• Chapter 6 -

"Feel free to visit any time. I wouldn't mind seeing you again!" Victor said, and winked at the dragon as he walked out the door.

"Heh.. Okay." Spike said, with a fake smile on his face. The dragon was still feeling a bit strange about what had just happened. He never thought himself to be one to have a one night stand with somepony. He always thought that he had to be in love with somepony to actually have sex with them.

Spike waved his hand awkwardly to the stallion, and made his way back to Twilight's library. He opened the door, walked in, and closed it behind him. He looked around for a minute, waiting for Twilight to come down. But, there was no sign of her. Being gone for only about an hour, it was a bit strange that there was no sign of the purple alicorn. He looked down to his hands, and took another look at the diamond Victor had given him. A slight smile appeared on the dragons face.

"Spike, is that you?" Twilight yelled down, from up on the second floor.

"Yeah!" Spike yelled back up. She looked down from the balcony on the second floor, turned, and made her way down the stairs.

"Oooh, did you get your diamond?" Twilight asked, as she approached the dragon.

"Mmhmm." Spike said, as he held the gem up.

"Wow! Nice!" Twilight said, looking at the gem.

"Yup." Spike responded.

"You're not going to eat it, are you?" Twilight asked, with a small giggle.

"No, I don't even think my jaw is strong enough." Spike answered.

"That's probably true." Twilight added.

There was an awkward silence. They both stood there, next to the front door, staring at each other.

"Soo.." Twilight broke the silence.

"Hmm?" Spike murmured.

"Do you want to head out right now?" Twilight asked.

"Oh uh.. Well, sure." Spike said, a bit surprised, as he completely forgot about going to the crater that he had visited years ago.

And with that, they both agreed to head out. Before they left, the purple alicorn had brought a small pouch that latched to a belt on her side. It consisted of bread, lettuce, and small bottles of water.

They were about half way there, and with the sun beating down on them at almost 90 degrees Fahrenheit, they had to stop and rest. They both sat down in a small field, surrounded by trees, and a small river passing by to the left. The grass was tall, and slightly uncomfortable to sit on. But this was no problem for Spike, since he was the tall one of the two.

"It's soooo hot out here." Twilight said, trying to start a conversation. She was doing this because the dragon had been almost completely silent the entire way.

"Yeah." Spike mumbled, while he watched the river.

"You've been really quiet. Nervous?" Twilight asked, as she made herself a sandwich.

"That, among something else." Spike answered.

"Among what?" Twilight asked, now curious to what the dragon was talking about.

"Well.. About Victor.." Spike stopped, and looked down at the ground.

"What about him? Did something happen?" Twilight asked.

Spike let out a big sigh, and then looked at the alicorn.

"Do you remember when I had my first... Wet dream, and you had that talk with me? You told me to never let any pony take advantage of me." Spike brought up.

"Yeah, I remember, I'm still not sure what you mean." Twilight replied, and raised a brow in confusion.

Twilight put the pieces together.

"Wait, are you saying... Are you saying that stallion... Touched you?" Twilight asked, as she raised her voice a bit.

"Not exactly," Spike said.

"What?! That son of a-"

"Wait wait!" Spike interrupted Twilight.

"He... Well... He talked about.. You know, sex stuff." Spike began.

"Celestia.." Twilight mumbled as she facepalmed with her hoof.

"He showed me his.. Thing, and I just.." Spike continued, but struggled to get the rest out. His face was a bright red.

"You just what?" Twilight asked, quite concerned now.

"I-I... I used my mouth.." Spike said, covering his face with his hands.

Twilight began to feel enraged, but tried to cool herself down before she said anything harsh, or irrational.

"Look. Whatever you did, it's okay. You were just curious, right?" Twilight asked, still in the middle of cooling herself down.

"Yeah.. At first I was scared, but I just wanted it.." Spike remarked, now feeling a bit upset.

"You're growing up so fast. I mean, just a few years ago you're peeing in the bed, and now you're having sex with stallions." Twilight mentioned.

"Twilight, please! I didn't plan on it. I'm still not sure if I feel good about it or not.." Spike said, a blush still apparent on his cheeks.

"It's okay, it's fine. We'll just.. Not talk about it, alright?" Twilight insisted.

"Yeah, okay." Spike agreed not to talk about it.

