Surprise Present

'Twists and turns
Shape this birthday plan
Find the next gift
Where your day began.'

"Well, this one's pretty straightforward." Spike mused as he read the clue after leaving the spa, (Rarity had apparently decided to stick around for a quick pedicure) "'Where my day began.' That's gotta mean the palace, right?" He paused, "Which means I'm gonna have to find it."

"All right, Spike. This shouldn't be too bad." He told himself once back at the palace, "Just...gotta be deductive."

Majority of the rooms: Locked and he didn't have the keys to them, so hiding a gift in any of them made no sense.

Main Hall: No real place to hide anything there.

Map Room: Aside from behind one of the thrones, same as the hall.

Twilight and Starlight's bedroom: Just the thought sounded silly given they wanted him to find it.

Which left only a handful of possibilities: A search of the dining room turned up nothing, though he did make it a point to find out who had stuck a wad of gum up under the table. The kitchen proved to be a dead end as well. He even gave the bathroom a once-over, but to no avail.

Leaving one area.

"Ok, which one first?" He asked, stepping into his room, "The closet, or under the-"

*click*

"...bed?" He finished as he heard the door softly close behind him, but not by him. He quickly turned in time to see a draconic tail move away from it; a tail that led him to a second sight he never thought he'd see.

There, lounging in a very seductive manner on a small pile of gold and gems, and wearing his raincoat, lay a familiar dragoness. And even though he couldn't really see anything, the coat was draped over her hips and chest just right, showing enough skin to indicate it was ALL she had on aside from the bedroom eyes she was giving him.

"D-dwahh?" He stammered, rubbing his eyes a little at what he was seeing. It wasn't really her laying there that surprised him; it was the fact that the last time he saw her, less than a few weeks ago, she was a few inches taller than him. Now, though...

"Happy Birthday, Spike." She purred, licking her lips in a way that caused his pants to quickly become a tad snug. His eyes widened as she stood up, it had taken a second, but he quickly recognized who the unexpected visitor was.

"Ember?? Is..is that you??"

"Of course, who else would it be?" She chuckled slightly.

"Well, last time, you weren't quite as...um...little." He motioned to how she was now half a head shorter than him. And that wasn't counting the rest of her; the raincoat was literally draping off her quite slender shoulders. The grip she had on it being pretty much the only thing holding the article on her.

"Oh, heh. Well, this form makes it easier to fly and hide. A dragon in full mastery over their emotions, something I had learn anyway to control the Bloodstone Scepter, can control their size at will through their emotions. It took a bit of work, I can tell you that much." The look she gave him intensified, "Of course, if you prefer bigger girls..."

With that statement, Ember began to slowly expand, her height gradually increasing until she was easily a head taller than Spike. As she grew, her body began filling out, generous curves blossoming under the raincoat, the increasingly buxom figure and ample bust straining at the plastic fabric until it nearly burst open, the material just barely managing to hold itself closed enough to maintain decency while creating the illusion of full exposure. "...is this more to your liking?" she purred throatily, her now curvaceous hips swaying enticingly towards him, her gaze blatantly lowering, "Amazing how a little lust goes such a long way, doesn't it?"

"Ada..ab..I...eth..hooo..." He sputtered inelegantly after she was done. In just a few seconds, she'd gone from slightly waifish to bombshell! Somehow, it even managed to make the look she was still giving him almost smoldering. Though, when he followed her gaze, it didn't take an expert in magical science to tell what she was talking about.

His face flared red and he quickly swung his tail around to try and hide the growing tent in his pants.

"Mmm, I'd say this means you like." Her tone was slightly breathy as she moved closer, hips swinging and mid-E cup breasts-threatening to burst from their confines-bouncing with each step until she pressed against him.

"E-Ember...? W-wha...wait!" He blurted out as she wrapped her arms around him, "Me and Rarityyyeep...!" He squeaked in a distressingly unmanly way when he felt her hip grind lightly against both his growing erections.

The dragoness simply rolled her eyes in amusement, "She forgot to tell you, didn't she?"

"Huh? Tell memmp--?" Ember's lips quickly found his. 'Holy mufflekluff! Ember...! Sh-she's...wow, her lips are really sooOOFFFT!?' he mentally yelped when, as soon as they separated, he was suddenly pulled foward when Ember fell back onto the treasure pile, her arms still around him. Next thing he knew, he was on top of the currently buxom dragon...

