rarity does not mean it. "And I will probably going to show him how generous I really am...While in his bed...Alone...With no Twilight around...Just me and him...In bed. Together. Giving him the best present a mare can give to a handsome dragon like him..." "RARITY!" Rainbow finally screamed out causing the mare to jump. "What is your problem! He is a baby dragon! He doesn't even know how to...Just no!" Before Rarity can speak, Rainbow turned the opposite direction. "You...Have problems!" Then she flew off. She left behind a confused Rarity. "What's wrong with giving Spike a spare diamond I found?.....Oh well...." Rarity shrugged and went back to going toward the library door. She knocked on the door and practices her apology. "Spike, I am sorry for being a horrible friend...Please accept this gem as a token of my gratitude...No, no, that won't work...Spike, I appreciate you as my friend and I would never hurt you intentionally so please, accept this diamond as my token to show you I am sorry...That could work..." The door opened, revealing the purple Alicorn known as Twilight. "Oh, Rarity, I was just about to go see you about some stuff that happened...W-With Spike." Rarity gulped but kept her composure and smiled. "I guess I came at the right time, I am doing fine, but something did happen between me and Spike and...I have to make it right. May I come in?" Twilight nodded and allowed the white unicorn entrance into her house. Inside Rarity began to explain what happened. There was not much, but she tried her best to explain. Twilight was not as shocked; she rather expected this from the start but she was kind of disappointment at Rarity for keeping her acknowledgment for Spikes feelings in the dark. "Rarity. I know you want to make things right, but I am ashamed of you for waiting this long to tell him..." Twilight gave her friend an angry look, but slowly smiled and hugged Rarity. "But, I do forgive you, at least you came up straight and said it." The fashion unicorn let out a soft sigh. "I still want to make it right to him...W-Where is he?" Twilight smiled. "Well, he is with a few friends. Mostly just Applebloom and Babs." "Babs? Apple Bloom’s cousin? I thought she lived in Manehatten." "She just moved. Pinkie will probably throw a future welcome to town party. Why ask?" The purple Alicorn stared at her friend. Rarity looked down and levitated a glorious blood diamond. "It's...The most expensive and most valuable in my gem collection...I want Spike to have it...As a part of my apology. Even if he rejects it, I still want him to have it." Twilight who was now shocked, stared big eyed at Rarity. "Oh Rarity, it's beautiful...Spike may have a grudge with you now, but this..." Twilight paused and levitated the fine piece of red rock in front of her. "This will probably change his mind. I know he will love it." The two smiled at each other and Rarity got up. "I have to head home. Thank you for your time Twilight. It means a lot." With that, she left her friend and trotted back to her house. On the other side of town, inside a huge manor of some sort, Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon were in the living room, plotting. "Okay, Silverspoon! We have to think logically! How do we, get back at Babs?" Silverspoon smiled. "I have an idea!" "And that Idea won't work, cause we are doing my idea...But go ahead." Diamond said in a disinterested fashion. "Ahem, we follow Babs around, find her weakness, and exploit that weakness and hurt her by using it against her!" Smiling, she felt satisfied about her plan. "Uh, no, that plan sounds stupid...Hmmm, I got it! How about we follow Babs around, find her weakness, and exploit that weakness and hurt her by using it against her!" Diamond Tiara said with a smirk. "It is the perfect plan!" "Boss, that...Was...My idea..." Silverspoon said sadly. "Yes, but when I say it, it sounds clever cause it came from a clever filly...No offense..." "None take—HEY!" Diamond jumped from the couch and looked outside, she can see Sweet Apple Acres from the distance. "Tomorrow we do my plan...And then...We attack our enemy." She then laughed evilly, Silverspoon started to laugh too and that made Diamond Tiara stop laughing. "Stop laughing! YOU RUINED THE MOMENT!" The tiara-wearing filly screamed out at her friend and slave. "S-Sorry boss...." The silver-coated pony said softly, sinking into the couch. On the Sweet Apple Farm, the four fillies and drake sat under the large apple tree near the barn, thinking of new Cutie Mark obtaining ideas. "Hmmm, we can...Try science again..." Sweetie Belle insisted. Scootaloo shook her head. "Don't you remember what happened last time?..." "Oh, yeah..." Sweetie Belle sighed and mumbled under her breath. "Wasn't my fault the stupid chemicals caught on fire..." Scootaloo then turned to Spike then looked around. "Um, I forgot, what is Spike doing here? He can't get a Cutie Mark." "Bab's invited him." Applebloom added. "Really?...Babs, why is Spike here?" The orange fill said, turning her attention to the filly sitting next to Spike. "Just...Stop messing with him, Scoots...He is here, and he is staying." Babs said defensively. Spike smiled, appreciating Babs for defending his right to hang out with the four. The Pegasus filly stood up and stretched. "Well, if nopony is going to do anything, we can go back to the tree house and play a game." "Oh! Oh! Let’s play