They both sat on the ground still, the alicorn eating a sandwich, and the dragon just staring at the ground.

"So... You're not mad?" Spike asked the alicorn.

"No, actually, I'm not. To be completely honest with you, I was enraged at first, but now I feel almost relieved." Twilight remarked.

"Relieved? Why?" Spike asked, as he looked at the alicorn and raised a brow.

"Because you're gay. I don't have to worry about you getting any mare or dragon pregnant." Twilight mentioned, and laughed after.

"That's true." Spike said, now feeling a bit better knowing that the alicorn was feeling better as well.

"Can you promise me something, though?" Twilight asked, after a few seconds of silence.

"Yeah?" Spike asked.

"Don't go around having sex with everypony in Ponyville." Twilight said.

"What? I won't! I'm not some kind of, slut or anything!" Spike yelled at the alicorn.

"I didn't think that! I was just making sure, bud." Twilight said, trying to calm down the dragon.

"Well it sounded like you thought I was a whore." Spike remarked, making a frown on his face.

"I don't think that at all. I was just saying." Twilight explained.

"Whatever." Spike said, as he stood up.

"Are you ready yet?" Spike said as he glanced down at the sitting alicorn.

"Oh, yeah." Twilight replied, and stood up next to the dragon.

"Alright, cool." Spike said as he started walking, with the alicorn trotting by his side.

"Don't worry Twilight, if I find the right dragon for me, I'll stick with him." Spike remarked, as he looked down at the alicorn walking with him.

"I know, Spike." Twilight said and smiled at the dragon.

A short amount of time passed, and they made their way through a forest, and on the other side of the forest, was the mountains and craters that the dragons hide out at. It was a big mountain, so it would take them a few minutes to climb. Before they started though, they tried planning out what they would do before they showed up.

"What do you think they'll do, to a pony that shows up with a dragon?" Twilight asked Spike, feeling slightly worried.

"I won't let them do anything to you. I'll just say that you're a friend, and if they don't accept that, them screw them." Spike explained.

"I don't want them kicking you out just because of me." Twilight said, thinking about just staying by herself at the bottom of the mountain.

"I won't let them kick me out." Spike said, trying to be confident.

"Well I don't want them beating you up either! Spike, they're big dragons." Twilight reminded Spike.

"I'm not worrying about that, I think I have a plan." Spike said.

"And what would that be?" Twilight asked.

"If they ask why you are here, then I'll just tell them you're some crazy smart and powerful magical alicorn that could whoop all of their asses." Spike explained, and chuckled.

"Spike, please. I'm not that powerful." Twilight said.

"No, really. Even if they did try to beat me up, you can just teleport them away with your magic, right?" Spike asked.

"Possibly. I'm just not so sure I could do that to a bunch of huge dragons." Twilight remarked.

"Well, it's really your choice. I'd like you to be there for me, but I don't want you to get hurt." Spike stated, and waited for the alicorns reply.

"I know, Spike. But they'll probably make fun of you for bringing a pony to a place like this." Twilight mentioned.

"I'd still like you to go." Spike insisted.

"Okay, I'll go with you. Just don't go to big crowds, you know, avoid the popular ones." Twilight suggested.

"Yeah I know the drill, I've been doing that my whole life." Spike said as he began walking up the mountain.

"Sad, but true." Twilight said, as she followed right behind the dragon.

"I'm still a little nervous," Spike said, as he walked with the alicorn.

"You'll do okay. I'm nervous too, dragons can be scary." Twilight added.

"Not all dragons are scary killing machines." Spike said, looking at the alicorn as he walked.

"True." Twilight said, as they both finally reached the top of the mountain. Just like before, it was a mountain, but on top, was a crater that went down just a little into the mountain.

"This volcano is probably thousands of years old." Twilight said, admiring the view. There weren't many dragons to be seen, just some teen and child dragons, is all. Being around lunch time, it made sense. The adult dragons were out searching for food for their young ones. To the left was a small crowd, about six, hanging out by a pool of lava. To the right was a big open space, and several stashes of gems separated from each other. At the end of the crater on the right, was a small opening to a cave. Which was odd, considering the fact that only one or two dragons actually lived on this part of the many mountains. It was more of a place to hang out, and wrestle each other for their beloved gems.

