A ghost in Equestria

I glided gloomily back towards Twilight Sparkle’s library. The might of Princess Celestia’s sun was rising towards the sky. I could see a few ponies coming out of their houses, yawning and stretching their limbs. They all gazed towards Celestia’s sun beaming in the light of another new day.

I phased through the library walls to find Spike already up looking under the desk with a horse head on it. I let out a small cough behind Spike, which caused his head to jerk upwards, leaving a gash in the woodwork of the table. Spike emerged from under the desk rubbing his head looking angrily at me.

“What was that for?” Spike asked angrily. He noticed my expression and lowered his claw from his head. “Hey, what happened?” Spike said attempting to place a claw on my shoulder in comfort. His claw shot back after touching me, but still held the same look of worry in his eyes.

I sighed and told Spike about the experience I had involving Scootaloo’s mother, whose name I now know was Surprise. I wondered why I hadn’t noticed the wings on her, assuming she was a pegasus like her daughter. I ignored the thought for the moment deciding to worry about it after I had given Scootaloo her message.

The emotion of sadness hung in the air like a bad smell. It wasn’t until Twilight Sparkle came, seemingly bouncing Pinkie Pie style, down the stairs the Spike and myself even made a movement. “Ok Spike I did what you and your friend said, now what’s the answer.” Spike looked to me and I told him it was ok to tell her.

“Are you sure the answer didn’t come to you while you slept?” Spike questioned Twilight. Twilight put on an annoyed look “If it did would I be asking you what it was.” Spike muttered “I suppose that’s a good point.” He faced Twilight and cleared his throat. “The answer is, pause for dramatic affect,” He looked at Twilight with one eye to see she was completely ecstatic about this “Dreams.”

When the answer sunk into Twilights head she face, hoofed? “How could I be so stupid, I come in the night, that should have gave it away, urggg.” I looked at Twilight while she was saying this, remembering when I had first solved the riddle. I turned to Spike and told him what to say.

Spike walked up to Twilight, who had her face down on the table with the horse head on it. He turned to me before speaking up, I gave him a reassuring nod. “The Princess new you wouldn’t get it Twi,” Twilight looked up to Spike at this “She new that you wouldn’t sleep until you got the answer, which meant you couldn’t have a dream, and she knew that you would over think it.”

Twilight looked at Spike as though he had just recited the bible, well they probably have something similar to the bible, but that’s what it looked like. Twilight pulled Spike into a crushing hug, and I couldn’t help but laugh. Twilight didn’t notice how hard she was hugging until Spike choked out “Breathing *gasp* required for living.”

Twilight dropped him instantly, realising what she was doing and mustered a quick apology. “I really am thankful that you told me Spike, but how did you figure it out?” Spike looked up at Twilight like she already new the answer “I told you already, my friend told me.”

Twilight was about to speak but Spike turned to me “By the way you never told me your name.” Twilight stopped talking to see what Spike would come up with. My name, is Darragh.” Spike looked at me oddly. “Really?” I frowned “So what’s his name Spike?” Twilight asked, still not believing in my existence. Spike turned to her. “He say’s his names Darragh,” he turned back to me “you are a dude right?” I nodded.

Spike turned back to Twilight who was rubbing her temples “I’m not in the mood for any of your tricks now Spike, he’s probably just a figment of your imagination,” she sighed “I need some coffee.” Spike turned back to me “Are you a fig-whatever of my imagination?”

I chuckled softly “Want me to prove it?” I said joking darkly. Spike looked at me and said “Go for it.” I smiled and looked around. I found a scrunched up paper ball that we had missed while cleaning. A plan formed in my head as I bent down and picked it up. I chuckled at Spike as I threw the ball up in my hands a few time before acting on my plan.

I reeled my hand holding the ball back, I locked my eyes on Twilight, whose flank was sticking out of a press, and threw my ball with great force. An audible squeak escaped from the press before an audible groan did. Twilight emerged from the press and shot daggers at Spike, who was pointing to me with his claw.

“She can’t see me remember.” Spike looked worried as Twilight let a snort out from her snout. “Well, this provides an excellent reason for us to find Scootaloo doesn’t it.” I calmly said to Spike. Spike who sighed in relief made a B-line for the door, this however didn’t go unnoticed by Twilight

“Where do you think your going Mr?” Spikes eyes darted from side to side thinking of an excuse “I, um, need to tell Scootaloo something.” He said honestly. I had to admire his honesty “What are you telling her?” Spike through a sideways glance to me “Sorry.” before darting out the door.

