Spike smiled as he got into the castle he called home with Twilight and Rarity close behind him. He looked ahead and saw Princess Celestia and Princess Luna patiently waiting for the group to meet them in the discussion hall. Spike quickly ran over to both of them as Twilight and Rarity both chased behind him as Twilight said, "Spike! Why the hurry?!"

"I just can't wait to tell them the good news!" Spike said as he made his way to the Princesses.

"What good news do you bring us Spike?" asked Luna.

Spike clapped his hands together and cleared his throat, "Welp, as it turned out, the reason I was summoned along with all the dragons to the Dragonlands was because Torch, the old Dragonlord, was to step down as leader."

"Oh? There is such custom in dragon culture of power transference? Fascinating...," Celestia commented as Spike continued.

"The next Dragonlord is chosen by a challenge called the 'Gauntlet of Fire' where we go through a lot of neat stuff like caves and mountains which had a bunch of traps to get a scepter that would make the wielder the new dragon lord!," Spike said excitedly while the princesses looked concerned.

"It was quite brutish but I suppose that's how all free-for-alls would go," Rarity said as she remembered seeing how some dragons fell to fighting each other.

"Yeah but through it all I was able to get it but only to protect my new friend I met who happened to be Torch's daughter, Ember. She didn't like me at first but she became my friend through the experience and I know she would never bring harm to Equestria so I gave her the scepter and let her become the new Dragonlord. She even is giving information to Twilight about dragons so she can help ponies learn more about us!" Spike finished explaining.

Princess Celestia smiled and hugged Spike, "My word, you certainly went through a lot Spike but I am proud that you were not only able to protect Equestria but showed such courage and were able to make a new friend. I wonder if she would like to come visit Ponyville to not only help build diplomacy but also visit her new friend."

Spike looked up at Celestia and pondered, "Hmm...that would be nice but I thought the Dragonlord had to stay in the Dragonlands...maybe Twilight can ask since she can write to her."

"Well, it did sound like she has to stay there but I could ask for you Spike," Twilight said as she came up to spike and gently pat his head.

Rarity looked deep in thought as everyone looked at her as to what she could be thinking about before she suddenly said, "I-D-E-A! Since Spikey Wikey's birthday is just two months away, we can ask her to come visit for his birthday and to speak to the Princesses and while we are at it, she could help me with ideas for a dragon fashion line! Spike and Ember would make such cute models! Why this single visit could be the very beginning of many things!" Everyone stared at her as she was prancing about spouting fashion idea after fashion idea till she realized everyone was staring at her blankly. She stopped herself and blushed in embarrassment, "B-but the important thing is that Ember will come to Ponyville...hehehe."

Twilight giggled at Rarity's embarrassment, "Then it's settled. I'll write her a letter tonight and see what we can do. Hopefully she can come visit us and our town."

Spike smiled up at Twilight, "I do too, I do really want to show her around and have her experience Equestria like I have, maybe dragons could change their attitude towards ponies and Equestria."

The Princesses nodded in acknowledgement, said their goodbyes, and both teleported away and after a bit, Rarity left home as well. Once night came, Twilight began to plan out a letter to Ember to discuss a visit to Ponyville and possible diplomatic associations between the Dragonlands and Equestria. Spike was in his little bed next to Twilight's and as he nestled himself under his blanket, he looked through the window at the night sky, "Ember, it's only been two days but...I still wonder if what I did was right thing. Giving you the scepter and walking away from being the Dragonlord. Sure, I would be stuck there but Equestria's safety would be assured and maybe Rarity wouldn't mind becoming my queen..." He smiled at the thought but shook his head, "I can feel that you have good intentions...I suppose that's friendship, trusting one another. Eh, I'm sure everything is going to be just fine. I also didn't realize my birthday was coming up soon, I kinda forgot about it after all the stuff between Twilight and Starlight. I hope Twilight doesn't get me another book for my birthday...I like to read but it's always books she wants me to read instead of comics." He chuckled a bit and began to feel tired, he closed his eyes and began to fall asleep.