truth or dare!" Sweetie Belle jumped up and down with excitement. "Really?..." Scootaloo said, raising her eyebrow. "Ah' don't mind, Scoots. Beats sitting here." Applebloom said smiling. "Fine...Lets head to the treehouse first." With that, all four of them left for the CMC Headquarters. Scootaloo, Spike, and Sweetie Belle were up front. Babs and Applebloom moved along from behind to chat in private. Applebloom smirked at Babs. "What’s wit' the smirk?" "Nothing...Ah’ was jus' thinkin' how cute you and Spike would be togetha." She giggled and Babs flustered. "I do not!..." She lowered her voice to not attract Spike’s attention. "I do not like him, so stop assuming I do." "Whatever ya say, Lover Girl." Applebloom snickered, making Babs get more furious. "You're enjoying this aren't you?..." "Mmmmaaaaaayyyyybe." The filly with the pink bow smiled at her cousin’s reaction. "I hate you..." "But ah' love ya." The two continued their conversation. Scootaloo watched as Spike went on ahead, finally when Spike was a good distance away Sweetie leaned to Scootaloo. "Psst...Scoots." "Yeah Sweetie?" Scootaloo whispered back. "Something happened between my sister and Spike, and from judging by what Applebloom talked about afterschool, and how Babs defended Spike, I was wondering...What's going on?" "I don't know...They probably have a thing for each other." Sweetie gasped. "A thing? That is soooo cute." "Sounds cute at first...But sooner or later they will start getting lovey dovey in front of us...And it probably won't be long till they have sex in the tree house when nopony is there..." Scootaloo shuttered at Apple Bloom’s cousin and her dragon friend mating in THEIR headquarters. Sweetie looked a little confused. "Scootaloo, what's 'sex'?" She said innocently. The purple manned Pegasus let out a sigh as she said, "You really have to hang with me and Rainbow Dash more, she knows more about it than any other pony. She thought I was old enough to be talking about it." "Ohhhhh...Wait what?" Before Scootaloo can reply, they reached their destination. "Oh looks like we're here! See you all inside!" Sweetie Belle spoke and rushed into the treehouse. As the fillies and drake went inside the headquarters, two other fillies watched from behind the apple trees in covert fashion. "See anything, Spoon?" The diamond-wearing filly spoke up, keeping a close eye on their targets with binoculars. "Nothing..." Silverspoon said, saddened. Diamond Tiara jumped from the tree next to Silver Spoon and smiled. "Okay got the plan. We just have to peek into their windows. So you will have to lift me up to the side window." She said pointed at an open window. The glasses wearing filly gulped as she later said, "T-There?" Diamond Tiara nodded. "I...Can't..." "Why not?..." "It's high...And I probably won't..." She shuttered as she felt her friend stare into her soul while staring. "...B-Be able to lift...you?" "Are you calling me fat!" The tiara-wearing filly nearly screamed but stopped, stared at the window and saw nopony heard her. "Just..." Sighing she closed her eyes to keep calm. "Just leave me to that window...Please..." The duo crept towards the space below the window. Diamond had Silver Spoon stand in her spot. She stood there and Diamond Tiara stepped her back and peaked through the high up window. It was literally high so she had to stand on her back hooves just to look. "See anything?..." Silverspoon said, struggling to stand still. "Yes, they are in a circle, chatting it up and stuff..." "Hurry...Up...I cannot stand this long..." Inside the clubhouse, the Cutie Mark Crusaders all smiled as they began to play truth or dare with Spike. "Okay, Sweetie Belle, since this is you’re the one who gave the idea. You'll be the first victim!" Scootaloo spoke up. "So...Truth or Dare?" "Truth!" "Do you like somepony?" Scootaloo smiled at the blushing Sweetie Belle. "W-Well, I do....But it was a long time ago and back when I was with my mom and dad." "Well, who was it?" Applebloom added. "His name is not important. Can we continue?...Scootaloo, Truth Or Dare." Sweetie Belle finished. "Dare please." Sweetie snickered. "I dare you to tell me what sex is." "Really?...You really want to know?..." She sighed and leaned towards Sweetie’s ear and whispered it to her so nopony can hear her. After finishing Sweetie almost gagged. "Th-That’s gross! Babs! Please don't do that with Sp-" Scootaloo shushed Sweetie Belle up with her hoof and shook her head. "Next, AppleBloom. Truth or dare?" "Truth, Scoots." "Can you eat an entire box of apples under an hour." The red manned filly sighed. "Ah' can't Scoots...Ah' jus' can't..." Applebloom was a little bored but then she realized something while she knows Spike and Babs were next and she smiled. "Your turn Spike! Truth or Dare?" "I pick Dare!" Applebloom smirked. "Ah' dare ya' tooooooo...Kiss Bab's on the lips." The two took a double take of this and both yelled. "WHAT!" Scootaloo and Sweetie both had grins and they looked at them both. "B-But...." Babs tried to speak but no real sentences came through. "It's a dare you two! Do it!" Scootaloo cheered. "Yeah! It will be over before you know it!" Sweetie Belle added. Suddenly the three cheered for the kiss. "A-Alright!...We'll do it..." They both looked at each other, blushing red. "R-Ready, Babs?..." The dragon spoke. Babs only nodded. Slowly the two leaned into one another until their lips met. Spike kissed her and upon contact, Babs kissed back. They found themselves enjoying it as Spike found himself further deepening the kiss. After a half minute, they broke it off, stared into each other’s eyes and blushed. "T-That was...." "Good?..." Babs finished his sentence. "Y-Yeah..." The two smiled and went back to sitting next to one another, not really speaking. Diamond Tiara's eyes widened. She jumped off Silver Spoon’s back and looked sick. "...Diamond? What did you see?" "Something I wish I could unsee..." Diamond said blankly and walked off. "I think we got what we need to break her. Now let’s get to planning..."
