“So now what?” Weiss asked, rocking back and forth on her feet after having delivered my cutting list to her brother. I remained sat in my “desk chair” with my feet up on the table to relax.

“Now, we wait.” I replied, my eyes closed and resting.

“Wait for what?” Weiss asked again this time climbing up into my lap to lounge against my legs, copying my style though facing me.

“We wait for your brother to deliver the blocks of wood so we can get started.” I explained calmly, rather enjoying the small extra body heat.

“Oh, okay.” Weiss replied, shutting her own eyes for literally a minute before popping back up again, holding back a burp.

“If you aim that at me and they’re the blocks of wood, congratulations you’ve killed another caretaker.” I announced, cracking open an eye as Weiss turned her head away from me and let it rip. Thankfully, it wasn’t huge blocks of wood; instead it was a scroll, not marked with either Celestia’s seal, or any seal for that matter.

“Oh good, not the material.” Weiss announced, dropping the scroll into my hand. “Do you think it’s another work order?” she asked as I opened my eyes completely to unravel the paper and give it a read through.

“Aww,” I began with a grin. “Someone’s been sent a love note!” I declared, rolling the page up again and holding it over my head as Weiss gasped and began climbing up my body to get at the paper.

“Lemme have it! Lemme! It’s mine, you said so yourself! Give it!” she shrieked, pushing aside my blocking hand to climb up the rest of my body, stepping on my head in order to climb the rest of my arm, snatching away the paper from my grasp.

Before I could recover, Weiss darted from my body entirely; scurrying around the cell wall into her own room to read the note. A minute later the baby dragon reappeared looking defeated.

“Can’t read it?” I asked, crossing my arms over my chest with a bemused smirk. “I’m fairly certain you would be looking like that if you knew what it said; otherwise.”

“No, my last caretaker never taught me. They taught Eben to read and write, but never me.” Weiss replied dejectedly climbing back up into my lap to get comfortable. “Could you please read it to me?” she requested, doing her best to look adorable with the scroll clutched in her tiny hands. Goddammit!

“Fine, let me have it again.” I caved and took the scroll, unrolling it to reread out loud as Weiss got comfortable.

Dear Weiss,

You probably don’t know who I am, but I am a baby dragon just like you and your brother. You most likely do not need to be told just how rare it is for our species to live in Equestria, especially at our ages,

Therefor I, as well as my caretaker Twilight Sparkle, would like to invite you and your family to Ponyville for a proper meet and greet. Twilight is most anxious to talk to another one of Celestia’s students if there are two of you living in Canterlot.

At your earliest convenience,

Spike the Dragon and Twilight Sparkle.

I rolled the scroll up and tossed it into the table rather unceremoniously.

“Well there you have it. To bad we won’t be able to go meet them.” I announced, crossing my arms behind my head again to go back to napping.

“What!” Weiss demanded, popping up into a standing position on my legs and pelvis. “But we have to go! You read what he said, it’s so rare for there to be more than one of us living in Equestria; let alone my brother and I living in Canterlot! It could be the only chance for me to meet another baby dragon!” Weiss complained, looking like a ten year old demanding to go to their friends house to play.

“And what about Eben? He’s currently out working on material procurement so we can get to work. It would be rude to go to another city without him, don’t you think? What kind of paternal figure would I be if I left one of my kids behind?” I asked as sardonically as I could.

“A great one! Eben’s old enough to work on his own, he can handle himself and stay behind!” Weiss shouted back, getting desperate.

“And since you’re twins, does that mean that you're old enough to go visit them all by yourself?” I inquired, raising an eyebrow as fear became the dragon before me.

“Ahhh… yes, of course!” Weiss replied nervously tapping her golden claws together. “Does that mean that you’ll let me go alone?”

“To the train station, then to another town to find the location of this Spike and Twilight Sparkle, then back here again before day’s end?” I noted, remaining calm with my arms across my chest though I was more interested in watching Weiss’s response.

“Eh, heh heh.” Weiss chuckled nervously, still looking worried and clicking her claws together. “Yeah, totally!”

“Then by all means. If you’re such a big girl you can pack yourself up -don’t forget your care tools- and get yourself to the station and buy yourself a ticket.” I announced, settling in once more to try and nap.

“Darn-it!” Weiss finally caved and collapsed on my lap in a huff. “Fine, we’ll let them know we can’t come.” She then hopped down from my lap to retrieve a couple sheets of paper and a quill and inkpot.