Twilight peeked into her room and saw little Spike asleep in his bed, she smiled and went back to working on the letter for Ember. She yawned as she worked on it since they only just got back from the Dragonlands. Once she finished the letter, she set it aside on a coffee table as to have Spike send it in the morning and she went to bed. Not too far away from their home, the lights of Rarity's boutique could be seen. Rarity was up working on yet another custom order for a Canterlot socialite, she may have felt tired from her recent travels but she always had work on her mind. She looked at the dress shirt she was working on and how well she was able to have the purple silk accent the green hems, she smiled as she looked at it, "If I didn't know any better, I'd say I based this off of my little Spikey Wikey." She chuckled and finished the final stitches, as she placed the dress shirt into a protective bag and hung it up, she began to think about what she saw in the Dragonlands. "Did Spike really think things through? Giving Ember the scepter and trusting her to keep Equestria safe from the dragons who wish us harm. She did seem genuine in keeping her word to Spike but I am not so sure. She was raised there and she may still have prejudices about us, then again, we have prejudices about them as well. I know Spike is quite young and a bit rash at times but he really showed courage and maturity out in the Dragonlands and in the past...he's really becoming a knight in shining armor isn't he. Not to long ago he would just gawk at me cutely from a distance and would do what he could to avoid chores and now he's ready to sacrifice it all for our sake and even for a dragon he just met. I sure do hope I don't lose my cute Spike as he grows up, but he will certainly grow up to be a fine gentlecolt...er...gentledragon."

Night turned into day and Spike sent the letter to Ember before getting breakfast with Twilight. Over in the Dragonlands, Ember awoke and looked around her cave, noticing nothing had changed, from her bare walls to her cactus in the corner of her room called Kayne. She got out of her bed and yawned, "Geez, I should have this place redecorated or something," she said as she got bored of waking up to a plain cave. She only had the essentials unlike other dragons that had a mountain of riches in their caves. Before going to her pantry to nab a few gems for breakfast, she felt something coming up from her throat. She spit out green flame that materialized a letter before her. It fell to the floor and picked it up in confusion. "Huh? The heck is this? I can spit up letters?" she looked at the sender and saw it read it was from Twilight Sparkle and Spike. She smiled a bit and shook her head, "Didn't think they'd be writing to me so soon, let's see what they want." She went to her little living room area and sat down on her couch, she began to read the letter and became a bit puzzled. "Hmm...diplomacy and a birthday...I'm not allowed outside the Dragonlands though per tradition. Then again, I am the Dragonlord, I'll do as I please...and ask for forgiveness later." She chuckled and shook her head, " Oh geez, spoken like a true dragon. Well, I suppose this will be a nice chance for me to see more of this world and it will be my first attendance to a birthday party with friends so it's gonna be quite the experience. I'm quite surprised to see Spike and I share the same birthday. I'll go pay them a visit." She began to write up a letter to Twilight and Spike, she had a dragon run it over to a city near by to mail it since she didn't know how to use her fire to send letters yet but she'd try to remember to ask Twilight about that.

Twilight received the letter three days later and Spike was ecstatic to hear the news of her trip to Ponyville and about how he and Ember shared a birthday. It seemed Pinkie Pie was also excited by the news and began a super project to prepare a giant party for Spike, Ember, and for the Princesses meeting or as she called it, "The super diplomacy double birthday party!" As the two months went by, Ember would exchange letters to Twilight, Rarity, and Spike. She would typically send a group letter for Twilight and Rarity whom she'd have conversations about Dragon facts which fascinated Twilight and the lack of fashion in the Dragonlands which horrified Rarity but Rarity assured her that she would make it her mission to start a fashion culture there with Ember's help. She would send private messages for Spike since she felt most comfortable speaking to him since he was a dragon like her and he seemed genuine in wanting her visit to be enjoyable. He would explain pony culture and customs as to avoid any confusion later about her interactions with the ponies or how they would react to seeing her and she would talk about how she was doing as the new Dragonlord.

As the dawn of Spike's birthday arrived, Spike awoke beyond excited. He jumped out of his bed and made a quick B line to the bathroom and dashed into the shower, it was quite a big day and Ember sent him a message saying she would be arriving early and would like him to walk her into town as to help her out. She told him not to tell anyone as she wanted to surprise everyone else and he happily obliged. Once he finished scrubbing himself, brushed his teeth, and put on his typical plain blue shirt with jeans; he walked out and saw a groggy Twilight standing in front of the bathroom door waiting for him to get out. He was about to think of an excuse for why he got up early and showered so soon before breakfast but Twilight just hugged him and mumbled, "Happy birthday Spike...now move." She kissed his forehead and made her way into the bathroom.