Let Down"Spike! Can you help me out with this dress!" Rarity called out to her dragon friend. The young fashionista has been working on a new line of gala dresses for the last month. She had been pouring her sweat, blood, and determination into each stitch, style, and talent. The whitish mare was on the last dress, and thanks to Spike she was almost done. Spike rushed to Rarity's side at record speed. "Yes, madam Rarity?" Spike smiled and bowed at the white mare. Rarity sighed. She loved all the compliments, help, and attention Spike gave. For a while, it was kind of cute, but now it only seemed to annoy her more and more. She knew Spike had a crush on her, but Rarity only saw him as a little brother to her that enjoyed to help, but Unfortunately, Spike hadn't got the memo yet that she just simply didn't like him like that. "Rarity, you okay?" Spike asked with a confused look on his face. Rarity smiled and turned to her friend. "Of course, Spikey Wikey. Can you do me a favor and get me those pins for me?" Rarity pointed at where the pins were. Spike nodded and ran to get them. He returned with them, to which Rarity levitated them with her magic and finished stitching. Redundant, Rarity finished the last dress. "Finished!" She smiled and turned to Spike and patted his spines. "Thank you Spike. " Spike blushed and looked up up at Rarity. "Do you have anything else you'd like me to do, Miss Rarity?" Spike smiled. Rarity looked at Spike and tried to think of an excuse for him not to be there. Rarity took a deep breath and looked Spike in the face; She knew too well of his crush but sometimes she felt guilty for leading him on. "No Spike, I don't need anymore help." Rarity smiled, hoping that the purple drake understands. It doesn't seem to get across as Spike just looked confused and puzzled. Rarity had never in all the days have ever rejected Spikes offer to help. "But Rarity, I insist!" Spike smiled. "I...I..." Spike looked around for things he can do for Rarity. He rushed, grabbed some stitching equipment and started stitching. "I can help you stitch!" Rarity saw how poor he was at it and shook her head. Sensing her disapproval,Spike dropped the items and grabbed Opal while she was laying down in her cat bed. "I can wash this devil spaw..I mean this little gift from above!" Rarity shook her head again. Opal let out a angry screech and scratched Spike, causing him to let go of the feline and allowing it to escape through the door. Spike kept cool and tried to keep himself from strangling that devil cat. Rarity placed her hoof on Spike's head and sighed, giving him a sad look. "Spike....We...we need to talk." Spike nodded and took a seat, Rarity looked at him. " What did you like to ask me, Rarity?" the dragon asked, sitting at the edge of his seat. Rarity gulped as Spike looked at her intently. 'I...I can't do this, telling him would break his heart...But I have too! I can't keep leading him off like this! Ohhhhhhhh, I hope he doesn't hate me, he is too much of a great friend to me. Rarity straightened up and decided to tell Spike. "Spike, I.....I know you have a crush on me..." Spike did a double take at this. "I know you love me, but I ca...I JUST CAN'T DO THIS ANYMORE!" Rarity wailed. Spik flinched at the sudden outburst. "Ra...Rarity...?" Spike looked scared, hurt, and felt a little betrayed. "Y...you knew this whole time!? And you led me on for months! Rarity, ho...how could you!!" Spike yelled back, tearing up as well. "You made me feel like an idiot!" Spike tried to calm down, but his heart was filling up with anger. Rarity used her magic to shut Spike's mouth. "Spike...Please...Just let me continue but you have to calm down. I can explain why I did it..." Spike's tears stopped and he nodded. The stylish mare let go of her hold on the dragon and began again. "Spike, I know what I did was wrong, but I do have feelings for you...As a friend...I don't see you as the same old baby dragon and I expect you to understand....I am just way too old for you. The reason I said nothing was....I was afraid you'll hate me forever and wouldn't want to talk to me.." Rarity looked down sadly. "Rarity...." Spike began. "I wouldn't hate you if you told me sooner....but...you flat out led me on, thinking I had a shot with you......I think I need some time by myself..." Spike said, giving Rarity a serious and depressed look. The marshmallow mare simply nodded. "I'll....Let you know when I forgive you.." With that, the young drake got off from the chair and left the boutique. Rarity could only let a few tears fall while she muttered only three words to herself. "I'm sorry Spike..." Her lips quivered and she slowly left and went to her bedroom. She locked it and remained in there for the remainder of the day. Spike