With his head pressed in between her breasts, positioned so he could still breath while the way she was holding him kept him pinned between them.

"Comfy?" She purred, giggling a bit at the understandably shocked look in his eye, "Well then, you should know that it's pretty standard for male dragons to take multiple mates."

"M-Mult...multi...?!" His pupils shrank slightly.

"However," She quickly added, "He'd still have to impress them enough for them to want to be his." Her tail slowly snaked around his, "And believe it or not. Mr.Dragon," She snuggled him closer, "You've accomplished just that."

"Ha..ha...h-hahold on a second!" He managed to get out, "Accomplished?? What are you talking about?"

"To put it bluntly, I've learned that there are a certain number of young mares, aside from Rarity, that have-by way of a combination of things you've done and who you are-become quite smitten with you. And after I explained to them about how you could have multiple mates, they are no longer afraid to act on said feelings."

"Smitten?? With...with ME?" He asked, his voice dusted with disbelief, "Who...?"

"And spoil the surprise? No can do, Birthday Boy. You'll just have to find that out on your own. I'll leave them to explain their reasons as well. Although we did plan all this."

"Planned this?" As soon as he heard that, his mind shot back to the video on the phone. 'That means the others had a hand in this...could they?' that notion was dismissed just as quick, 'Naaahhh! No way they'd see me like THAT!' He paused, "Wait, if...if that' the case, then you...?"

She smiled and kissed his snout, "You were the first dragon to treat me as just Ember, not Princess Ember or the Dragonlord's daughter; just...Ember. Plus, even though dragons aren't know for being the nicest creatures, you were still willing to go out of your way to help me out. And after getting the Bloodstone Scepter, and all the power behind it , you just handed it to me without a second thought. Well, after you gave that order to Garble, hehe. I knew then."

"Knew what?"

The smoldering look returned with a vengeance, "Well, I had to wait until my chosen consort was of legal age, after all."

"Oh, I guess that make se-whhhhuuuuuaaaattt?" Spike's eyes nearly bugged out, "C-consort?? B-but..."

"Relax, there's no law saying a consort can't have lovers of their own; and like I said, Rarity isn't the only mare with eyes on you." Her tail slowly ran up and down his, "Besides, it's kinda kinky."

Spike let out a groan at the sensation on his tail, causing her smile to widen, "And now, I think it's time for my present. I know you're inexperienced, and there's no shame in that. Which is why I'm gonna teach you a few ways to please a lady the ponies can't."

"Why can't they, exactly?"

"Different anatomy. For example..." her tongue slowly snaked out, slightly wider than his own with her current size, extending further and further until it stopped at an impressive foot and a half. It coiled and undulated for a moment, "If you want, I can give you a...demonstration." the last word came out in a throaty purr.

"De-de-demonstrate...?" he squeaked, "Ha..how?"

Her answer came in the form of rolling over on the treasure pile, swapping positions with him. The moment they were there, she began to slide down him, slowly and deliberately rubbing her breasts over the bulge in his pants as she got into a sitting position on his legs. "Now, just lay back..." She undid his fly, "...and enjoy." She blinked and licked her lips when both shafts sprung up once free, "Ooh, I most certainly will."

"*!.." Spike's vocal capacity died instantly when the dragoness' long, slick tongue slid over his lower shaft. It flexed over the head as it wrapped between the two shafts before twisting back around the upper one. It continued to extend, lathing across his sensitive flesh as it crisscrossed itself between his shafts like a braid while her mouth slowly lowered, a hungry look in her eyes. The tip of her tongue finally ended at the base of his shaft, licking at his balls as her mouth wrapped around his shafts and her tongue.

Despite the shape of her elongated muzzle, her lips were soft and shaped themselves around the hard flesh, engulfing him fully. The longer of her teeth were perfectly positioned to frame his shafts as she bobbed her head slowly up and down, dragging at his flesh as her tongue flexed in the most erotic massage he could possibly imagine.

A strangled, yet happy gurgle was all he could get out at the combination of tongue and mouth rubbing over his shafts, sucking on them both slightly each time she went up. 'Ce...cele...!' Even thinking was almost impossible as the multitude of sensations down there assaulted his mind. It took all he could to manage a look down her, only to be met with her looking him dead in the eyes...