With a smile, Spike left the castle and began walking down the road towards the Everfree forest since she didn't want to just land in Ponyville and possibly scare anypony. As he passed the shops that were just opening up, he thought he'd probably take Ember over to one of the shops for breakfast considering she probably hadn't eaten any yet. He made his way to the edge of Ponyville and the Everfree to see Ember sitting on her luggage as she looked around. She had on a plain red sundress and was barefoot since she never used shoes before in the Dragonlands, she spotted Spike and got up, "Hello Spike, nice to see you again. I see you followed my instructions," she said.

Spike smiled back and bowed, "But of course my lord, I would never disobey your wishes." He chuckled and she rolled her eyes at him.

"Well aren't you clever, half pint. Anyways, I know it's your birthday and I am not too good with them so...I kinda asked Twilight and the others to instruct me on birthday traditions so...umm..." she blushed a bit and awkwardly made her way to Spike and gave him a hug which he happily accepted and what did surprise him was that she planted a quick kiss on his forehead before looking away with a bright tinge of red on her cheeks. "Th-they said this was normal on birthdays so...yeah. Happy birthday squirt," she smiled but couldn't believe she did something so embarrassing but she was told it was normal so she thought it shouldn't bother her too much but it still did.

Spike was surprised by the kiss on the forehead but was sure Rarity or Pinkie probably told her to do that and the others just let it happen. "Thank you Ember, that was nice of you," he said but she still couldn't bring herself to look at him. He went over to her and hugged her back which she yelped at since it surprised her.

"Wh-what do you think you are doing?!" she said.

"Well, it's not just my birthday Ember, you said it was your birthday today too so I am just returning the gesture," Spike beamed. Ember smiled a bit and was about to say something along the lines of thank you but Spike kissed her hand as to return the kiss she gave him and her whole face became bright red in her fluster.

"Aah! I see! W-w-well then! To Ponyville we go!" she exclaimed in her flustered state as she picked up her bags and quickly walked in the direction of the town as Spike giggled and followed behind her. As they both entered the town, she was awed to see all the houses and shops; as a dragon who never left the lands, this was all new to her but she had heard how towns in Equestria looked and worked. Ponies would look at her and feel a bit of fear but would see Spike right behind her talking with her so they didn't feel to afraid but it certainly did startle them.

As they got to the center of town, Spike took the chance to take her to the front of town hall and the large commercial area around it. She was surprised by the shops and their wares, her curious eyes mainly looking at produce and wondering how fruits and vegetables tasted since all she's ever eaten were gems. "So ponies eat these? Are they tasty like gems?" asked Ember.

"I like apples and bananas but as for the rest, they taste alright. Ponies can't chew gems like we do and I'm pretty sure our sense of taste is quite different from theirs," Spike said. Ember curiously looked at more produce, "Have you eaten breakfast yet?"

Ember shook her head, "To make it in the morning like planned, I had to skip breakfast."

"How about I take you to breakfast, don't want her highness to starve here," he joked. Ember facepalmed at him and just shook her head. Spike took her into his favorite restaurant and treated her to some breakfast. The ponies around them shamelessly looked at them as they ate as if it was a rare sight to see a dragon in Ponyville. "They just don't know you yet, don't let their looks get to you," he reassured her as they tried to eat in peace. Unfortunately the patrons of the restaurant began to whisper among each other and they could both over hear how they believed she was Spike's girlfriend and were surprised he never brought her into town before. All this talk about them being together made Spike blush a bit but Ember was starting to get annoyed, she would glare back at some ponies and was just about to get up and give them a piece of her mind before Spike talked her down. "Hey, we are almost finished so let's just go. I'm pretty sure there are more than enough gems at the castle for the both of us." They got up, paid, and left while the patrons began to gossip loudly.

"Wow, I can't believe ponies are so quick to judge. I didn't do anything to show we were going out or have that kind of relationship and all of a sudden, they ship us. Geez! Are all ponies like this?" asked Ember as she fumed her frustrations.

"N-no...well...they just don't know any better, today will clear all that up once we are at the party. The right word will spread and the gossip will stop...usually." Spike didn't really know if it would and he can tell if it wasn't that apparent that this visit wasn't going as well as he thought, he hoped the mood would change once they reached the castle.

Once they made their way inside the castle, they noticed the whole gang there as they were moving supplies into the great hall of the castle for the party and were all surprised to see Ember and Spike. Pinkie, of course, was the first one to spot them and quickly made her way to Spike. She picked him up off the ground and began hugging him and spinning around with him in her arms, "Happy birthday Spike! Boy do I have quite a party planned for you!" She looked over to Ember who was startled by how fast she was and that she was spinning Spike around like a rag doll, "Nice to meet you Ember, I'm Pinkie Pie and I have your party setting up too! This will be amazing!"

