Draconic Desires

The dragon woke up. His stomach was finished digesting.

He shifted Twilight’s weight off of him and walked to a corner of the closet and disgorged. Twilight watched him sleepily.

Twilight happily murmured, “We really are partners now.”

The dragon nodded in agreement.

“Now that you’ve got a good meal in you, are you ready to consummate our relationship?”

The dragon looked surprised and paused to comprehend this. He shook his head, “I’m sorry, but I’m with Derpy, presently. I only have a relationship with her.”

Twilight looked annoyed and spoke, “You’ll commit murder but won’t allow yourself to make this day even more perfect? What kind of twisted priorities do you have?”

The dragon countered, “One’s that don’t involve the outright betrayal of Derpy. She cares a lot about that stuff. I love you for being on my side, but I still love Derpy at least as much. So I won’t do it.”

Twilight looked upset, but then softened. “I’m sorry, please just listen to me.”

The dragon sighed. “Alright, I’m listening. Please explain your feelings as best as you can so I know what all’s at stake here.”

“I’m worried that you’re biased from making rational decisions, because of your infatuation with Derpy. It’s for your own benefit that you realize this. Before you got with Derpy, who do you think you would have had a more reasonable match with? Her or me?”

He answered without emotion. “You.”

“What is it about me that makes me compatible with you in a way that Derpy isn’t?”

The dragon thought about this. “You have well-thought out plans, you never panic, you have a lot of authority in this town, and you are more able to facilitate me getting prey.”

Twilight nodded calmly. “Yes. Now then, what about Derpy. Ask yourself this: what is it about her that makes her such an unusual choice for you?”

The dragon thought about this for the longest time. “She is not really like me at all, but she loves me for being different. She doesn’t always get good results, but our efforts are always fun. She feels fear, but she does it out of genuine concern for me. And perhaps the most unusual thing of all is that we came to be together in the first place.”

Twilight nodded. “All fair points. Now let’s get into the heart of the matter. If, hypothetically, you did choose me over Derpy, what are you afraid that would happen?”

The dragon felt a little guilty just thinking about it. “Derpy would be lost without me, of course. She’d be completely broken. She’d go back to her life and feel sad about things virtually forever.”

Twilight nodded. “So, what you’re telling me is that you do see the logic in choosing me, but you’re afraid of breaking Derpy’s heart. Is that right?”

“Yes, that’s the crux of the issue. I have to make sure that she knows she is loved for the rest of her life, or else her misery will be on my conscience.”

Just then, the two of them heard somepony walk into the Library. A worried voice shouted, “Twilight? Are you here?” It was Derpy’s voice.

Twilight asked, “Well, how about we treat this like a band aid? We can rip her out of existence lickety-split.”

The dragon stated firmly, “I am certainly not going to make that kind of choice. Just go tell her I’m in here and we can talk this out.”

Twilight said “okay” and walked out of the closet, shutting the door behind her.

He listened to them greet.

Twilight said, “Hey Derpy! How are you?”

Derpy’s voice was mixed with sobs. “My dragon friend was supposed to have met you here. Have you seen him? I can’t find him anywhere!”

Twilight wrapped her wing around Derpy. “Shhhhh…. it’s okay. Yes, your friend came to meet me. He’s still here, but I have him hidden in the interest of being discrete. We worked everything out. All is well!”

Derpy was relieved and almost sounded happy. “So, he’s fine? Everything’s going to be okay?”

Twilight wrapped her wing tighter in an embrace. “Yes, Derpy, everything is going to be okay. And you know something else?”

Derpy cooed and replied “what?”

Twilight whispered, “Your dragon friend wants you to know that he loves you very much.”

Derpy smiled and rubbed her side against Twilight’s body. Derpy cooed, “I know. I love him very much, too.”

What Twilight did next was not nice, it was not gentle, but it felt so rationally… correct.

Twilight put her forehooves on both sides of Derpy’s head and then snapped her neck like a matchstick.

The dragon felt a distinctly sickening feeling as he heard a body hit the ground. He paused to listen. There was silence. He ran to the closet door and threw it open.

There he saw Twilight standing over the body of Derpy. There was not a drop of blood, and yet she lay still on the floor.

The dragon face-palmed with his claw. “Oh, god! What did you do?”

He walked to Derpy’s side. He nudged her and she didn’t respond. He noticed how loose her neck was. She was dead.

He glared at Twilight. “Haven’t you learned not to piss me off, yet?”

Twilight smiled. “Nope. I think I need another lesson.”

He grabbed her neck painfully with one claw. “You’re crazy. Tell me one reason I shouldn’t choke the life out of you right now.”

“I did you a favor by killing that fuck up. Now our plans have a chance of succeeding.”

“Weren’t we going to talk this out?!”

Twilight shook her head. “Sorry, I couldn’t risk including her in the dialogue. You know how it is, I have to minimize variables. It’s called planning.”

The dragon tightened his grip. “Do you have any last words?”

Twilight smiled wickedly. “I’m in love with you.”

Against all reason, the dragon felt some sympathy. She was obviously crazy.

He released his grip. “I’m too angry to think straight. I’m leaving to go think of a suitable punishment for you. When I come back, tonight, you’re going to feel the pain."

Twilight taunted him. “I look forward to it.”