Before giving him a saucy wink as she began to pick up speed. Her tongue constricted some on him while she moved a hand up to cup his balls. Despite the sharpness of her nails, she was almost instinctively careful as she fondled and caressed him.

"S-sweet Celestia...!" Spike managed to rasp out, his eyes almost rolling back in their sockets. Given his time with Rarity earlier, it wasn't taking long before the familiar pressure began coming back. Ember seemed to pick up on that, and was feeling a little adventurous because of it, because she took hold of his tail and threaded it in between her sizable-and still constrained-bust. A slight movement of her arms, and it was firmly pinned in by the soft orbs.

What she did next, though, caught him quite off guard; without missing a beat, she moved his spade up between her thighs. There he was treated again to the feel of moist heat as she slid the edge along her surprisingly plump netherlips. Apparently something had happened when she did that, as surprise quickly crossed her face for a moment. However, it also proved to be more than he could take. With an inarticulate grunt/cry, he felt himself spray into her mouth.

Panting slightly, he glanced down at Ember in time to spot her cheeks puffing out slightly before a loud gulp was heard. Did...did sh-she...? His thoughts were interrupted when her tongue began to move again, slowly uncoiling itself from his shafts, the tip flicking eagerly over the surface as it passed along.

Once it was done, she gave him one last, and vigorous, suck as she pulled away, cleaning him off in the process. "Yummy."

"H...holy...holy crap...!" He finally managed to get out once it was all said an done, "That...that was...where'd you even learn...?"

"Spent the last couple of months practicing on some quartz pieces I had." She responded, purring as she rubbed his spade against her mound, "Sweet scales, Spike...your tail's the perfect shape!"

"Perfect...?" He asked, face reddening again at the feel of she was doing with his spade.

"Most male dragons'll use their tail to pleasure an additional female during mating. Usually using, if they have them, the side hooks to catch erogenous spots..." She demonstrated by slipping one side in, just under her clit, letting out a rather cute gasp in the process, "Mmm...or-ah yeah-full insertion...ahh!" She adjusted its position and slid it in, moaning in pleasure. Her hips began bucking as she pumped it into her sex. Small clouds of smoke puffed out of her mouth as she moaned with each thrust, "Oh yeah...*huff huff*"

"Uh..E-Ember..." Spike squeaked, face nearly glowing while he watched the current Dragonlord pleasure herself on his tail, "Y-you know I can...I can feel that, right?" The sensitive tip if his tail was picking up every bit of her as she plunged the spade tip into her mound. Whoa...she's really enjoying it...I didn't even know my tail could do that!'

"Haa..haa...." Ember gasped, face flushed when she forced herself to stop. "Whew...yeah, we are DEFINITELY gonna have fun with that!" Her hand along the rest of the appendage, "Huh?" She blinked, pressing on it some, "Spike...what the hell have you been doing with this thing!? Our tails aren't normally this muscular!"

"Oh, heh...um, I guess digging for gems the last ten years gave it a workout."

"Digging...you've been digging for all your gems!?" The look of disbelief on her face would've been hilarious if she didn't sound so serious.

"Most of them, I guess. I've gotten a few that Rarity splits with me when I help her on her own gem runs for her clothes. Others I get as payment sometimes for odd jobs around town. Aside from that," He gave a semi-shrug, "Why do you ask?"

"That explains that, at least. Usually, dragons tend to get their's by taking the hoards of other, sometimes weaker dragons. Or if they feel it'd be worth it, steal from diamond dogs." Her eyes trailed back to it, "Um, how tough is it?"

"Well..." He mentally rolled the clock back, "I've been able to pierce granite for about five years. Can bust up bedrock too, though I have to jackhammer."

"J-j-jackhammer...?" Ember's voice trailed off with a goofy smile, a slight glassyness appearing in her eyes. "Hehehe..."

"Ember? You ok?"

"Huh? Wha? Oh! Yeah!" She shook herself out of her stupor, blushing fiercely, "Um, I wouldn't recommend trying it out on mares. As tough as some of them seem, they might not be able to handle that." After a deep shuddering breath, she visibly relaxed, "Now, you've seen what my tongue's capible of." she moved to sit beside him, legs spread just enough to give access, "Let's see what yours can do."

