Mary, Crushes, and Spike's Birth (Edit)

The news left a silence in the room as Mary, Sombra, and Nightmare Moon were trying to process the information. "Are you sure that's what the dream was about?" Nightmare Moon asked.

"I'm positive. But I don't know who would want them to suffer, my Queen," the Dream Master said. "Oh, and before I forget, here is some sleep medicine, and tell the Princess that it doesn't mater what monster attacked the princes and the princess thats the monster type of monster will try to kill them." He handed the Queen a box of pills.
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Celesta put down the photo album she was looking through and walked towards her nightstand to grab a photo. It was of her and Spike, when he was a baby. She stared at it and began to remember when she became a mother.
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22 years ago

I was walking through the gardens of Canterlot when I heard someone running. I went to investigate because I was much stealthier than a metal-clad knight, like my guards. But, when I arrived, I saw no one. I looked around and saw a light shining from something, drawing me towards it and when I got there, I saw a purple egg. "Hello! I found your egg!" I yelled, hoping that someone will come get their son or daughter, as I grabbed the egg. When I did, I felt that it was cold and I was getting very worried. 'WHAT HEARTLESS PARENTS!' I thought as the minutes passed, before deciding to go back to the castle. While on the walk, I was thinking about the egg and why anyone would leave it here. But soon, I was thinking that I could be its mother and a smile grew on my face. I kept the egg in my room for five months… until it hatched.
It was in the middle of Spring and I was reading a book about parenting for the thousandth time when I heard the egg starting to hatch. I had a huge grin on my face along with tear-filled eyes, brimming with happiness as I watched the egg fully open, and I saw a tiny purple dragon. I saw that it was a boy, and instantly, the name Spike came to mind, inspired by the tiny spikes running along his back. After that, we went to the hospital wing so the doctors could take care of him until he could be left in my care. When the doctor took Spike, Blueblood, wearing a pair of black pants, came running in with Cadence, in a pink shirt and dark red pants, close in tow.

"I win. So I get to ask first," Blueblood shouted. I rolled my eyes and waited for him to continue. "So the baby is a chick, right?" He asked with excitement.

"No. It’s a boy. And his name is Spike," I said.

"Ha! You owe me fifty bits!" Cadence said. He groaned before handing his money to her."Why did you make a bet on Spike's gender?" I asked.

"Well, Blueblood wanted to know if Spike was a girl so he could have a chance to win 'her' heart," Cadence said.

"You know, just because a girl spends a lot of time with you, doesn't mean that they will fall for you," I said, with mild annoyance.

"And Cadence wanted Spike to be a boy so she can play with him, teach him all of her monster hunting tricks, and teach him some magic," Blueblood said.
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Present Day

Rainbow Dash got out of bed with the help of the glow of the afternoon sun, walking past Tank who was still sleeping and saw that both of his bowls were almost empty, so she got some lettuce and some strawberries and put it in his food bowl, as well as refill his water bowl before going out to do some training. At least before she crashed into a tree and landed in front of Iron Will, Gilda, and Lyra, who were still wearing the same clothes that they wore a day ago.

"Are you ok?" Lyra asked.

"Yeah," Rainbow Dash said as she got up. "Aren't you the guys that are supposed to have already gone back to Canterlot?"

"No. Her parents sent us a letter saying that we can stay here for a while," Gilda said, while pointing to Lyra.

"Well, I'm getting back to flying. I hope you enjoy your time here," Rainbow Dash said, before flying off. She continued some tricks until she saw Pinkie Pie in a red t-shirt and black pants, Rarity with a yellow hat, a blue shirt, and red pants, Twilight in a white shirt, Apple Jack in blue jeans and a black shirt, and Fluttershy in blue pants and a red shirt walking through the town. "Hey, Girls. Where're you going?"

"We are going to the 'Sit and Spin.' Do you want to join us?" Fluttershy asked.

"Sure, I've got nothing else to do," Rainbow Dash said, as she shrugged her shoulders. They got to the restaurant and sat at a table near the front door.

"So, girls, how do you feel about Spike?" Twilight asked her friends.

"Well... He is nice," Fluttershy said.

"I think he can take a joke and make one, from what I got from the books I have on monster hunters, at least," Pinkie Pie said, laughing.

"He's kind, and from what Applebloom told me, he is very smart," Applejack said.

"I agree with you there, AJ. But I just know he's smart, and not just from Applebloom telling me," Twilight said.

"I think he's handsome," Rarity said.

"He's nice, kind, fast, strong, and kind of handsome…" Rainbow Dash said, without realizing that she just called Spike handsome. Her friends blinked in shock because she never called any male handsome or even said the word at all before.

"Dash. Did you just call Spike handsome? No offense, but that’s my thing," Rarity said.

"Crap," Rainbow Dash said, blushing, realizing what she did.

"Hey, it's ok, Dash. Hey, he might even have the same feelings for you."

“Really?” Rainbow asked.
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Meanwhile, Spike, in a blue hoodie and black pants, was walking through Bloodville with his friends, talking about the monsters that they met yesterday. "Spike, there was this rainbow-maned Pegasus, but we didn't get her name. Do you know it?" Iron Will said.

"Her name's Rainbow Dash," Spike explained. "She's a daredevil, and a really cute one, I might add." Realizing he said that last part out loud, Spike blushed.

"Well that’s the first time you’ve called a girl that," Lyra said.

"Maybe she'll be the first girl that you want to kiss," Iron Will said, with a sly grin.

"Maybe…" Spike said, while his blush deepened.
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In Canterlot, an earth pony, in a white shirt and a matching white pair of pants with makeup that made her look like a goddess, was walking down the streets catching the eye of almost every guy, making some of them try and hit on her. Unfortunately for them, she said no to all of them. She went to the 'Griffin Inn' and almost everyone who wasn't part of a couple tried to woo her. Then she saw Flim and Flam eating hamburgers and talking about the store.

"Hey Flim. Hey Flam," The mare said with disgust.
The brothers groaned before replying, "What do you want, Mary?"

"Do you know where Spike is?"

"Why don't you ask one of your friends where Spike is," Flim said, annoyed.

"I did, and they said they have no idea," Mary explained.

"Well, good luck trying to find him, because nobody is going to tell you where he is," Flam said, biting into his burger. "Now go away, please." Mary groaned and went back to her home, directly to her personal shrine, dedicated to Spike. It had many photos of him, some of his scales, and a few lit candles.

"Oh Spike, you are going to love me one day," Mary said to herself.
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Four Shadowmancers were in a dark apartment, talking about the plan to make Princess Luna and Celestia suffer.

"We should attack now!" The youngest assassin said.

"No. If we attack now, the guards will know of our plan, and if they survive, they would be more prepared for the attack," The second oldest said.

"We need to wait for the golden opportunity," The eldest assassin said, "and no sooner."

Author's Note

Edits done by berirangu and blazing light.