“So after our kiss, which was every bit as amazing and wonderful as you said it would be. We talked about the herd thing,” Sweetie told Dinky, “and I said I would think about it.”

“You aren’t mad at Twilight are you?” Dinky asked while giving Sweetie a hug.

“Well not really, but I don’t know. If she shares me, and I have to share her, I don’t want her to see how much better she can do than having me as a fillyfriend,” Sweetie sighed dejectedly, leaning into the hug.

“What do you mean?” Dinky asked giving a tender squeeze.

“Well I know Rarity loves me as a sister, but she’s always telling me how I ruin things, or making me feel useless by telling me that my help isn’t needed and to go play outside or something. And I just don’t want Twilight to suddenly realize that I’m a screw up and she could do better. I love her,” Sweetie cried onto Dinky’s shoulder.

“You aren’t a screw up Sweetie Belle. Who was it, when I felt like I wasn’t awesome told me I could be as awesome as Rainbow Dash?”

“Me.”

“And who was it, when a filly who had no friends or family, transferred here from Canterlot, and was all alone. Became her friend, hooked her up with the pony who ended up becoming her big sister, and gave her best friends for life?”

“Me again.”

“And who was it, when I had no idea how to woo my mommy, and wanted to show her just how much I loved her. Supported me, and helped me get together with her?”

“Also me,” Sweetie said looking into Dinky’s eyes with a wide grin.

“And from what you told me, who is it that mostly helps the crusaders iron out their ideas and helps put it together. Even when she thinks the idea is scary and a really bad idea?”

“That’d be me!”

“And who was it who put together the letter sending spell from random things Twilight taught you?”

“Me.”

“That’s right, you bring ponies and things together. You are the farthest thing from a screw up. Sure ponies our age make mistakes, but its how we learn to be better ponies. I know in my heart that Twilight wouldn’t just toss you away, or find ‘somepony better’,” Dinky said leaning in to give Sweetie Belle a light kiss on the cheek.

Blushing at the gesture Sweetie Belle nodded, “Thanks I needed to hear that. As for the herd thing, are you really okay with it?”

“I am. I have lots of dreams where me, mommy, and another pony have sex. So being in a herd with the best things in my life would be amazing,” Dinky said with a loving smile, while taking one of her hooves from Sweetie’s withers to brush the tears from her eyes.

“Okay! I’ll do it,” Sweetie said.

Dinky brought in Sweetie Belle for a kiss, and being in the lead, showed Sweetie with the brushing of her lips, and caressing of her forehooves how much she cared. Trying to convene that she wasn’t a screw up and a good pony through gentle ministrations.

Loud whoops and wolf whistles broke them out of their revelry as their peers crowded around them and cheered them on. Even though they didn’t hear the conversation, two smoking hot fillies making out in the open had a way of drawing attention.

They blushed at the attention of everypony before Apple Bloom and Scootaloo pushed their way into the crowd. Apple Bloom hoof-bumped Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo waved over Dinky Doo to talk in private.

“Hey, I just wanted to say congrats, and I know you’re her best friend. But I am too, and if you hurt her I swear nopony will find your body. Capiche?” Scootaloo said with flared wings.

“I would never hurt Sweetie Belle, she’s my bestest friend, well practically my only friend.”

“Oh … well I guess if you’re her filly friend now. Then that’d make you friends with AB and me too. So that’s two new ones. And I just wanted to make sure you’d take good care of her,” Scootaloo said.

“It’s alright, I’m sure if Sweetie was dating somepony I didn’t know then I’d do the same thing. But she sure is lucky to have a friend like you looking after her,” Dinky said giving a playful punch on Scootaloo’s foreleg, which Scootaloo returned.

Walking back Sweetie asked what that was all about, “It was nothing much, Scootaloo made to make sure that I was going to take care of you, and said that Apple Bloom and her are my friends now too, since I’m dating you.”

“You’re going to have a lot of fun. I’ll tell you about it later,” Sweetie said giving Dinky a nuzzle which got even more hoots and hollers before Cheerilee broke it up.