“I truly am sorry that we can’t make it Weiss. Besides, with what money are we supposed to take the train in the first place?” I announced, pausing my writing to give Weiss a bit of appreciation on her head.

“I know. Being broke sucks!” Weiss declared, crossing her arms in a huff.

“I can attest to that.” I mumbled as I kept writing. “Alright, now let’s get this sent.” I announced, rolling up the page to let Weiss breath on it.

“Sent where?” Princess Luna asked having silently entered into the caverns I called home. “If it’s to my sister or I, I can take it now.”

“Thanks but no thanks Princess,” Weiss began sorrowfully. She really did want to go meet this other pair. “We were invited to go meet another baby dragon/unicorn pair but we can’t; we’re broke.”

“Oh, you mean Twilight Sparkle and Spike?” Luna asked, taking a seat on my bed. “If you’d like, I may be able to help let you meet them.” she suggested, making my palm meet my face as Weiss jumped up ecstatically.

“Really? You can take us to meet them?” she asked, her voice breaking into squeaks.

“Well, I can’t take you myself; I must remain here for my Royal Duties. I can, however, provide any means of transportation to get you there yourselves.” Lune explained, making Weiss tilt her head in confusion.

“So, you’ll pay for a train ticket?” Weiss tried to make heads or tails of Luna’s offer as she hopped off me when I dropped my feet to begin sketching.

“Me? Pay for a train ticket? Preposterous!” Luna declared, pressing a hoof to her chest. “I would never be seen paying for a train ticket!”

“Then I'm lost.” Weiss decided, turning back to me as I continued drawing. “Are you following her?”

“Actually I am.” I replied, finishing up the drawings on my page. “Luna won’t let us ride her to the town, nor will she pay for a train ticket. That just means that she’ll magically provide me another means of transportation.” I explained, holding up the page to show Weiss and Luna. “Can you make this?”

“I,” Luna got up to peer closer at the drawing. “I believe so. You seem to have adequately explained how it works so I shall give it my best.” Luna replied, stepping back and closing her eyes.

Her horn fired up in a dark blue glow and white swirling lines tracing the twists in her horn. Once the white lines met the tip of the bone -I figure it’s a bone, no idea otherwise- a bright white light began to charge up, an over glow forming over everything.

Outside my cell, in the center of the otherwise empty room, a magical whirlwind began to form; magical energy rising up in waves as though attempting to rip holes in the fabric of space and time. The energy continued to rise until it formed a spiralling blue and white sphere and I estimated that my drawing was coming to life within.

“Almost- Got- It!” Luna shouted and gave one last push. The magical energy died off entirely and left a one hundred percent original automotive monstrosity in the middle of the room.

“Cool, looks just like the one on the page!” Weiss remarked, comparing the image to it's new real world counterpart. “What is it?”

“This,” I threw my leg over the seat of the vehicle to examine the vehicle in closer detail. “Is a motorcycle. I originally designed it after a performance one, but figuring that a lack of roads would lead to some issues I threw on some off-road tires.” I explained, looking back at the studded tires. The body of the beast was a metallic cobalt while the accents remained black titanium; capable of a shine but without the necessary care of chrome.

Finding the key sitting in the ignition waiting for me, I gave the key a turn but heard nothing, not even so much as clicking.

“So close. Just missing-” I had to take a quick look at the vehicle beneath me to deduce the issue. “-an engine.” I chuckled, sitting back upright and removing myself from the vehicle. “Couldn’t figure that part out, Princess?”

“Regretfully no. There wasn’t enough explanation in the drawing to render it with magic. If only you could use magic to create it yourself.” Luna replied, looking disappointed in her failure.

“Actually, I think I have something for that.” Weiss announced suddenly before running off into her and her brother’s room. “While it won’t actually make him able to use magic,” Weiss held up a small purple stone in her claw. “I know a trick that will allow him to provide telepathic input into your mind, Princess, through a medium to command your magic.”

“Which means?” I had no idea what she’d just said.

“Basically, I can let you use Luna’s magic to create whatever’s missing.” Weiss replied, holding the stone in both hands. “It’s relatively painless, depending on what spell is trying to be used.”