"You're probably right. Would be great for your research, but you'd probably be chased away by the bigger dragons." Spike remarked, looking both left and right.

"It's beautiful." Twilight added, and waited for Spike to walk down into the crater first.

"Well, lets do it." Spike said, as he made his way down the crater.

"Here we go." Twilight said in a bland tone. They both made their way down and onto the crater, and before they knew it, they were approached by two rather tall dragons.

"Well would you look at that. I don't believe it, pony boy brought his pony girlfriend!" Said a tall red dragon, followed by the laughter of the two dragons who had approached Spike and Twilight.

"She's not my girlfriend." Spike replied, with a slightly stern tone.

"Yeah, I'm not his girlfriend." Twilight said, as she backed up a bit. The dragons had grown since the last time they had seen them, so they were a bit frightening to the alicorn. But Spike, with his natural dragon instinct, didn't show any sign of nervousness.

"You're Garble, right?" Spike asked, pointing at the red dragon.

"Yeah, I remember you. You're that little one who tried to be like us, way back when." Garble said, pointing back at Spike.

"And I'm the pony who made you run into that tree! I have magical powers and I'm not afraid to use them!" Twilight said, trying to act tough.

Garble and his friend both looked at each other awkwardly, and looked back at Spike and Twilight.

"Okay, then. What brings you here anyway, after all these years?" Garble asked.

"Well, all of my friends are ponies, and I just wanted to make friends with some of my own, you know?" Spike said.

"That's right, you're from pansy-ville. I can't let you hang out with us, besides, you're hardly even a dragon." Garble said, and laughed after.

"Pansy-ville?!" Twilight shouted and moved forward, but was stopped by Spike.

"But I am a dragon! Look, I have wings! See?" Spike said, and unfolded his wings, pointing to them.

"Pssh, you haven't changed, you're still a little sissy. Always trying to fit in with the big guys. Well I'll tell you something, it aint happening, fruity scales." Garble explained, and motioned with his hands to shoo Spike and Twilight away.

"Fruity scales?! Alright, look, big guy! Just because he is gay, doesn't mean he can't be cool and popular like you guys!" Twilight scolded.

"I knew it! You're just like that one kid, the white and pink guy. He pretended to be straight for so long, and he comes to us wondering why we kicked him out of our group. The little fairy was ruining everything, and you are too! Tell you what, you want a friend? Go to that little fag's cave, right down there, and get out of my sight. Maybe you two will make a perfect couple, and you could eventually shove your dick into his candy ass!" Garble said, and shoved Spike hard enough to knock him onto his rear. They laughed and murmured as they walked away from Twilight and Spike.

"Spike!" Twilight said, as she approached Spike.

Spike let out a big sigh, and looked down at the ground, with a sad expression on his face.

"I'm here for not even ten minutes, and I'm already hated by all of them." Spike said, then covered his face with his hands.

"They hate me too, Spike." Twilight added, and chuckled after.

"That doesn't help!" Spike said, looking at the alicorn.

"Oh I know, Spike. But we can't leave just yet." Twilight asked, as she stroked Spike's back with her hoof.

"Why not?" Spike said, looking up at the alicorn.

"Because, that dragon said there was a dragon just like you, in that cave over there." Twilight insisted.

"Yeah but, we can't just barge into his cave. That's like a house, without doors. Plus, Garble was probably just lying." Spike said, as he stood back up.

"Are you telling me you came all this way for nothing? Come on Spike, you have to try. It's not the end of the world." Twilight continued.

Spike was silent for a moment.

"Alright, alright. Over there, right?" Spike asked, as he pointed to the cave.

"Yes." Twilight answered, and began walking towards the cave. Spike followed right by her side.

"I bet they're talking about me right now..." Spike said, and sighed.

"Who cares? Don't worry about them." Twilight said, and gave Spike a smile.

"Yeah, I know Twi." Spike said, trying to cheer himself up.

"You know, I really can't thank you enough for coming all the way out here with me. Having my back, and stuff. You know." Spike said, as they got closer to the cave.

"You don't have to thank me. I owed you, Spike." Twilight said.

"I don't think so. It just... Really means a lot to me. I've said things to you that would make every pony in Ponyville hate me." Spike remarked, looking forward to the cave.

