Mane-iac Gets to Know Ember

Spike, Mane-iac, Ember, and their friends were just having a little stroll through town together, having a nice chat to shoot the breeze together. Yes, the bird's were chirping as usual. However, many of the small birds such as finches and sparrows flew away when they saw Ember, obviously being afraid of her.

"So, what exactly happened, Mane-iac?" Asked Ember.

"Well, that brain dead teenage dragon and his hooligans were trying to kill Spike when I gave them all Hell. Hahaha! They all didn't stand a chance against me. You should have seen how scared they were when I was pummeling them mercilessly.

The blue dragon made a small laugh. "Yeah, that would explain how they came back a little bruised all over. Well, I am grateful that you helped Spike like that."

"Why of course. I am his wife, and that is what wives would always do for their husbands, stand up for them if need be."

"Yep. Mane-iac is always there for me." And he clung to her neck while riding on her back. The unhinged mare smiled warmly at the feeling.

"To tell ya, Mane-iac, Spike was the very first friend I have ever made in my life." Ember noted. "Originally, I didn't really do friends. Many of us dragons didn't."

"I am very familiar with how a bunch of greedy coin-mongers dragons can be." And she realized what she just said about both of the dragons she was with right now. "Oh, not you two of course. No, you are far from greedy dragons."

Spike smiled at what she remarked. "I know, Mane-iac. I know."

"So, tell me, Ember." Twilight said "what do you think about Ponyville so far?" Her face had an even more curious look, her eyes shining at her like little stars, or a puppy dog face.

"To be honest, it's alright. I mean there is no lava pools around to relax in, and it feels a little colder here than it is back home."

"Well ponies aren't fireproof, remember?" Applejack reminded.

"Yeah, I know that." Ember made a smirk, showing a few fangs shining under the sun. "But despite that, it looks okay. Not completely lame to be honest, but so and so."

"Wonderful to hear." Said Rarity. "We ponies live a very different lifestyle that dragons would normally do."

"Yeah, I can see that."

"Excuse me, Ember." Fluttershy said in a sheepish tone of voice. "Have Princess Celestia and Princess Luna ever visited your home before? Or any important dragons visited them before?"

"Ah, that is a long way back, Fluttershy."

"How long ago was it?" Mane-iac asked curiously

"Three hundred years ago. "

All of them sounded intrigued, and whatever Ember was going to tell them, it might be a page-turner by the sound of it. "Anyway. Celestia was in the dragon lands only once in her life, as far as we have heard of. And let me tell you, she did not stay long."

"What was she doing there?" Asked Rainbow Dash

"Her and my father were working on a peace treaty between ponies and dragons that stated If you leave us alone, we'll leave you alone. That sort of thing."

"That wouldn't surprise me." Said Mane-iac. "At least there is no war between yoy dragons and us ponies. To be honest, that would be nice to see so much destruction." She sighed blissfully at the thought of how torn up Ponyville would look like if it was in burning rubble, completely in shambles. Getting back from la la land, she noticed the others looking at her in a disturbed way. "Oh I was just saying, that is all. I would never let Equestria become a smoldering crater."

And they all laughed with her. "No Mane-iac, there hasn't been a pony-dragon war in a long time now, and I hope to keep it that way. Besides, if we did declare war on you ponies, you would know."

"How so?" Pinkie Pie asked curiously with her head slightly tilted to the left.

"We would all be flying in the clouds, and swoop down on you guys while breathing fire, leaving nothing but ashes, and eat your remains."

Fluttershy gulped hearing that "Oh dear."

"Oh no, Fluttershy don't worry. We would never do that." Ember reassured. I was just saying if, not when."

"Alright. I understand." Fluttershy said, feeling more relieved than she had been in her life.

"So Ember, fid you know Spike is a guitar wizard?" Mane-iac asked her curiously.

This Made the blue dragoness' eyes go wide with amazement. "Really? I didn't know you can play guitar little dude." She gebtly ruffed his head again

The baby dragon chuckled and replied "yep. I am a dragon with many talents. Would yo like to hear me play it some time?"

"Hell yeah." Ember said with enthusiasm. "Rock and metal are my favorite types of music."

"Figures since you're a dragon." Rarity muttered

"What's that, Rarity?"

"Nothing! Nothing at all!" Rarity sang while whistling in fake innocence. "Anywho, Spike is truly amazing while playing guitar. We all have seen him live ourselves."

"And, we even have a nightclub." Spike mentioned

"Night-club? What's a nightclub?" Ember asked

"Oh right, I figured that dragons wouldn't really have that in the dragon lands." Twilight said. "It's a place where there is music playing loudly, and yoy can dance to it and have fun, and have a drink."

"Spike here performs at the Nightclub from time to time. It was my idea, and it is called the Crazy Mare."

"Really? Well that does sound fun. Oh by the way, I would still like to know how you and Spike came to be like this."

"Yes yes, of course." And Mane-iac told her the whole, exact story f how she and Spike met and became a loving couple to this day. "At first, me and Spike were enemies, but then I realized how nice and sweet he was. Not to mention super adorable."

Ember giggled at the last thing she said.

"My friends of course didn't know, and thought she kidnapped me." Spike added with a sheepish smile. "But all was forgiven, and Mane-iac was given a fair trial."

"And she was found not guilty." Fluttershy added. We all had time to know her more and more, and she seemed very okay."

"What happened next?" Asked Ember curiously

"I had my very first date with a beautiful mare for the first time, and had so much fun together." Spike said.v v. Then of course, Mane-iac had to go."

Berlin suddenly had that sympathetic look on her fact towards him once again. "But, me and my dear Spikey-Whikey saw each other again, and we decided to get married." And Mane-iac hugged him lovingly with her tendrils

"Yep. It was the happiest day of our lives." Spike said.

