Ascension of the Dragon

Day of the Gala

8:50 A.M

"What do you mean with 'the train is occupied'?" Spike asked the ticket seller.

"That train is the only one available to Canterlot, and it is going to other cities to get the other attendees for the Grand Galloping Gala," the ticket seller answered.

"Fuck's sake..." As he said that, he saw a man that was using a pump car on the tracks.

"Excuse me sir, mind if I tag along?"

"How good are you with that guitar, laddie?" the man on the cart asked, pointing at the classic wooden guitar the Dragon-blood had strapped on his back.

"Pretty good, I know several songs. Ask and I'll see if I know it."

"Do you know 'Ring of Fire'?" Upon hearing this, Spike started playing that well-known song, which is proudly made by Johnny Cash.

"Hop on, we're going wheresoever these tracks are taking us."

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"Love, is a burning thing..." and with this, the journey of our protagonist  begins, as we head for his next destination, but that is for later, for now, we will resume what happened at the Gala that night...

Resuming where we left off at the Gala...

At that moment, everyone was silent, for the drake in question was not there. Suddenly, Twilight spoke up.

"Princess- I mean Celestia, Spike..." she trailed off.

"She left him at home, because the last ticket was used to bring me here Your Highness," Flash said, in a firm tone, although there was a hint of fear in his voice. Upon hearing this, Celestia said:

"Those that do not have the title of 'Princess', leave this room, immediately." One by one, the people left the study, until the four princesses were left. Upon the others leaving, the Solar Princess's horn glowed faintly, and then, Celestia broke:

"What do you mean with 'you left him at home'? That ticket was for Spike!"

"But Princess, I-" Twilight said, only to be interrupted by the sun goddess:

"I do not care about your excuse, I specified that the seventh ticket was for my son, and you decided to bring your boyfriend instead! Faust damn it, you are a librarian and a princess, yet you forget about the meaning of friendship this time! Get out of my sight, before I do something I end up regretting." Upon hearing this, the princess of friendship left the room, with something puzzling her mind. Then it hit her: what did Celestia mean by 'her son'? As if someone heard her thoughts, Luna answered her with an indication:

"Come with me, I will explain everything once we get there." The two proceeded to go to Luna's study, which was a contrast of several tones of blues and whites. Luna took a seat in her black leather chair (courtesy of her father, and maintained with a spell known by few), while Twilight took a seat on a sofa.

"Everything began when..."

3:00 P.M

Elsewhere

As the drake and the push car man stopped, they observed the place the two had reached: Dodge Junction.

"Well kid, do you want to stay here?" the push car man asked.

"Yeah, it's fine," Spike answered, as he got off the cart.

"Well sonny, I will now travel wheresoever these mere tracks take me. Goodbye, young chap!" With this, he started pumping, slowly disappearing from the dragon-blood's view. As he walked, he saw a flyer that said 'Help Wanted'. Might as well get myself a job, money doesn't fall from the sky, Spike thought. He asked a man for directions in order to reach the destination that was given on the flyer, and after receiving instructions, he left for his destination. Upon arriving, he saw a woman that had two-toned red hair and a cream-colored dress. This woman was nothing less than Cherry Jubilee, the woman who could pretty much be considered as the most important person in Dodge Junction, who was known for being the proud owner of Cherry Hill Ranch.

"Good afternoon, how may I help you?"