walked slowly down the road of Ponyville, his sadness only increased and he didn't know if he 'should' forgive Rarity for her leading him on. Spike wasn't paying attention and found himself in the apple field of Sweet Apple Acres. "Hiya Spike!" A southern filly's voice went through one ear. Spike looked up to see a yellow filly, with a red mane and red bow smiling at him. "Oh...hey Applebloom," Spike said in an emotionless voice. The yellow filly took notice of this. The filly tilted her head. "You okay, Spikey?" Spike sadly shook his head and began to reenact what happened at Rarity's boutique. Applebloom hugged the dragon, knowing his pain. "Golly, Ah'm so sorry Spike. Are ya gonna forgive her?" "I'm not sure...She hurt me, but she had good reasons to keep her knowledge about me liking her a secret." Spike returned the hug Applebloom gave him. The two friends broke the hug. "Well, ah' gotta go, my cousin's coming." Spike looked up with interest. Spike heard about her cousin, Babs Seed if he recalled correctly. Spike actually met her once and he had to admit, Babs was kinda cute. Applebloom looked at her watch. "Oh crud, Bab's train's coming any minute! Ah' should be going. Bye Spike!" Before Applebloom left, Spike stopped her. "Wait! Can I tag along?" Spike asked. Applebloom would question it but she was running out of time, so she nodded and let Spike come with her. The two young ones ran through the town, trying to get to the train station. They bumped into many ponies that didn't see them fast enough to dodge. Upon getting to the train station Spike asked Applebloom a question. "So, is this just a visit?" Applebloom shook her head. "Nope, she is moving here officially! She's going to stay at the farm!" The yellow filly's joy overtook her and she jumped while running. They stopped at platform eight, the platform here Babs was going to be. "Ah' can't wait to see my favorite cousin again!" she said while jumping in place; Spike couldn't help but smile. "The train arriving on platform eight will be here in five minutes!" the pony working at the train station called out from the ticket stand. After the five minutes, train eight arrived on time. The doors opened and a multitude of ponies stepped out. Spike and Applebloom looked around for Babs. After a minute or two, a filly with a light amaranth (is that even a color?) that had an amaranth streak running through it and a coat that was a brilliant gamboge (again, real color?) stepped out.The tired filly let out a soft yawn. "Finally, ah' made it to Pony-" She was cut off by Applebloom tackling her to the ground in a hug. They both fell on the ground and Applebloom hugged tighter. "Babs! Ah' am so happy you're here! Ah' missed you so much!" Applebloom stopped hugging her. Babs breathed in after getting her lungs crushed. She looked up and started to speak weakly."Nice...to see you too...cousin." Babs got back up and regained her stamina. "So what have you been-" she trailed off after she spotted Spike. "Who's that?" Bab's looked at Spike with wide eyes. Applebloom smiled and looked at her dragon friend. “This here is one of my friends, Spike." Spike cleared his throat and stretched a claw out. "I...It's nice to meet you, Babs." Spike smiled, while Babs only looked at his claw with a 'great first impression' look. Her eyebrow raised and she slowly shook the dragons claw. "Nice to meet you too." She broke the shake and turned to her cousin. "Hey, Applebloom, wanna hear about what I’ve been up to since our last meeting?" Applebloom nodded. "SURE! Spike would you like to come too?" Spike nodded and followed the two back to Sweet Apple Acres.
Spike's New beginning Spike's New beginning The trio was on the road to the Sweet Apple Acre's apple farm. On the way, Bab's was telling stories of what she experienced in Manehatten since she left Ponyville. "...So this guy named Porky tried to make fun of me for not having a Cutie mark...And what he came next was NOT pretty." The little filly could not hold back her giggle as she recapped the event. "So...What happened?" Showing his interest, Spike rushed by Bab's and smiled. "Yeah Bab's, what happened to that guy?" Applebloom added. "Well...I slowly approached him with the stare I gave those rich brat's you know, and the funny part is he started to back up and he fell right inside an open manhole...Guess he didn't see the sign that said 'open manhole'." The three started to laugh. "Anyways he survived the twelve foot fall but he won't be a bother any more...So what have you been up to cousin?" Applebloom looked toward Spike. "Well, Ah' haven't been up to much, all Ah' did was do the same thing Ah' do every day. But today, Spike felt down so he came with me." "Down?..." Glaring at Spike, she continued with a raised eyebrow "Why so glum?" "Oh..." Spike cleared his throat to speak. "I just...Realized that I was being led on by...A mare I used to have feeling’s for..." He spoke while refusing to have Rarity's name slip passed his lips. To his honesty, he still has not forgiven Rarity and maybe some time away from her boutique would do some good for him. At the boutique, Rarity laid in bed crying while her baby sister knocked on the door. "Sis? Come on! How long are you going to lock yourself from the world!" "UNTIL I DIE!!!!" Her voice made her little sister jump back as it shook up the house. Sweetie Belle regained herself and knocked harder