"You've said normal things. It's just hard for some ponies to comprehend, at times. They will just overreact, that's all." Twilight said.

"You're probably right. I feel like I need to open up to everypony now." Spike said, as they both stopped right in front of the cave.

"Only to the ponies you trust." Twilight added.

"Yeah." Spike said, looking into the cave. He was feeling a bit nervous, knowing that there was an actual gay dragon in there, that could possibly be the one for him. They both stood there, silent, for a few minutes.

"You ready?" Twilight whispered.

"Mmhmm." Spike mumbled. They both entered the cave, but Twilight following behind at a distance, allowing Spike to be the first one seen enter.

"Ugh, for the last time Garble, I'm not giving you anymore-" A white and pink dragon said as he almost ran into Spike. The white dragon was just a bit taller, and just a bit older than Spike was. He had a white body, and a pink belly.

"Oh! Uh.. Hello. Who are you?" The white and pink dragon asked as he moved back a bit.

"Hi, I'm Spike. You don't remember me?" Spike questioned, and looked behind him for Twilight. Twilight had been waiting right at the entrance of the cave, allowing Spike to talk to the white dragon alone.

"Um.. No, I don't, sorry." The white dragon said, and titled his head at Spike.

"Oh.. Well I came here years ago, from Ponyville." Spike said, scratching the back of his head.

"Oh, yeah. I remember, they were pretty mean to you." Said the white dragon.

"Y-Yeah! So you remember a-all that?" Spike began to stutter a bit.

"Yeah, you were so little!" The white dragon said, with a giggle after.

There was an awkward silence.

"Sooo.. No offense, but why are you here? Didn't Garble tell you I was a fag?" The white dragon said, as he walked to a very small pool of lava at the end of a cave. This is what was illuminating the cave.

"What? Oh, w-well... See.." Spike began, as he followed the white dragon.

"See... What?" The white dragon asked, a bit concerned.

"See... T-That's okay, because, I am too!" Spike finally got his words out.

The white dragon gave Spike a suspicious look.

"Is this some sort of trick?" The white dragon asked, and raised a brow at Spike.

"Huh? No no! I just.. Thought we could chill, you know.. Those guys out there already hate me." Spike said, still struggling a bit with his words.

"So you're really.. You know." The white dragon questioned Spike once again.

"Y-Yeah." Spike said, a blush now apparent on his pudgy cheeks.

"Well, I'm Fizzle." The white dragon said.

"H-Hi, Fizzle." Spike replied.

"You know, there's not many dragons like us here. I thought I was the only one." Fizzle remarked, and smiled warmly at Spike.

"Mmhmm." Spike mumbled nervously.

Fizzle looked at Spike, and raised a brow. He then looked down at the pool of lava, and sat at the edge, allowing his feet to enter the lava. Spike did the same.

"What's up with you? You seem kinda freaked, or something. Is it me?" Fizzle asked.

"What? N-No! It's not you, I'm just.. R-Really shy, I-I guess." Spike stuttered and messed up his words. Fizzle reached over and put his hand on Spike's shoulder, and gently caressed it with just his thumb. This caused Spike to shake a bit, and blush an even darker red.

"It's cute." Fizzle said, smiling at Spike. At this moment, Spike knew he would have a better chance if he asked out Fizzle right now and there. But he didn't know what to about seeing each other, if they were to actually get together. Considering the fact that Fizzle lives almost an hour away by walking from Ponyville, it would make things quite difficult. But, he felt he had no choice. Fizzle seemed to like him, and he started to feel for Fizzle as well. He was cute, especially his bright pink belly.

"Th-Thanks, I was wondering..." Spike began.

"That was quick." Fizzle said, and giggled after.

"Huh?" Spike murmured.

"You've barely spoken to me, and you're already asking me out." Fizzle remarked.

"Oh, I-I'm sorry.." Spike said, now feeling rejected. But little did he know, Fizzle was just yanking his chain.

"I'm just messing with you, silly." Fizzle said, and chuckled after.

"Oh!" Spike said, and let out a forced laugh.

"But yeah, I'll go out with you." Fizzle said. And with that, Spike hadn't felt this happy in such a long time.

Author's Note

Spike got himself a maaaaannnnnnn

anyway

I'll be going to DC in like, 5 hours. So I'll probably be writing a lot more when I'm there.