"But then, an evil Changeling queen named Chrysalis kidnapped me and-"

"Chrysalis?" Asked Ember "yeah, I have heard of her. She and the changelings kinda give us some trouble if needed."

"Has she tried to invade the dragon lands before?" Asked Applejack

"Only once or twice, but that was a long time ago. Chrysalis is very afraid of us, and she completely underestimated us dragons against her and the changeling swarm. She wouldn't even bother trying to come back now."

"Well, you won't have to worry about her anymore." Spike said. "She lost all her power, and the changelings are good now. They even have a new form that makes them look absolutely magnificent bugs compared to their original form."

"Well that's a relief." Said Ember. "So, can I look at this nightclub you guys have?"

"Of course. It's not open, but you can come in as one of Spike's friends." Mane-iac kindly remarked. "I'll even help you with a drink when we get there."

"Sure, all that flying sure made me parched." Ember remarked. And they all went to the Crazy Mare for a quick drink. Spike was the one who opened the door with a spare key he would use for himself if he needed it. The blue dragon was impressed by how the interior looked, the walls, the dance floor, the stage, she thought everything looked amazing. "Wow, I love it!"

"You should see how chaotic it can be at night." Mane-iac said while bouncing her eyebrows a few times. "It I as crazy as me. Mwahahaha."

"Hmm, I can imagine. Maybe i'll atop by here tonight of I get the chance."

"You should." Fluttershy remarked very quietly. "It is so much fun."

"So, what would you like to drink?" Asked Spike

"Hmm.... what do you guys have?"

"Lemonade, root beer, bourbon, whiskey, apple cider, hard lemonade, grape juice-"

"Ooh, I love Hard Lemonade. How about that?"

"Gotcha." then the baby dragon fetched Ember the beverage she wanted. After that was done, they all got drinks of there own, and all sat together at a nearby table. Of course, it was a little overcrowding, so they had to share two tables. Mane-iac, Spike, and Ember sat in one booth, and the other six ponies sat in the other.

After having a sip of apple juice, Spike asked Ember "So, you wanna tell my wife how you and I became friends in the Gauntlet of Fire challenge by your father?" and he wiped his face with a napkin.

"Sure. That is a very interesting page-turner." Ember replied, drinking her hard lemonade. She even let out a loud belch so long and loud, that it slightly shook the building.

"Whoa! Nice." Rainbow acknowledged, applauding for Ember's little action.

"Thanks. Anyway, My father, Dragon Lord Torch called upon all dragons everywhere, including Spike to complete a number of tasks to become the new dragon lord. Spike didn't want to, but he wanted to save his friends and Ponyville. He wasn't alone, Twilight and Rarity were with him..... In disguise of course."

"Yeah, the Dragon Lands are very dangerous for ponies to endure. Celestia and Luna said it is best to keep it discrete."

"Fair enough." Mane-iac said to them. Back to Ember, she said "Continue."

"Right. My dad didn't want to give up power, but it was Dragon Law that he stepped out of power when the time has come. It's part of an ancient dragon code."

"You have a code of honor?" asked Applejack

"Of course I do, Applejack. You didn't think that we are just nothing but a race of mindless, greedy beasts, did you?"

The others made a nervous chuckle. "Well.... not really." Fluttershy lied.

"Well, anyway, I met Spike at the meeting, and.... we weren't really friends at that time, for I thought dragons don't really do friends."

"You do now." Said Mane-iac with a confident smile.

"Yep. Spike really changed how I viewed ponies. And maybe they are not as weak as I thought they were. Anyway, back to the Gauntlet of Fire, since he is my dad, the dragon lord prevented me from trying to obtain the Dragon Lord Gauntlet for myself, because of how small I looked. Sometimes, I just don't understand fathers."

"Hahaha! You and me both, Ember." Mane-iac chuckled heartedly.

"Wait, you know what it's like to have an overly protective father?"

"Unfortunately, yes." The unhinged mare sighed. "My father was always so strict on me, and never let me have any freedom at all."

"Heh. Yeah, I guess we can kinda relate, huh?"

"Exactly my point, sister." Mane-iac agreed with her, with yet another hearty, evil chuckle.

"Right." Ember made a chuckle of her own. "So since my father wouldn't let me compete, I decided to do this in disguise so father wouldn't know that it was me..... at least until I actually got that Gauntlet of course."

"Good thinking. I like the way you think."

"Me and Spike actually ended up working together to get that gauntlet , and overtime, we grew to become friends on the way. Garble was trying to get the scepter too, and we couldn't let him win. At first, I was just using Spike and abandoned him, but then I came back for him, because he was as my friend."

"Well, isn't that nice?"

"Yep, and I even helped Spike get the gauntlet so he could become dragon lord. First, he ordered Garble to hug every dragon he saw and made contact with." Ember had a good laugh with her friends and everyone was laughing.

"That is so hilarious!" Mane-iac cackled lightly. "Sounded like he got his rightful comeuppance! Hahahaha!"

"Yeah, and I can imagine the humiliation he is facing right now at the mines." Spike said. "Serves him right for trying to kill me."

"Yes! I promise I will never let anyone lay a lethal hoof or claw on you, Spike." And she hugged and kissed him again.

"Thank you, Mane-iac. I love you." The baby dragon replied. Ember was feeling a little grossed out by this romantic talking between them

"Okay okay, please don't be all smushed around. It's.... not really my style." Said the blue dragon, and she had another sip of her drink.

On and on, the conversations and the friendly talking continued onward, and it was a real good time for all of them, even for Ember (Despite the stuff that she would call smushy) the new dragon lord was having fun with this.

Author's Note

Should Spiie perform a song in front of Ember or not? Find out on the next chapter on what happens next.