on the door. "Rarity! Get your depressed butt out here! You NEED somepony to talk too!" "GO AWAY!!!" Her voice was even louder. "Can't you tell I just want to be alone!" Sweetie Belle growled and kicked the ground. Looking around she spots something that will get her out. "Well, if you won't come out for me...I bet you will come out when...." Jumps on the counter and leans on her mannipony wearing a dress that she worked hard on this morning. "Just play fire sorceress around your dress that you worked so HARD on..." Rarity did not respond until a few seconds later. "O-Okay...I'm coming out..." The door to her room opened and out stood was a very distraught white unicorn that does not even look like Rarity. Her mane was a mess, she had bags and crow’s feet, and it looked like she has not bathed in weeks. "How long has it been?..." "About twenty minutes, sis..." Her eyebrows lowered in amazement on how her sister can look glamorous to ugly in such a short time. Rarity looked down, approached her full body mirror, and looked at the damage. "I look...I look..." She teared up. "I look like one of those cheap mares on the side of the street!!" She dropped to the floor then began crying again. "I am horrible, horrible, horrible pony! I lost my friend because..." She got angry and stared at the mirror. "Because of YOU!" Sweetie Belle backed up, afraid of the mental stability of her older sibling as her body got enraged. "Um, Rarity?...." Rarity got angrier and began yelling at her reflection. However, what came after shocked Sweetie Belle to the core. "You! It's your fault! You just had to be glamorous! You just had to be attractive! Well bitch! Let's see if you feel glamorous now!!" The white unicorn charged her magic, shot a bolt at the mirror, and shattered it. "Not looking pretty now, huh!" In the years that Sweetie Belle lived there, never has she heard her sister swear. The swirly manned filly gulped and cautiously approached her sister. "Rarity?..." Rarity was steaming, never had she been this angry also, but she soon realized what she did and calmed down. Slowly closing her eyes, the white unicorn turned to her sister. "Sweetie...Please run a nice bath for me?...Please..." The swirly manned filly sighed in relief and went to the bathroom of the boutique while she started a hot bath for her stressed out sister. "Here you are Rarity." The sister approached the bathtub and slowly stuck her body in it, and sighed and relaxed. "Thank you, Sweetie. I needed a bath." Sweetie sat next to her near the bathtub and smiled. "I am glad you're relaxing Rarity." The white mare looked to her sister and frowned. "I am, but...I still need to win Spike's friendship back...I hurt the little darling, and I feel absolutely dreadful...Is it too late to ask for forgiveness?" The filly pondered and smiled. "If you do something spectacular for Spike, I am sure he will take you back as a friend." "I hope you're right. I also hope he doesn't forgive me...I hurt him too greatly, and I do not deserve his kindness and generosity." Rarity saddened more and dipped half of her head under water. Back to Spike and the others, they just made it to their destination, Sweet Apple Acre's. The lonesome farmhouse was surrounded with acres and acres of apple trees. Spike looked up and noticed the morning sun was setting. "Oh jeez! I have to head back to the library, Twilight's gonna kill me!" Ever since Twilight became princess, she was still allowed to stay in Ponyville but she goes back and forth between Canterlot and the small town, but she mostly stayed in Ponyville but when she is not, Spike is left in charge of the library. Applebloom giggled and smiled. "Sure Spike, Me and Babs will head to the farm." "Yeah, what AB said!" Babs smiled and the two waved as Spike headed back to the library. As soon as he got there, it was the dead of night but now he thought Twilight was surly asleep "Where have you been mister!" Twilight yelled angrily at the nervous dragon. "Well!?" "I...I was at...The boutique…" Spike gave a nervous smile to the young Alicorn. He still did not speak of Rarity but he sucked it up and continued to speak. "Y-Yeah...And when I was walking home I bumped into Apple Bloom and we went to pick up her cousin Babs and-" "You went to the train station with just AppleBloom!? Somepony could of dragonnapped you!" Twilight got more worried, she was worried for her adopted little brother and friend. Spike tried his best to reassure the Princess. "Twi, you know I am more cautious about going there...And really Twilight?...Somepony would dragonnapped me in the middle of a busy train station?..." He questioned while raising an eyebrow. Twilight calmed down a little as she said, "Oh...Right. Sorry for overreacting, I just don't know what I would do without you...You're like my little brother." She gave a warm smile. "So...How was Rarity's?...." Spike looked up at his sister. "Rari-who?" He said in an angered voice before going upstairs to his room. "I have no idea what you're talking about, you crazy mare, you!" Spike said jokingly before going into his bed and laying down. Twilight was shocked, not to say enraged, but shocked at what came out of her assistant’s mouth. Did something happen between Rarity and Spike? She had to sweep by her friends place later. However, she first had to get some rest for the train ride to Canterlot tomorrow. She sat on the