The Luck Dragon's Melody

Today was Applebloom's first day of school for the year, and Nick was taking her and going to stay for the "First Day Bring Your Hero" event going on.

"Are ya sure you're up for this?", asked Applejack when Applebloom explained the situation.

"AJ, I'll be fine! Besides, I wanna see what they changed there.", he replied.

"Alright, I reckon that you can handle it. Applebloom, don't stress him out to much, please.", she sighed, giving him and Applebloom a hug before they left.

"I won't!", smiled Applebloom, hopping over to meet her friends, Sweetie Belle and Scootoloo, who had brought Rarity and Rainbow Dash.

On the way there, Applebloom accidentally knocked somepony over.

I'm so sorry, let me help you!", exclaimed Nick, picking up various music sheets. When he was finished,his eyes got wide. "Octavia?" "Nick?!", responded the gray mare with a black mane and a pink bowtie. "You're back! I missed you so much! Oh! Meet me at your place, this afternoon!", she sputtered all this out at once, before pecking him on the cheek and scurried away.

Rarity stood dumbfounded, while the Crusaders giggled and Rainbow Dash grinned,

"Looks like somepony has a crush!" Nick blushed.

At the school, Cheerilee saw them coming and welcomed them in. Everyone had brought someone who they thought was a hero.

Diamond Tiara had brought her father, Filthy Rich, for instance. Finally, it was Applebloom's turn.

"Hello everypony! This is my oldest brother, In-The-Nick-Of-Time Braveheart! He's a Luck Dragon! And, yeah...", she announced, realizing her mistake in bringing Nick instead of Applejack. Nick looked over at Cheerilee and winked. She winked back as she brought out a radio and turned it on.

Everyone gasped as Nick started breakdancing, doing all sorts of flips and spins. By the time he finished, the whole class was applauding, even Filthy Rich! On the way home from school, the Crusaders were all over him.

"How did you do that backflip?", asked Scootoloo.

"And the spinning on your head?", Applebloom questioned.

"Where did you even learn to dance like that?", Sweetie Belle inquired.

"One word: Practice!", Nick smiled as he approached Sweet Apple Acres, while the Crusaders went to their treehouse.

Applejack was waiting at the farmhouse.

"What's up, AJ?", he asked.

"You have a visitor. She wanted to talk to you in private, so I sent her to the barn to wait for you.", she replied.

"Thanks AJ!", he smiled, giving her a hug before he went in the barn, where Octavia was waiting for him.

"Bravey!", she exclaimed, charging at him with a hug and a peck on the cheek.

"Tavi! It's so good to see you again! Did you really miss me?", he smiled, returning the hug.

"Of course I did! I missed seeing you by my side at the piano. In fact, that's why I came here! Me and the gang are putting on a concert next week, and we were wondering if you would come back!", she answered.

"Da whole gang? You mean Bonny, Ly, Beast, and Lulu?", he asked excitedly.

"We don't know yet about Lulu, or Beast, but Bonny and Ly are definitely in. The important question is, are you in?", Octavia smiled.

"Heck yes, I'm in! I wouldn't miss it for the world!", he replied.

"And after the show, maybe the two of us can go get a sherbet...", she said, staring into his sky blue eyes with her enchanting purple eyes.

"Uh-huh, and then?", Nick smiled.

"And then we could go for a romantic moonlit walk through the park...", Octavia grinned, stepping closer to Nick.

"And then?"

"We could go over to my place, cuddle up, and fall asleep in front of the fire.", she said, stepping so that her eyes were less than a foot away from his.

"And then?", he laughed mischievously.

"Oh, Nick! You're such a jerk sometimes! But I still love you.", she declared, pulling him into a kiss.

They would have stayed like that all day if Applejack hadn't come into the barn.

"I hate to interrupt...", she said as Nick and Octavia pulled quickly away from each other, "Nick, Granny wants you to see her when you can."

"I'll be there in a minute!", Nick acknowledged, turning to Octavia, "See you tomorrow for rehearsal?"

"See you tomorrow.", she smiled.