“Then she kissed me!” Sweetie told Twilight.

“That’s nice,” Twilight replied, “And it’s true to. I’ve seen you while we’ve been practicing spells, and you create a lot of interesting things. That mail spell you created, I sent a copy of it to Celestia, and told her that it was my Protege’ who crafted it. She was surprised, and proud of both of us for that. And it reminds me of the spell that Celestia taught Spike.”

“Honestly that’s what gave me the idea. So …, “ Sweetie said snuggling up to Twilight, “What else have I made that is amazing?”

“Well lets see here, your thermostat spell you wrote down, even though it’ll take time before you’re able to have the control to do it yourself, is a cheap alternative to alchemical freezing solutions. And using sapphires to act as a generator was ingenious,” Twilight beamed, “And that prank you pulled by mixing the smell projection spell, Starswirl’s baleful Polymorph, and runic inscriptions on Rainbow Dash was priceless. She still hasn’t discovered where that smell in her house is coming from, and when she finally admits that we’ve out pranked her I’ll tell her where it is.”

Sweetie smiled at that and snuggled closer to Twilight, “But what Dinky said is true. You truly have a gift and connecting things and ponies together, and I’m blessed that you connected with me,” Twilight said before leaning her head down to kiss her fillyfriend.

In the excitement of knowing that her fillyfriend wouldn’t toss her aside, and the pep talk from Dinky, Sweetie Belle was filled with such bliss that she almost didn’t see the flash of light from behind her closed eyes. When she looked she saw something that she had been dreaming of for years. Her Cutie Mark.

It was a green heart that had a six pointed star formed from interconnecting vines, spreading from the heart and at the end of each vine were three six pointed stars for leaves. Sweetie looked at her Cutie Mark, then at Twilight, and breathlessly looked back and forth between the two before glomping Twilight and showering her with kisses, “You and Dinky are the best fillyfriends ever! And if Derpy is a pony that Dinky loves, then I bet she’d be great too, but you two are the best ones in all of Equestria!” Sweetie squealed giddily.

Twilight leaned up and passionately kissed Sweetie Belle, taking note of how much better the kiss that Dinky taught Sweetie was, and used that to show her love and joy for her partner. Sweetie would later tell Dinky that she was correct in that wing massages on the flank was the best way to turn a filly into a puddle.

“So she agreed to it?” Derpy asked while tenderly squeezing Dinky with her wing. The futon they laid on was the perfect level of comfort both as a couch and as a make-shift bed. At the moment it was the later as Derpy snuggled with her fillyfriend.

“Yep, so … are you sure you’re okay with this? I don’t want to do anything to ruin what we have,” Dinky asked with a wave of apprehension.

“Nothing you could do could ever ruin what we have. It took me a while to see it, but I love you as my fillyfriend and as my daughter. And you are wonderful at both, so don’t worry,” Derpy whispered in Dinky’s ear before suckiling it, bringing out the moans of delight she cherished hearing.

“Alright, so Bright Eyes, when are you and Twilight going on a date?” Dinky asked haltingly as she body was caught with shudders of pleasure from having her ears sucked and nibbled.

“Later tonight, she’s taking me out for dinner and I have some bits so you and Sweetie can go out,” Derpy purred.

“Okay, that sounds nice, and mommy?”

“Yes love?”

“I love you,” Dinky said as she kissed Derpy passionately.

Pulling back Derpy replied before going back for the kiss, “and I love you too. Forever and always.”

Dinky arrived at the Carousel Boutique at sundown, and as she knocked she heard the sound of frantic activity before the door opened showing a rather frazzled Rarity. Rarity looked at her for a second before it clicked that a pony was at the entranced, “Hello darling, please come in and please forgive the mess.”

When Dinky came in the place with littered with drawing and designs that were either half drawn, or crumpled up and left discarded to where ever they fell. Dinky looked at Rarity and asked, “What happened? Is everything alright?”

“What? Oh, these? Yes … everything is perfect! Perfect I tell you,” Rarity said dramatically before swooning, “just my little sister has become a young mare, and I have nothing to celebrate the occasion properly. But other than that perfect!”