table, wrote Spike a note, and left it to the side. The lavender mare slowly made her way to her room while it took thirty minutes to write it perfectly like always. When she went to her room she saw Spike sleeping in the filly sized bed she made. She smiled and went to her dear friend as she gently kissed him on the forehead. "Goodnight, Spike. I love you." She then flew into her bed and fell asleep. At the farm, Babs was shown the guest room by Applebloom. "Here ya are, Cousin." The filly with the bow said. Smiling, Babs entered the room and sat in the bed. "Thanks AB." She laid in bed and thought of only one thing, Spike. "Hey Cousin?...What's Spike like?" "Hm?" The southern filly said with a confused look. "O~Oh, well he's a great guy, he is a good friend and pretty nice. Why ask?" Babs tried to think of a reason why she was asking about Spike but Applebloom already caught on. "Babs, do you like Spike?" Taking a double take, the filly yelled out. "W-WHAT!? I-I-I just met him! How can I have feelings for a pony...Or dragon I just met!" Babs protested. Applebloom giggled. "Y'all so gullible Babs. Ah' will talk to you tomorrow." The earth pony twitched. "Gullible? What in the hay do you mean by that!" As the red bowed filly left, she smiled while she said, "Like you don't know…" She then descended down the stairs leaving a very confused and passive aggressive filly behind. "I don't though!...And Ah' don't have feelings for Spike, Okay!" She spoke quickly, laid her head against the pillow, and just looked straight into the ceiling. "Do Ah'?" She then blushed at the thought of her and Spike. Cuddling, hugging, and kissing. Babs shook her head and let out a loud scream. "What’s wrong with me!" On the other side of town, two of the towns biggest bullies were strolling around and making their way back home. The one with the hipster glasses broke the silence. "So, I heard that blank flank Babs is in town." Diamond snorted at the thought of the earth pony. "Like who cares!?" Silverspoon then sighed. "We should, this is our chance to get back at her for the problems she caused with us." The tiara wearing Earthpony then stopped. "We should...We should make her suffer for it but we should plan it tomorrow. I am getting tired and cute fillies like me deserves a rest." "What about me?" Silverspoon said. "You?...Yeah, whatever, sleep away." Diamonds looked at her reflection in a nearby houses window. "Soon, that little runt will pay...Nopony messes with us." With that they continued down the road, laughing. Author's Note Well, this is certainly going to be one busy weekend. I have two other chapters to my Beyond the Forerunners fanfic, and a I have to submit my Pinkie Pie and Deadpool powerhouse crossover fic......Busy busy busy! Well anyways, here is the second chapter, hope you all enjoy.
Planned Out LogicAuthor's Note Sorry for the delays, I have been having quite the adventure with this chapter, and I will try and get the new chapter of Beyond the Forerunners out as well. Also, I am not sure if I made the CMC OOC but I tried my best to make them as them. Planned Out Logic Rarity was trotting down the street toward the Library, determination in her eyes. "Okay Rarity, you can do this! Spike might not be angry at you right now, I mean how long can he keep a grudge?" She said to herself as a couple of the background ponies stared at her as she did. Stopping, she noticed everypony just staring. "Can I help you?..." The ponies then stopped staring and went back to their daily duties. The White unicorn shrugged it off and went to the Library not stopping for anything. While making her way across town, Rainbow Dash spotted the white mare. The rainbow manned Pegasus swooped down and hovered by her. "Hey Rarity, can I ask you something? Yesterday I saw Spike leaving you're boutique angry and upset, and I know I shouldn't spy, but I have to know. What happened?" Rarity never took her eyes away from the prize but she did respond to Dash's question. "I hurt him...Real bad and I want to make everything better." Rainbow Dash continued flying right by her and continued to speak. "So what is your plan?" Rarity smirked. "I am going to give him what he wants!" Rainbow Dash looked at her friend and raised an eyebrow. "What he wants, huh?...What does he want?" "Yes, I am going to march in that library, go to his room, surprise him while he sleeps and step into his basket and give him the best apology present ever!" Rarity felt determined, but her rainbow manned friend thought of the way she described it differently. "Whoa!...What do you mean by 'apology present'?" Rarity snickered. "What do you think?...If he resists, I will just have to pin him down and force my apology!" Rainbow felt a little disgusted while surely hopes that Rarity does not mean it. "And I will probably going to show him how generous I really am...While in his bed...Alone...With no Twilight around...Just me and him...In bed. Together. Giving him the best present a mare can give to a handsome dragon like him..." "RARITY!" Rainbow finally screamed out causing the mare to jump. "What is your problem! He is a baby dragon! He doesn't even know how to...Just no!" Before Rarity can speak, Rainbow turned the opposite direction. "You...Have problems!" Then she flew off. She left behind a confused Rarity. "What's wrong with giving Spike a spare diamond I found?.....Oh well...." Rarity shrugged and