The Amethyst and The Emerald
Spike
“Alright stallions! Set the cake over there please! No, no, no! Not over there darlings! Over there!”
*CRASH*
“Oh Celestia…” Rarity sighed as she ran past me to take care of the bride’s dress.
For the biggest day of my life I’m not too worried. The pony most worried would probably be my ex-crush Rarity. After all I am marrying her sister. It would be understandable. I adjusted my tie before I ran to help figure out the seating arrangements.
Sweetie Belle
“R-Rarity! I can’t… Breath!” I gasped out as best as I could as my big sister tightened my corset.
“Now, now Sweetie Belle… What do I tell you?” She said as she let the corset go slack.
I sighed as I prepared to say one of Rarity’s famous quotes. “Beauty is Pain?”
“Exactly!” Rarity exclaimed as she spun me around to face her. “This is the most important day of your life! You need to look as beautiful as possible for your groom!”
“But this is Spike you’re talking about! He’d love me even if I wore a garbage bag! Can we just not wear the corset?” I pleaded to Rarity.
“Alright! But you have to let me do your make up!” She said as she levitated a make-up case towards me with a huge grin on her face.
“Fine… but you better not go overboard.” I grumbled in response.
“Deal! Now go put on your dress!” Rarity said as she cracked open the make-up case.
Spike
“Twilight! Are you done?” I sighed as I crossed my arms.
“Sorry! Sorry! All done!” She said as she finished straightening my tie.
“It was fine already… You didn’t need to do that.” I grumbled as I extended a claw to pull on my collar. “Why are you freaking out anyway?” I questioned.
“Oh Spike… This is the most important day of your life! You need to look good for your bride!” Twilight expressed.
“Sweetie Belle doesn’t care what I wear though!” I retorted, chuckling inwardly at the accidental rhyme.
“I know that but… Oh Spike! I just want to make this the best I can for you!” Twilight smiled warmly as she tried to fight back tears. “I’m just so proud of you!”
“Don’t cry Twilight!” I said as I pulled her into a hug.
“I’m not crying! It’s liquid pride!” The alicorn giggled as she returned the hug.
“Sure Twilight. Whatever you say.” I chuckled as I rolled my eyes.
Twilight pushed away as she wiped her tears away.
“I have to go check on the music with Fluttershy. You just relax for a bit. I love you Spike.” The Princess said as she flew off to prepare everything.
“Love you too, Twilight.” I smiled as I waved to her.
Sweetie Belle
“And voilà!” Rarity said as she beamed with pride at her handy work. The unicorn spun me around to face the mirror.
“It’s perfect!” I gasped. The eye shadow was a shade of green I could only describe as a faint emerald. The blush perfectly accentuated my cheekbones without looking too flashy. The lipstick was a soft pink that matched the pink in my hair.
“Alright girls! Come on in!” I heard Rarity call out to somepony.
As I turned my head to see who Rarity was talking to I was interrupted by four hooves being draped around my neck.
“How’re yall doing Sweetie?” A familiar voice rung through my head.
“Apple Bloom! You made it!” I said as I threw my hooves around the neck of my best friend.
“Hey! I’m here too!” Came a voice with a tomboyish tone.
“Scootaloo! You made it too! How did you get out of performing with the Wonderbolts?”
“It’s simple when your big sister is the captain!” Scootaloo boasted proudly.
The Crusaders were just ending middle school when Scootaloo was adopted as a sister by Rainbow Dash. It was a shock to all of us. I had never seen Scoots so happy in my life.
“And we wouldn’t miss your big day for anything partner!” Apple Bloom stated as she pushed her Stetson up.
Apple Bloom was becoming one of the main proprietors of Sweet Apple Acres. Ever since she started dating Diamond Tiara, Sweet Apple Acres has been booming due to the partnership with Barnyard Bargains.
“I’m so glad you’re here!” I said as I fought off tears.
“No, no, no! No crying! I don’t want your make-up smearing!” Rarity exclaimed surprising everyone.
“Sorry Rarity. So how are we going to do my hair?” I asked.
“Snips! Come in here darling!” Rarity called to a pony outside the door.
“Snips! How’s it going?” Scootaloo called out to their old friend.
Snips had cleaned up over the years, gaining many admirers throughout Ponyville. He hit a growth spurt when we started middle school and hit puberty. He had grown into a real stallion over the years.
“Pretty good, Scoots!” The stallion said as he levitated his materials into the room.
“How’s that relationship goin with Twist?” Apple Bloom questioned.