“Young mare?” Dinky inquired.

“Yes, a young mare. Not only has she gotten herself her Cutie Mark, but she’s gotten a fillyfriend. And no I’m not jealous that she has a love life, while I swallow in my loneliness. But there’s so much to do, and I feel like I missed out on her life, what ever shall I do!? What ever shall I do-oo-ooo!?”

“Um …” Dinky asked shuffling uncomfortably. Not used to Rarity’s melodramatic freakouts, “I thought you were dating Spike?”

“Whatever do you mean, dating Spike?” Rarity said incredulously.

“Well he’s over here all the time, everypony that knows Spike knows he’s loved you since he came to Ponyville. That and as I mentioned he’s here all the time … but you aren’t the type of mean pony to lead another pony along like that, are you?”

“Well … you see,” Rarity said stumped, “I wouldn’t call it leading on?”

“But you have him around, let him help you with work almost all the time, he gets gems for you, and everypony knows that he like-likes you. So if it’s not leading him on what is it?” Dinky asked innocently.

“Well … I don’t have to justify myself to you, now while I’m happy my sister’s dating, I must ask you to wait outside,” Rarity said imperiously, and filled with indignation.

Dinky shrugged nonchalantly and trotted outside. When she got outside she poked the dirt with her hooves and waited for Sweetie Belle to arrive. It was a few minutes later when she heard yells from inside starting with Sweetie Belle’s indignant voice.

“You What!?”

“Don’t talk to me that way missy! She was being uncouth!”

“Because she didn’t get, like most of Ponyville, why you lead on Spike and ignore his feelings for you while yammering on to him about you latest passing fancy!?”

“Passing fancy!? PASSING FANCY!?”

“Yes! Passing Fancy!? Even the pony Passing Fancy who you told me turned out to be even more of a tool than Flash Sentry who you tried hooking up with Twilight Sparkle, Then then there was Trenderhooves, Steam Punk, Buck Rogers, and we can’t forget Blue Blood can we … or Tom!?”

“How dare you!?”

“How dare I!? How dare I!? How dare you toss out my fillyfriend for asking why you treat Spike like his feelings don’t exist! The only one who cares about you like you care about ponies you never even met outside of your head, or magazines! You know what! I’m leaving! Bye sister!”

Sweetie opened the door to her sister trying to formulate a coherent response before Sweetie slammed the door shut, and huffed over to Dinky. When she saw her, she blushed in embarrassment, “I’m sorry if you had to hear that.”

“I’m not, I admit it was pretty hot,” Dinky said as she moved to stand beside Sweetie Belle. She looked at the immaculate curls of her new manedo, that fell like rolling waves beside her face. She was wearing a light silver dress that complimented her light grey coat, with a little silver necklace laced with tiny emeralds that brought out the beauty of her eyes.

“Thanks, I don’t know what came over me,” Sweetie said blushing an even deeper shade of red.

“It’s all good, it’s even better to know that you stand up for your fillyfriend,” Dinky said before leaning in for a whisper, “both me and Twilight, that was really cool of you. Even cooler than Rainbow Dash.”

Sweetie didn’t know how it was possible, but her entire body blushed at that comment. Smiling deeply she leaned closer to Dinky and strolled with her to the movies for their date.

Derpy fluttered serenely to the Golden Oaks Library, she was being careful not to mess up her braids. It might not seem the fanciest get up, but doing braids without magical assistance took forever with wings. That and the delicate dusting of gold eyeshadow was the extent she used to dress up for this date.

Pegasi in dresses was a nightmare, especially when it came time to get airborne. The drag, and turbulence was almost as horrible as if she were wearing a cape. Something she was glad went out of style ages ago. Even if she did look rather dapper with one.

As she landed she used her wings to make sure everything was in place before knocking. It was a few moments when Spike opened the door, “Hiya Derpy, come in.”