I didn’t follow immediately, I stayed to see what Twilight would do. A glow started to emanate from her horn, but it stopped quickly afterwards. “Buck it, I’m tired.” Was the last thing I heard Twilight say before I left the library.

I found Spike panting a few houses away from the library. Spike looked up to see me approaching him, I was walking this time, I found floating slightly tiring, so I decided to stick to the ground. “Where *pant were you?” I looked at Spike and said “Jeez dude your out of breath already, you need to lay off the rubies.”

Spike shot daggers at me with his eyes, I assumed he learnt that look from Twilight. “I was making sure Twilight didn’t drag your sorry ass back to the library. Spike looked at me with a weird look “I’m not a donkey.” Spike said with a tone of honest confusion in his voice.

“I’ll tell you later, right now we need to find Scootaloo’s house, do you know where it is?” “Conveniently, I do.” I turned to Spike “Where is it?” He pointed to the mailbox outside the house he was standing at. It had three names written on it, Surprise, Tornado and Scootaloo. I looked at the house I was standing in front of, it didn’t look much different then the other houses in Ponyville.

Spike knocked on the door to the house in question, which was answered by an immediate “GO AWAY!” Spike was almost blasted off his feet from the volume of the shout, I probably would have been too, had I been able to. Spike hesitated before knocking again. “Scoots,” he said timidly while knocking. “GO AWAY!” another blast of volume form the doorway. Spike stood his ground this time “Scoots I know what happened.” He said, his voice slightly louder than before.

No response this time. “I’m coming in Ok.” Spike said warily. Still no response. Spike cast a back glance at me before opening the door. I followed him in. The room was pitch black and a distinctive sobbing could be heard from the corner of the room. I approached warily along with Spike, who was a good bit behind me.

I approached the sobbing, my mind flashing back to another time when I had approached a sobbing sound in the dark. Unfortunately it was in a zombie game, which made me even more hesitant to approach. The sobbing continued as we approached.

“Um, Scootaloo.” I didn’t expect Spike to say anything, so I jumped a bit when he did. I accidently knocked over a vase, which surprised both me and Spike, and apparently Scootaloo. When the vase fell and broke, Scootaloo came running from her hiding place, and enveloped Spike in a death grip hug.

Spike was shocked by the sudden revelation of the pony we had come to see. He saw that she was crying softly onto his green and purple scales and he couldn’t help but feel compelled to return the hug. As he was returning the hug he glanced up at me. I stared at the scene in awe, “Tell her.” I told Spike, seeing as Scootaloo couldn’t hear me.

Spike broke from the hug to look at Scootaloo. Scootaloo looked up at him, her eyes red and puffy from crying. “Your mom says sorry.” Scootaloo gasped at this piece of news, and did something neither Spike nor I, nor even Celestia expected. She kissed Spike.

My jaw dropped open upon seeing this. I probably would have fainted if the scene was anymore heart warming and cute. Spike told me later on that he felt like fainting from surprise too. After the kiss, which granted had been short but meaningful, Scootaloo broke down into tears, hugging Spike, who in turn, returned the hug gratefully.

I thought it best to leave them alone to themselves, and would have a guy talk with Spike when he got back from Scootaloos place. My trip back to the library, which I figured I might as well go seeing as Spike would be there sooner or later, was interrupted by the sound of crying and panting.

I looked below to see two figures running in the same direction as me. I spotted two pink manes and tails, one figure was covered in pink fur, while the other was covered in yellow. I quickly assumed that these were Fluttershy and Pinkie Pie. But the problem was that Pinkie Pie’s mane was straight. I remembered Pinkie’s mane being almost as bouncy as her personality.

As if I re-watched an episode in my head, the image of Pinkie Pie becoming sad in “Party Of One” were suddenly forced into my mind. I put two and two together, two being crying ponies and the other being a flat haired Pinkie Pie, and the outcome wasn’t good. Whatever could get Pinkie’s mane to go like that, could not be good, and I intended to find out what.

CLIFFHANGER LOL!!