Ember smiled at her as she kept Spike in a bear hug, "Thank you Pinkie, from what I have been told by Spike and the others, I am sure this will be one birthday I won't soon forget."

"You can bet your tail you won't forget this, I have been preparing the perfect gem cake that should be a real knockout in flavor and gem consistency! Now if you'll excuse me, I have a super diplomacy double birthday bash cake to get!" Pinkie exclaimed before dropping Spike and running off.

Spike got up off the ground but was quickly swooped up by Rainbow Dash who gave him a noogie, "Happy birthday squirt, today is the big eleven right? Seven more years and you'll be an adult! Then I can take you to some special places...," Dash said with a wink.

Before Spike could ask what she meant by "special places", he was quickly enveloped by magic and was taken from Dash to Rarity who hugged Spike and glared at Dash, "Don't you dare corrupt my sweet little Spikey poo, he's going to grow up to be a gentledragon and I don't need you to ruin him with such filthy places Rainbow. How uncouth." Spike was puzzled but happily accepted Rarity's hug since he was face deep in her bosom as she kissed the top of his head.

Ember looked on as she was ignored by the two girls and Spike but was turned to see Twilight and Applejack behind her, "Pleasure to meet ya your highness, the name's Applejack. Sorry them girls aren't paying ya much mind, Dash likes ta mess around with Spike and Rarity fawns over him a bit at times so ah hope y'all don't take it personally."

Ember smiled and giggled a bit, "It's fine Applejack and you can drop the highness and just call me Ember, I may be the Dragonlord but I don't really care for the title as much as being a good ruler."

"Now that's what ah like to hear, I admire that Ember. That's a fine quality for a leader to have," complimented Aj.

Twilight stepped up and shook Ember's hand, "I'm happy to see you again Ember and I'm surprised to see you hear early, I thought you mentioned that you'd be arriving at four o' clock?"

"Oh, right. I just wanted Spike to give me a bit of a tour around town before showing up as to get a chance to see the pony town, " Ember said with an embarrassed smile since she did feel a bit bad for lying.

"Ah, I see. So what do you think of our little town so far Ember?" asked Twilight but Ember looked away a bit.

"O-Oh...it's certainly different from the Dragonlands...has houses instead of caves...no lava or fires here and there...ponies sure do like to talk a lot..." she was biting her tongue a bit as not to insult their kind after what happened at the restaurant.

"Hehe that's true, we do try to keep fires to a minimum and there are a few caves nearby but they all belong to bears and that was kind of my first thought in this town when I first arrived as well, ponies here sure do talk a lot," Twilight reminisced her arrival to the town.

Ember opened one of her bags and pulled out a large book and handed it to Twilight, "Here is the book I promised you Twilight, the Dragon Codex. There isn't much dragon written books but this one is by far the most important ones, it explains our culture and our anatomy. I figured it might come in handy since you have a dragon of your own here," she said as she pointed at Spike.

Twilight squealed happily, "Thank you! I can't wait to sit down and give it a read. Have you read it already?"

Ember nodded, "I did but it was a few years ago so I don't remember a lot but being a dragon myself, I don't really need to. I'm actually surprised we didn't send this book over to the Princesses since it doesn't really serve much purpose in the Dragonlands."

Spike made his way over to Ember once Rarity released him but it was only to scold Rainbow Dash who was busy laughing at her scolding. "Hey Ember, sorry about that. Now then, let's get us some gems before the rest of the girls show up."

Ember nodded and excused herself from Aj and Twilight, "She's quite the civilized dragon if I ever saw one, gal's probably not even fifteen yet she carries herself quite nicely..." she looked on as Ember walked next to Spike as they made their way to Spike's gem stash, "those two do look kinda cute together don't ya think?" smiled Aj at Twilight.

"Now Aj, we didn't bring her as a date for Spike but...they do look kinda nice together, hehe. Now then, we need to get their party ready. Let's get these supplies set up and I'm sure Pinkie will pop up eventually with the cake." Twilight gathered the girls and they continued working in the great hall as Spike sat on the living room couch with Ember with a bowl of gems between them.

As Ember popped a blue gem in her mouth, she was surprised that it tasted a bit better than usual, "Hmm, why do these gems taste different from the others I've eaten? Are they special in some way?" she asked Spike.