went back to going toward the library door. She knocked on the door and practices her apology. "Spike, I am sorry for being a horrible friend...Please accept this gem as a token of my gratitude...No, no, that won't work...Spike, I appreciate you as my friend and I would never hurt you intentionally so please, accept this diamond as my token to show you I am sorry...That could work..." The door opened, revealing the purple Alicorn known as Twilight. "Oh, Rarity, I was just about to go see you about some stuff that happened...W-With Spike." Rarity gulped but kept her composure and smiled. "I guess I came at the right time, I am doing fine, but something did happen between me and Spike and...I have to make it right. May I come in?" Twilight nodded and allowed the white unicorn entrance into her house. Inside Rarity began to explain what happened. There was not much, but she tried her best to explain. Twilight was not as shocked; she rather expected this from the start but she was kind of disappointment at Rarity for keeping her acknowledgment for Spikes feelings in the dark. "Rarity. I know you want to make things right, but I am ashamed of you for waiting this long to tell him..." Twilight gave her friend an angry look, but slowly smiled and hugged Rarity. "But, I do forgive you, at least you came up straight and said it." The fashion unicorn let out a soft sigh. "I still want to make it right to him...W-Where is he?" Twilight smiled. "Well, he is with a few friends. Mostly just Applebloom and Babs." "Babs? Apple Bloom’s cousin? I thought she lived in Manehatten." "She just moved. Pinkie will probably throw a future welcome to town party. Why ask?" The purple Alicorn stared at her friend. Rarity looked down and levitated a glorious blood diamond. "It's...The most expensive and most valuable in my gem collection...I want Spike to have it...As a part of my apology. Even if he rejects it, I still want him to have it." Twilight who was now shocked, stared big eyed at Rarity. "Oh Rarity, it's beautiful...Spike may have a grudge with you now, but this..." Twilight paused and levitated the fine piece of red rock in front of her. "This will probably change his mind. I know he will love it." The two smiled at each other and Rarity got up. "I have to head home. Thank you for your time Twilight. It means a lot." With that, she left her friend and trotted back to her house. On the other side of town, inside a huge manor of some sort, Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon were in the living room, plotting. "Okay, Silverspoon! We have to think logically! How do we, get back at Babs?" Silverspoon smiled. "I have an idea!" "And that Idea won't work, cause we are doing my idea...But go ahead." Diamond said in a disinterested fashion. "Ahem, we follow Babs around, find her weakness, and exploit that weakness and hurt her by using it against her!" Smiling, she felt satisfied about her plan. "Uh, no, that plan sounds stupid...Hmmm, I got it! How about we follow Babs around, find her weakness, and exploit that weakness and hurt her by using it against her!" Diamond Tiara said with a smirk. "It is the perfect plan!" "Boss, that...Was...My idea..." Silverspoon said sadly. "Yes, but when I say it, it sounds clever cause it came from a clever filly...No offense..." "None take—HEY!" Diamond jumped from the couch and looked outside, she can see Sweet Apple Acres from the distance. "Tomorrow we do my plan...And then...We attack our enemy." She then laughed evilly, Silverspoon started to laugh too and that made Diamond Tiara stop laughing. "Stop laughing! YOU RUINED THE MOMENT!" The tiara-wearing filly screamed out at her friend and slave. "S-Sorry boss...." The silver-coated pony said softly, sinking into the couch. On the Sweet Apple Farm, the four fillies and drake sat under the large apple tree near the barn, thinking of new Cutie Mark obtaining ideas. "Hmmm, we can...Try science again..." Sweetie Belle insisted. Scootaloo shook her head. "Don't you remember what happened last time?..." "Oh, yeah..." Sweetie Belle sighed and mumbled under her breath. "Wasn't my fault the stupid chemicals caught on fire..." Scootaloo then turned to Spike then looked around. "Um, I forgot, what is Spike doing here? He can't get a Cutie Mark." "Bab's invited him." Applebloom added. "Really?...Babs, why is Spike here?" The orange fill said, turning her attention to the filly sitting next to Spike. "Just...Stop messing with him, Scoots...He is here, and he is staying." Babs said defensively. Spike smiled, appreciating Babs for defending his right to hang out with the four. The Pegasus filly stood up and stretched. "Well, if nopony is going to do anything, we can go back to the tree house and play a game." "Oh! Oh! Let’s play truth or dare!" Sweetie Belle jumped up and down with excitement. "Really?..." Scootaloo said, raising her eyebrow. "Ah' don't mind, Scoots. Beats sitting here." Applebloom said smiling. "Fine...Lets head to the treehouse first." With that, all four of them left for the CMC Headquarters. Scootaloo, Spike, and Sweetie Belle were up front. Babs and Applebloom moved along from behind to chat in private. Applebloom smirked at Babs. "What’s wit' the smirk?" "Nothing...Ah’ was jus' thinkin' how cute you and Spike would be togetha." She giggled and Babs flustered. "I do not!..." She lowered her voice to not attract Spike’s attention. "I do