“It’s going amazingly! People come in for my haircuts and stay for her sweets!” He blushed at the thought of his girlfriend.
In high school, Twist had surgery to see without her glasses. She had grown into a beautiful mare. She and Snips had started dating during our senior year. They were voted cutest couple in the yearbook.
“Alright! Let’s get started!” Snips called out surprising everyone for a second time.
Spike
“Now you have to carry it like this!” I said as I showed the ring bearer the proper way to carry the ring.
“Thanks mister! I’m glad I won’t drop it anymore!” The colt exclaimed excitedly as he ran off with a bouncing baby dragon on his back.
I waved at the young colt, and sighed peacefully at the thought of my own hatching. It was apparently crazy according to the stories Twilight told me.
My mind started to wander back to the days of innocence and fun. I recalled the moment I fell in love with his Bride-to-be.
Third Person
“Are you sure about this Spike? I’m a bit nervous…” Sweetie Belle said, pacing back and forth behind the stage curtain.
“Sweetie Belle… Your special talent is singing! They are going to love you!” Spike said as he put his claw on her shoulder. “Don’t worry about it! I’m going to be right beside you the whole way.”
Sweetie Belle blushed at that comment and averted her eyes away from him.
Spike smiled warmly in the direction of the young mare. “Are you ready to go out there?” He said as he presented a claw to help her up.
The unicorn blushed as she took his offer. Spike blushed in return at the touch of her hoof.
The dragon waved as she took a step onto the stage. As soon as Sweetie started performing he felt his claw move towards his heart.
“Wow…” Spike sighed dreamily. Before he even knew what was happening the show was over and she was coming towards him.
“U-Uh, Hi S-Sweetie Belle!” The dragon stammered out, blushing bright red.
“H-Hi Spike!” She smiled in a way that made the dragons heart soar.
“So… uh… Do you, uh, w-want to h-hangout later this week? If it’s not to much t-trouble…” The purple dragon stuttered as he looked in any direction other than the direction of Sweetie Belle.
“D-Do you mean like a d-d-date?” The unicorn squeaked out as best as she could.
Spike gulped and slowly nodded.
“YES!” The unicorn exclaimed as she tackled the dragon in a hug.
Spike
I smiled at the memory of my love throwing her arms around me. That was the moment that changed my life forever. The other memory I had that made me the happiest was when I proposed to her.
Third Person
“Sweetie Belle, I need for you to do a favor for me!” The purple maned pony inquired.
“What is it, Rarity?” Sweetie said as she trotted down the stairs.
“I need you to take this apron back to Pinkie Pie! I swear that pony must put it through a shredder when she’s done baking.” Rarity levitated Sweetie’s saddlebags over to her. “I’ve put the apron in the bag, so off you go!” She said as she pushed the young mare out the door.
“Ok… I’ll be back soon.” Sweetie Belle called out as she walked into town.
As Rarity closed the door she heard a whispered voice call out from behind the mannequins.
“Is she gone?”
The voice came from the young dragon hiding behind one mannequin.
“Yes she is, Spike. Now did you bring what we talked about?” Rarity said in a hushed tone.
Spike nodded and pulled a red gem out of the bag on his back. It seemed to radiate a sense of love and peace.
“Good, I’m glad you brought it. Give it here! We have to hurry!” Rarity barked at him. She was nervous.
As Spike ran around grabbing things that Rarity asked for, he realized exactly what he was doing. He was nervous.
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“Thanks for bringing this back!” The pink party pony exclaimed. “Oh! Can you take these books back to Twilights Castle Library? Or as I like to call it Castbrary!”
“I really have to go back home now… Sorry Pinkie!” The unicorn apologized.
Suddenly the pink pony was on the floor and holding on to Sweeties fore hooves.
“Please! I really need you to! Pleasepleasepleaseplease!!!” Pinkie Pie begged.
“Oh fine!” The unicorn unhappily grabbed the books with her magic and stomped out of the bakery.
As soon as the unicorn was out of sight the pink pony giggled and whispered, “Sorry Sweetie Belle! But this is for your own good!”
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“Twilight? Are you here?” Sweetie Belle said in a voice that echoed through the halls of the castle.
“Sweetie Belle! Thank goodness you’re here! Owlowiscious is sick!” Twilight flew down towards Sweetie Belle scaring her greatly.
“Oh please take him to Fluttershy! I can’t leave because I’m working on an experiment that needs to be done in time!” The Alicorn of Friendship begged.