"Oh, these are ones I picked with Rarity. She can use her magic to detect gems in the earth and can see if certain ones are more special than the others. I tend to keep some to eat since they do taste better than regular gems," he replied as he stuffed his face with more gems from the bowl.

Ember didn't really talk much as the hours passed by, she felt quite out of place since the girls and Spike were always smiling and enjoying each others company which is something she didn't get to see over in the Dragonlands, social events were rare and they usually ended with confrontation. Spike noticed this and walked up to her, "Hey, I hope we aren't weirding you out. It's just here in Ponyville, friendship is common and so is just enjoying being around each other. Why don't you try a bit, just pick a pony and try talking to them."

Ember blushed a bit and looked around the grand hall, she didn't know anypony besides Twilight, Rarity, or Pinkie and Pinkie was dashing about the place getting the final preparations done and Twilight seemed to be supervising everything since she was walking around with a clipboard so Ember decided that she'd try to talk to Rarity.

Rarity was looking at the ribbon decorations and trying to determine if they really were befitting the festivities when she noticed Ember standing next to her, "Oh, hello dearie. Is there something you need?"

"Um..no, not really but Spike said I should try to be a bit...social while I am here. I am curious as to how you can detect gems and sort them since I can't distinguish them besides taste because I am a dragon and all." Ember didn't really know how to make small talk but she was trying her best and Rarity noticed this.

Rarity began to talk about the rainboom incident that helped her get her cutie mark and how she began the boutique as well as how often she implements gems and gem shards into her clothing. Ember was paying attention and would ask a few questions to which Rarity would answer. Spike looked on from a distance and smiled, he was happy to see some progress in getting her out of her shell. Night came in and Spike, Ember, and the Princesses Luna and Celestia were having their diplomacy birthday party. The Princesses stepped aside with Ember and began talks about making a treaty with Ember as to assure relations with ponies and dragons would be peaceful as well as beneficial since Ember pointed out that some dragons just wanted simple things that ponies have such as pillows.

Princess Luna and Celestia left for the night after their talks with Ember to which they told Twilight that they went without a hitch, letting Twilight give a sigh of relief. Pinkie began to push into the great hall a giant cake that was decorated in gems that made both Spike and Ember began to salivate a bit. Everypony gathered around the two and the cake and began to sing happy birthday to them, Spike smiled as they did and Ember looked around a bit confused, "So this is how birthday parities go? Hmm...they are kinda nice," she told Spike.

"Haven't you had a birthday party before Ember?" asked Spike.

She looked away and shook her head, "Not really. My dad would celebrate it but he would just dump a bunch of gems on me and that was it. It's nice to get a lot of gems but after being here...it just doesn't compare."

Spike frowned at her response and hugged her, she looked at him puzzled but the hug did feel nice and comforting, "Hey, every year, come back to Ponyville and celebrate your birthday with us. No pony or dragon deserves a sad birthday." She blushed a bit at what he said and looked away again.

Spike smiled thinking she was just being shy but a tear rolled down her cheek, "No one has been so nice to me before..." She held Spike's hand and Spike looked at her and noticed her cheeks had tears rolling down them, "You better not just be saying that Spike...I want to come back and spend our birthdays...together."

Those words, in Spike's mind, struck a cord with him he didn't feel before, at least not with anypony else but Rarity. He blushed and shook his head, "I meant every word Ember, let's celebrate it together." Everypony finished singing to them both and in their singing, they missed on their conversation but when they finished singing, they noticed that both Spike and Ember seemed lost in each other's eyes.

Twilight, Pinkie, and Aj found it cute and awed a bit; Dash was acted disgusted by the cute display and as for Rarity, Rarity didn't know how she felt about it. She looked at them with no expression, she did think it was cute but somewhere in her mind, the sight before her made her feel a bit bad but she didn't know why.

After a bit, Ember looked around and noticed all the girls were looking at them and coughed a bit, "Oh...you are done. Hehe, didn't realize it...thank you for your singing..."

Spike looked around as well once Ember broke their stares and as to avoid the further growing awkwardness in the room, he quickly cut two slices of cake for him and Ember and placed a candle on each of them. With a quick shot of flame, he lit both of them up and smiled, "Alright Ember, now close your eyes and make a wish in your mind before blowing out the candles."