“And you couldn’t start your explanation like that the first time?” I asked as Luna smirked at me, then at Weiss. “You up for a bit of probing, Luna?” I turned to the Princess, her smirk forming into a look of shock and potential violation. It quickly dissolved into nervous chuckling.

“Oh you, such a kidder.” Luna waved a hoof in my direction, working to calm herself down again.

“Actually, he’s kind of right. This procedure is kind of invasive to the magic user.” Weiss replied, making Luna let out a short nervous whimper in reply. “Now, if you’re both ready? I’ll need to be sitting on your back, Princess.”

“Ve-” Luna took a second to clear her throat. “-Very well.” Weiss took the chance to climb up and straddle the Alicorn’s back, placing her empty hand on the back of Luna’s head; just inside her mane.

“Please place your hand on the stone.” Weiss directed, looking directly at me and holding the stone up in her open palm. I nodded and placed my hand as instructed above the stone. “All you have to do is imagine what the engine looks like, how it works and how it behaves.” Then turning to Luna, “You simply need to cast the spell again and leave your mind empty.”

“Right then.” I replied, closing my eyes and picturing the engine and it's mechanics.

The sound of magic swirling around my bike had me nearly open my eyes and break concentration but I held fast, doing my best to ignore everything else around me. Aside from a slight pinching in my hand hovering over the stone, I really didn’t feel any different.

“It’s complete, please stop this now!” Luna requested through a broken voice. I obliged and opened my eyes again, removing my hand from the stone and took a step back. Weiss removed herself from Luna’s back, letting Luna shake herself off and sit down, shaking violently.

“Wow, I don’t remember that being part of the operation.” Weiss announced after she’d popped the jewel into her mouth and consumed it. “Are you okay Princess?”

“Ye- Yes, I am fine. I think I need to lie down now.” Luna replied slowly and in a weak voice, aiming for the nearest mattress which, of course, was mine.

“Yeah, no worries about that. You lie down as long as you need too.” Weiss replied before turning back to me. “And what about you? Are you okay?”

“I’m fine. Dunno why but I've got the strangest desire to nibble on my own ear.” I answered, absently rubbing at the side of my head.

“It’s entirely possible that you may have received some residual emotions or desires from Princess Luna. They’ll go away in a bit.” Weiss explained as she climbed up onto the seat of the bike before us.

“Why do you want to nibble on your ear, Princess? I didn’t think that was anatomically possible.” I inquired, looking directly at the downed Princess who cracked open an eye at me, the rest of her face flushed purple.

“It’s not- It’s not my ear I wish to nibble on.” Luna replied quietly into the mattress.

“Well regardless, what say we try this beast out?” I asked, lifting Weiss up to sit down on the bike behind her. Setting her down against my pelvis, I took hold of the key again and after a moment to hold my breath, engaged the ignition.

The roar that it let out was that which could rival a lions as the modified motorcycle charged to life.

“Woohoo! It’s alive! It’s alive!” I cackled maniacally, unintentionally impersonating Dr. Frankenstein in the process. “Oh man does that not sound amazing?” I asked of no one in particular, given that I was sure no one could hear me over the echoing engine.

Taking hold of the handlebars, Weiss quickly got herself attached to my back after squirrelling around me while I revved the engine if not to only enjoy the sounds it made. Turning the key once more, the engine shut itself off and I sat back, resting my hands on my lap.

“Next time, wait till you’re out of the dungeon before you do that.” Luna demanded with a scowl, removing her hooves from her ears.

“Honestly, I'm going to have to start it up in here to get it up the stairs.” I replied as I began to wheel the bike to the door. “Now if you’ll excuse me, Weiss and I have a meeting to attend. Weiss, the door please?” I requested as I started up the bike again while Weiss attended to the large wooden door before me.

“Can it get up the stairs at all?” Weiss asked as she propped the door open and returned to my back, grabbing onto the leather rings with her claws.

“I suppose we’ll find out. The extra large tires on this thing should get us up them.” I replied, shifting into first to take off rather suddenly, the front tire all but avoiding the first three steps as the back demanded to defy physics and clawed it’s way up. “Let me restart, yes, yes it will!” I announced as we bounced up the stairs.

Author's Note

Okay, so this one took me a little while longer to crank out; between writing some other pet projects o' mine and doing some editing (which by the way, you can PM me about), all while mixing in life, I've been relatively busy. Regardless, here it is.

Enjoy as you may.

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