"M-mine??" Spike's voice cracked a little when his gaze trailed down to the dragoness' glistening mound. The plump netherlips seemed to almost quiver in anticipation at being touched. Right above it sat the bright pink button of her clit, looking almost like it was blushing. Since he didn't really have an opportunity to see Rarity's, he had to admit, Ember's was attractive.

"If it helps, pretend it's something a bit more familiar." She offered, sensing his nervousness.

After a moment, he exhaled a small puff of smoke and eased his way to her crotch. He was halfway there when something made him stop, "You know, not to sound suspicious, but you seem to know your way around this stuff really well..."

"Oh, um...heh." She blushed brightly, "You caught onto that, huh? Well, to be honest, I spent a lot of time planning and psyching myself up for this. Doesn't hurt that I borrowed a few books from Twilight to learn some techniques,that and having a knack for acting helps.." she added in a small voice.

"Wait...Twilight has a porn collection??"

"Not porn like you're thinking, more along the line of Erotic Saddle Arabian Nights." her blush deepened, "That one gave me some...interesting dreams." She stared off grinning briefly before snapping out of it again. "Anyway, shall we?"

Spike shrugged, "Well...here goes." 'Ok, something familiar...something I've used my tongue on before...

Flashback:Three Years Prior

"Hey, anyone want what's left of the peanut butter?" Spike asked, holding up the mostly empty jar.

AJ gave it a less than appraising look, "Ah don't think yer gonna get much of a sandwich outta that, Sugarcube."

"Yeah, just throw it in the trash, Spike." Twilight added, "There's nothing left in that."

Spike just looked them, the expression on his face plainly evident that he wasn't impressed with the responses, "Ah, ye ponies of little faith." With that, he deftly stuck his tongue into the container, the tip quickly hitting the bottom before running around the edge. He glanced up to give them a 'told ya', but stopped when he saw the looks they were giving him .

For some odd reason, Pinkie, Rarity, Apple jack and Fluttershy were staring at him with comically wide eyes, and a clear redness showing on their cheeks. Twilight and Rainbow were suffering from the same red color, while Dash was biting her lip and Twilight's wings were twitching rapidly.

"What?"

'Well, I...guess that explains why they were acting weird.' he thought, swirling his tongue around absentmindedly, 'Now that I think about it, I never did get to finish that jar-' he was cut off from his thoughts when Ember suddenly let out a loud scream, her legs wrapping around his head in a almost vise-like hold. It was then that he caught a tangy-sweet flavor bathing his tongue that wasn't too bad, in all honesty . A quick look showed Ember panting slightly and looking rather flabbergasted, "Holy shit...!" She gasped, "This..this your first time doing this??"

"Mm-hm." he nodded as best he could.

"Whoa...a girl can get addicted to that! " Her voice took on a slight growl when she said, "What other tricks can you do with that thing?"

Spike's mind rifled through the majority of actions he'd managed to do with his tongue over the last two decades. 98% of them pretty much involved food of some kind, mostly licking the inside of jars and bottles clean, getting the last pickle or olive out of a container, even fishing gems from a nearby bowl.

Funnily enough, all that twisting and flexing had managed to gift him with an exceptionally limber muscle. He decided to take a page out of Ember's book and slowly twisted his tongue up against her walls.

"Oh--ohh-ooohh." She shivered a bit the slight pressure, "I don't know what you're doiiiiiIIIEEEE!" The Dragonlord threw her head back with a shrill squeal when he began to twist his tongue around in her, slowly pushing it forward as it twisted one direction then back with the other, making sure he kept contact at all times.

"Ahh..ahh...oh...oh yeah...! Faster...faster!" She gasped as she leaned back a little, bucking her hips slightly against his mouth, "Raid my little cave!"

As with Rarity, this quickly spurred him on. He began with increasing the twisting speed, causing Ember to arch back and pop the straining raincoat open, her tongue lolling out slightly. Soon he sped up the thrusts, almost drilling into her.

"Ah...ah...Ember WANT!" She suddenly roared, almost tearing the coat off her body. Before Spike could register the near battlecry, he was shoved back onto the treasure pile and once again pinned under her. With one fell motion, she relieved him of his clothing, shredding it off him.