not like him, so stop assuming I do." "Whatever ya say, Lover Girl." Applebloom snickered, making Babs get more furious. "You're enjoying this aren't you?..." "Mmmmaaaaaayyyyybe." The filly with the pink bow smiled at her cousin’s reaction. "I hate you..." "But ah' love ya." The two continued their conversation. Scootaloo watched as Spike went on ahead, finally when Spike was a good distance away Sweetie leaned to Scootaloo. "Psst...Scoots." "Yeah Sweetie?" Scootaloo whispered back. "Something happened between my sister and Spike, and from judging by what Applebloom talked about afterschool, and how Babs defended Spike, I was wondering...What's going on?" "I don't know...They probably have a thing for each other." Sweetie gasped. "A thing? That is soooo cute." "Sounds cute at first...But sooner or later they will start getting lovey dovey in front of us...And it probably won't be long till they have sex in the tree house when nopony is there..." Scootaloo shuttered at Apple Bloom’s cousin and her dragon friend mating in THEIR headquarters. Sweetie looked a little confused. "Scootaloo, what's 'sex'?" She said innocently. The purple manned Pegasus let out a sigh as she said, "You really have to hang with me and Rainbow Dash more, she knows more about it than any other pony. She thought I was old enough to be talking about it." "Ohhhhh...Wait what?" Before Scootaloo can reply, they reached their destination. "Oh looks like we're here! See you all inside!" Sweetie Belle spoke and rushed into the treehouse. As the fillies and drake went inside the headquarters, two other fillies watched from behind the apple trees in covert fashion. "See anything, Spoon?" The diamond-wearing filly spoke up, keeping a close eye on their targets with binoculars. "Nothing..." Silverspoon said, saddened. Diamond Tiara jumped from the tree next to Silver Spoon and smiled. "Okay got the plan. We just have to peek into their windows. So you will have to lift me up to the side window." She said pointed at an open window. The glasses wearing filly gulped as she later said, "T-There?" Diamond Tiara nodded. "I...Can't..." "Why not?..." "It's high...And I probably won't..." She shuttered as she felt her friend stare into her soul while staring. "...B-Be able to lift...you?" "Are you calling me fat!" The tiara-wearing filly nearly screamed but stopped, stared at the window and saw nopony heard her. "Just..." Sighing she closed her eyes to keep calm. "Just leave me to that window...Please..." The duo crept towards the space below the window. Diamond had Silver Spoon stand in her spot. She stood there and Diamond Tiara stepped her back and peaked through the high up window. It was literally high so she had to stand on her back hooves just to look. "See anything?..." Silverspoon said, struggling to stand still. "Yes, they are in a circle, chatting it up and stuff..." "Hurry...Up...I cannot stand this long..." Inside the clubhouse, the Cutie Mark Crusaders all smiled as they began to play truth or dare with Spike. "Okay, Sweetie Belle, since this is you’re the one who gave the idea. You'll be the first victim!" Scootaloo spoke up. "So...Truth or Dare?" "Truth!" "Do you like somepony?" Scootaloo smiled at the blushing Sweetie Belle. "W-Well, I do....But it was a long time ago and back when I was with my mom and dad." "Well, who was it?" Applebloom added. "His name is not important. Can we continue?...Scootaloo, Truth Or Dare." Sweetie Belle finished. "Dare please." Sweetie snickered. "I dare you to tell me what sex is." "Really?...You really want to know?..." She sighed and leaned towards Sweetie’s ear and whispered it to her so nopony can hear her. After finishing Sweetie almost gagged. "Th-That’s gross! Babs! Please don't do that with Sp-" Scootaloo shushed Sweetie Belle up with her hoof and shook her head. "Next, AppleBloom. Truth or dare?" "Truth, Scoots." "Can you eat an entire box of apples under an hour." The red manned filly sighed. "Ah' can't Scoots...Ah' jus' can't..." Applebloom was a little bored but then she realized something while she knows Spike and Babs were next and she smiled. "Your turn Spike! Truth or Dare?" "I pick Dare!" Applebloom smirked. "Ah' dare ya' tooooooo...Kiss Bab's on the lips." The two took a double take of this and both yelled. "WHAT!" Scootaloo and Sweetie both had grins and they looked at them both. "B-But...." Babs tried to speak but no real sentences came through. "It's a dare you two! Do it!" Scootaloo cheered. "Yeah! It will be over before you know it!" Sweetie Belle added. Suddenly the three cheered for the kiss. "A-Alright!...We'll do it..." They both looked at each other, blushing red. "R-Ready, Babs?..." The dragon spoke. Babs only nodded. Slowly the two leaned into one another until their lips met. Spike kissed her and upon contact, Babs kissed back. They found themselves enjoying it as Spike found himself further deepening the kiss. After a half minute, they broke it off, stared into each other’s eyes and blushed. "T-That was...." "Good?..." Babs finished his sentence. "Y-Yeah..." The two smiled and went back to sitting next to one another, not really speaking. Diamond Tiara's eyes widened. She jumped off Silver Spoon’s back and looked sick. "...Diamond? What did you see?" "Something I wish I could unsee..." Diamond said blankly and walked off. "I think we got what we need to break her. Now let’s get to planning..."