Spike looked her over with the trained eye of a someone who was about to let somepony date their family, “So … I know that Twilight’s dating Sweetie Belle. She tries to hide it, but come on, I’ve lived with her since I was a hatchling. So what’s this about?

Derpy fell on her haunches, and heard Twilight squawk in shock. Twilight landed heavily beside Derpy before she could give a response. Twilight looked positively panicked when she asked, “What do you know, and who have you told?”

“Hey! You should know me by now, we’re family, and me telling would hurt you. You know I’d never do anything to hurt you. You’re like a mother to me,” Spike huffed.

“Sorry, its just that I’ve been careful to keep this secret, I’m sorry Spike, can you forgive me?” Twilight asked softly.

“Of course I can, so now what’s this all about, and don’t try keeping secrets, I’ll find out eventually,” Spike said.

“You promise not to freak out, or be disgusted?”

“Is it hurting any pony?”

“No”

“Is this something that everypony is in agreement with, and isn’t some weird mind control thing that you set off?”

“Spike! When have I ever done that?”

“Two words, Smarty … Pants.”

“Oh! Hehehehe yeah that one, okay. No, nothing mind controlly.”

“Then yeah, I promise not to freak out. Noble Dragon’s honor.”

“Alright then … Derpy, do you want to tell him?”

Shrugging she started the conversation, “You see I’m dating my daughter -”

“You what!?” Spike yelled, his eyes turning to pin pricks.

“Spike! You promised!”

“Fine it’s just, “ Spike shuddered, “yeah go ahead.”

“Well Dinky had been saving up more money than any filly her age would normally save up for me, and she decided that she wanted to be my special somepony. And with Sweetie Belle’s help, who told her that she was dating Twilight Sparkle, helped her woo me more than anypony has ever wooed me in all my life.

I told Twilight, and to protect her relationship, and my own decided to form a herd. With me and her openly dating, and Sweetie Belle and my little muffin dating in public. This way we keep the ponies we love, and have it set up to protect them from public scrutiny. So that’s basically what’s up.”

“Okay … so you and your daughter are doing the do?”

“Spike!” Twilight yelled.

“What Twilight? It’s a valid question.”

Derpy chuckled before answering, “No me and my daughter haven’t gotten that far yet. I want to take things slow, well slower than Dinks wants, to make sure that everything’s special. Rather than rushing into things. That wouldn’t be right for her.”

“I agree … well I can’t say that I agree with it. I mean that’d be like me and Twilight or Celestia bumping uglies.”

“Where did you hear these terms from Spike?” Twilight inquired.

“Oh, from your porn stash under your bed, and I gotta tell you Twilight, you got some good taste,” Spike teased.

“Oh! My! Gosh! I think I’m going to die now,” Twilight said hiding her face with her wings as curled into a ball.

“Seriously though, if you all make each other happy, then at least one of us is getting happy, “Spike said wistfully.

Peeking between her feathers Twilight asked, “What do you mean?”

“Well lets face it, after all the time I spend with Rarity, and she’s always talking about being in love with some other pony she never even met. Comes across them, and leaves empty hooved. Only to cry to me about unrequited love and how I’ll never understand her pain. I’m never going to get a special somepony.”

“Awww! Spike, I’m sure you’ll find yourself somepony special,” Twilight said.

Derpy’s eyes wandered around as if looking for something before she nodded and both eyes shifted to look at Spike, “I know you’ll find somepony special today. Hey! Why don’t you go to Berry’s Oasis Bar and Grill? I know that there’s somepony nice for you there.”

“And how do you know that?”

“Let’s call it a special talent. Like Pinkie’s Pinkie Sense, it’s never been wrong.”

“Well alright, I guess I got nothing to lose. See you girls later, and don’t worry your secret is safe with me.”

Author's Note

Loved writing this chapter. Sweetie Belle getting a pep talk from Dinks. Another foreshadow(s) on Derpy and a hint to her Special Talent. As for Rarity, a lot of us know people who when things that make them uncomfortable are brought to light they get defensive. And Rarity has a habit of being indignant, defensive, and well petty. Yes she's going to apologize later to the girls. Just as she always does.