"Ember?!" He yelped when she began positioning herself. It was then that he saw her now flushed face and lust-glazed eyes. 'Uh-oh. She's not looking like herself!' He thought, remembering an incident Rumble had told him about involving Thunderlane and his girlfriend Cloudkicker being hospitalized after getting a little too rowdy during sex once; him with a broken penis, and her requiring stitches from a tear. Spike blanched at that recollection, 'And Ember's looking to get way more than just 'rowdy'! Gotta snap her out of this before one or both of us get hurt! Uh,um,wait...' He quickly remembered how excited she seemed to had gotten at hearing about his tail. 'I hope this works!'

As Ember lifted her pelvis, ready to impale herself, Spike's tail darted up, and in. Instantly, it began to pump into her at maximum speed. Ember's eyes widened almost as quickly and a the glassy expression was replaced by one of orgasmic bliss. A medley of grunt, pants, squeals and squeaks proved to be the only sounds she was able to make as his tail continued its barrage on her nethers.

What he didn't count out, though, was his own 'wild side' sliding back into view. "Ember want?" A hungry grin slowly appeared on his face.

"M-more! Ember want MORE!" She managed to growl out, smashing her lips against his.

Spike's hands almost moved on their own, swiftly finding her ass in response, the digits sinking slightly into the firm flesh, pulling his tail out in the process. With strength that would surprise them both later, he immediately used it to prop himself up, never letting go of her rear. "Ember get." The grin almost split his face before he tossed her onto his bed, pinning her under him. With one swift move, he sheathed himself into both openings, earning a hiss of satisfaction from the dragoness.

"Oh yeah..." Ember purred, a bit of her normal self showing through the haze, her fingers scraping along his back slightly, "Show me what kind of beast you arRRREEE!" She screamed; he wasted no time and began hammering into her with everything he had, the sound of flesh smacking almost echoed in the room. The force was enough that the bed itself was starting to creak and wobble.

"Harder, harder!" She yelled, wrapping her legs and tail around him, "Pound your Dragonlord!"

With each thrust, Ember's significant bust bounced vigorously, quickly getting Spike's attention. The sight, plus her 'order' seemed to send him into a new gear. He quickly latched onto one of the dark blue nipples, giving it a gentle nip that make her squeak before wrapping his tongue and lips around the nub, sucking on it like a piece of candy.

"Mmm!" She bit her lip, thoroughly enjoying the feel of her lover's mouth on the sensitive bud and raking her hands along his back. A motion that intensified when he began picking up the pace, causing her entire body-and the bed-to almost bounce with each slam.

"Em-Ember..I think I'm--!!" Spike growled when the feeling came. Suddenly, multiple events occurred; Ember bit down on his shoulder with a muffled scream, the violent shudder of her body indicating she'd just climaxed, with him following a few seconds later, emptying into both her tunnels.

*CRACK! THUMP! CRUNCH!*

And the bed showed it wasn't rated for vigorous dragon sex when all four legs gave out, sending the mattress and boxspring slamming to the floor, and causing part of said boxspring's frame to break quite loudly from the impact.

"Whoa..." Ember gasped, her body still trembling slightly from her orgasm, "Talk about getting your world rocked!"

"Heh...uh, don't think that's all that got rocked." Spike replied, glancing at one of the bed's legs sticking out.

Luckily, she had the grace to blush at that, "Whoops."

"Um, sorry about your clothes, Spike." Ember said apologetically after they cleaned up, "Horny she-dragons aren't exactly known for their patience."

"It's ok." He replied getting out some fresh clothes, "They died for a worthy cause." He glanced at the reddening bite mark she put on his shoulder, "Hm, would this be considered a hickey?"

"Mate-mark, actually." She corrected him, "It's a way for female dragons to mark a male as hers...." She tilted her head to side, offering her own shoulder, "...and vice-versa."

"Vice-ver...you mean you want..." He was met with a rather hopeful look, causing him to feel his face heat up a little, "Uh, ok. How...how hard?"

"Just give me a good chomp."

He looked at her. Back to her normal size now, the shoulder looked a lot more delicate than it really was. "Here goes." Closing his eyes, he clamped his jaws down on the offered area, feeling her tense up a little.

"Oh, now I know why they recommend only doing that during sex. Stings a little." She said, though she still looked happy about it. Slipping the raincoat back on, she wrapped her around his neck for a rather passionate kiss. "Now, you better hurry." She added when they separated, "Got more presents to find."

Watching her as she left, with a rather deliberate swing in her hips, he could only think of one thing.

'Why do I suddenly feel like I'm gonna need an energy drink...or five?'