“I’m on it!” The unicorn exclaimed as she ran out of the castle with Owlowiscious in hoof.
“Sorry Owlowiscious.” Twilight whispered to herself.
“Now I have to find that cloud walking spell.”
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“Fluttershy! I have a sick animal that needs care!” cried a distressed unicorn.
“Oh my! Of course I’ll take care of it! But can you do me a favor? Can you return this cart to Applejack?”
“Sure…” The unicorn sighed as she attached the cart to her back.
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“Applejack…” A tired voice called out to the farm pony.
“Here… is… your… cart!” Sweetie Belle said through breathes.
“Much obliged! But can you take this letter to somebody? You just have to go to the top of the hill in the east fields!”
“UGH.” The unicorn yelled before taking the letter in a rough manner.
“When yall get back you can have some cider!” The farm pony called out.
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“Finally… I’m he- Spike?” The confused unicorn was astonished to see her coltfriend sitting on a blanket at the top of the hill.
“Oh hey, Sweetie! Come over here!” Spike patted the spot next to him.
“Oh but… I have to deliver a letter…” She said embarrassed to look so unkempt in front of her coltfriend.
“Well come here! I’m the one that the letter is for!” He chuckled in a way that made the blood rush to her cheeks.
As Sweetie Belle sat down next to Spike she felt his arm on her shoulders.
“Sweetie Belle? I want you to open the letter for me.” The young dragon said in a hushed voice.
The puzzled unicorn nodded and began to open the letter. She gasped when she saw only 4 little words.
Will You Marry Me?
Spike took this opportunity to get on one knee. “Sweetie Belle.” He started. “I love you with all my heart, you changed my life just by being in it. I want to spend the rest of our lives together. Will you marry me?”
At this point the young unicorn was crying openly. But she gave him all the answer he need. She threw herself at him in a tackling hug that nearly knocked the wind out of him. He was smothered by kisses from the mare he loved. She said yes after every kiss.
“Let me give you the necklace!” He said as she climbed off of him.
He pulled it out of the bag and it glistened in the moonlight. “It’s a fire ruby… I’ve been saving it for this occasion.” He said as he hooked it around her neck. “I hope you lik-.“ He was silenced by a kiss and he smiled into it as she deepened the kiss.
“Woo hoo!” They heard a loud cheer coming from the clouds. She then knew that the six mares were behind this.
Sweetie Belle
As I smiled at this memory I realized that, that exact moment is what caused the moment I was about to experience.
“All done!” Snips stated as he turned me toward the mirror.
“It’s amazing!” I exclaimed.
The ringlets of my hair were beautifully put up into a bun that allowed some strands of hair to outline my face. The pink was perfectly braided through the purple of my hair.
“Sweetie Belle!” I turned my head to see Rarity beckoning me to the hallway. “It’s time!” I gasped as I ran to the hallway.
As I stood outside the door I realized exactly what was happening. I smiled as wide as a mile as the doors opened and I took a step forward.
Third Person
As Spike saw the love of his life walking towards him, he felt like he couldn’t breathe. She was more beautiful than the world’s prettiest flower. Her dress had a gold lace over it that had waves in it like the ocean. The trimming of it looked like she was Mother Nature herself, and Spike felt like the luckiest dragon in the world. She stepped with the grace of a butterfly and the beauty of a princess.
“Wow.” He whispered to himself.
Once she got there she looked up at him with wet eyes that glistened like a diamond. She smiled warmly like she did when they first fell for each other.
Princess Twilight then started the ceremony.
“Mares and gentlecolts, we are gathered here today to witness the union of Sweetie Belle and Spike the Dragon. Do you Sweetie Belle, take Spike the Dragon to be your lawfully wedded husband, to have and to hold, in rich and poor, in sickness and in health, for as long as you both shall live.”
The tears were openly flowing now.
“I do!” She exclaimed nearly jumping up and down in excitement.
“Do you Spike the Dragon, take Sweetie Belle to be your lawfully wedded wife, to have and to hold, in rich and poor, in sickness and in health, for as long as you both shall live.” He smiled.
“I do.” He whispered as he gazed into the emerald eyes of his lover.
“By the power vested in me, in the holy law of the alicorn sisters, I now pronounce you husband and wife! You may now kiss the bride!” Twilight stated as she shut the book with a bang.
Spike reached out to cup her face as he led her into a deep kiss. The kiss seemed to last forever. When they separated, they looked into each other’s eyes, and saw the galaxies within them. The love they shared would last centuries, and they were ready for whatever came next.