She took the plate with her slice in her hands and looked down at it, "Hmm, make a wish on a candle? Is this a birthday tradition or something?" Spike nodded and she looked back at the candle. She didn't really know what to wish for at the moment. She was Dragonlord, she has friends, and she is now visiting a new area of the world; not a single thing came to mind to wish for. She looked over at Spike and saw he had his eyes closed and was smiling as he thought of something and that's when it hit her. She cherished his kindness for asking her to come here and celebrate as well as his courage for risking his neck for her to gain her title, that was one thing she couldn't bare to lose now. She closed her eyes and thought to herself, "I wish to never lose my friendship with Spike," she blew the candle afterwards and opened her eyes. She noticed Spike blew his out as well and he was already taking a big bite out of the slice, she smiled and followed in suit.

Both seemed very pleased with the taste of Pinkie's cake and happily munched on it as the girls began to cut themselves a slice as well. Pinkie smiled, "Party is a success, chalk another one up for the party master!" The rest of the girls began to laugh but then they heard silverware and plates fall to the floor and looked at where the noise was coming from and saw that Spike and Ember fell out of their seats and were on the ground groaning in pain. Aj and Dash quickly dropped their cake slices as Twilight and Rarity hurried over to both dragons, Pinkie frowned and looked at the slice she had in her hand, "Oh no...I could have swore nothing in this cake was toxic to ponies or dragons...guess no point for the party master today..."

Ember's and Spike's skin began to glow red and they grunted in pain, unable to make comprehensible words. Twilight looked at Spike and tried to understand what was happening to him, "His face isn't swelling, there is no visible injuries to him, his pulse is quickening...oh Celestia, what his happening to my boy?" Both dragons bodies began to generate an excessive amount of heat and the girls had to back away before possibly burning themselves. A bright flash filled the room and the girls went blind for a bit from it.

Rarity walked forward a bit and noticed the heat the dragons were generating was gone and she walked closer towards where they were as her eye sight began to return. She noticed two bodies on the ground that she could only assume were none other than Spike and Ember but as she got closer, their bodies seemed to get bigger. Finally, her eye sight returned and she looked at the two on the ground and all she could do was scream. The rest of the girls went towards her and rubbed their eyes as their sight returned, when it did, they could only gasp and stare at what laid on the ground.

Spike opened his eyes and felt the cold floor under him, he rubbed his head as it hurt a bit and heard gasping and murmuring, "Huh? Wh-what happened? What's everypony gasping about? Did we fall asleep?" He got on his feet and the world seemed to wobble a bit so he grabbed on to the table for stability, he looked at it and it seemed smaller, "Oh geez...did the table shrink?" He looked at the girls once he felt stable and saw all of them looking at him and analyzing him as if he did something wrong, "Hey, what are you all looking at?"

Aj coughed a bit and blushed, "W-well partner...ya don't feel any different? Or maybe y'all ain't feeling a bit of a breeze?"

Spike looked at Aj puzzled, "I feel fine, sure, everything seems smaller but I think I just hit my head a bit when I fell. And now that you mention it, I probably should of brought my sweater down from upstairs because it's kinda cold in here." He reached for his shirt as to feel how thin it was only to realize he was only touching his bare chest. He looked down at himself and realized he was standing in front of everyony...naked. He yelled in surprise and grabbed a nearby table cloth to cover himself, "What happened to my clothes? Why am I tall?! What's going on?!"

Ember awoke and sat up as to get the spinning feeling to settle down, once it did, she stood up and felt woozy, "Pinkie...are cakes meant to do this? Not that I am complaining but I don't believe cakes are meant to hurt the eaters." She looked at Pinkie who was petrified and silently gasping. She looked at the girls and their expressions made it clear something bad happened, she looked over at Spike and looked at him for a bit. He was certainly taller than before, he was taller than the girls by a bit. He had only a table cloth wrapped around his waist like a bath towel, his chest seemed more structured, and his arms were built with noticeable muscle growth. "Spike...is that you?" she asked as she looked him over. Spike turned to her and his eyes went wide, his face turned bright red and he didn't stop staring at her, "What is it? Did I spill something on my dress?" She looked down only to be greeted by her bare chest which grew a considerable amount more than she remembered. She shrieked and followed Spike's example of stealing a table cloth to cover herself. She felt so embarrassed and looked at the girls, "What happend to us?!"

Twilight walked up towards them and around them, "Girls...this is Spike and Ember but...they are grown up now...like us. Oh Celestia what's going on here?"

Author's Note

Editing and proofreading by Nec Assis and Xeltosh :D