A Reluctant Herdstallion

Chapters

A Little Drinking
A Little Love
A Little Surprise

A Little Drinking

At the Rainbow Friendship Castle, just like out of the comics that Spike love to read came a figure crashing into the ground like a meteor. As the dust settled, a light-blue dragoness stood up. It was the Dragonlord Ember who, after dusting herself off went inside the castle. Ember walks into the room of the Friendship Map where she found two unicorns talking inside that she recognized as Rarity and Starlight. She strolls calmly into the room as their voice floated up to her ears.

"Thank you, darling. I know you're not much for emotions, but it's nice to have an pony listen to my problem," lamented Rarity as she laid her head on the crystalline table.

"That what friends are for, Rarity," comforted Starlight as she patted Rarity on the back. "Oh! Hello Ember, what bring you about?"

"Oh! Where are my manners? Ember, please sit," said Rarity as she offers Ember a chair, then after returning to her own chair asked, "So what the meaning of your visit, darling?"

"I was hoping to speak with Twilight and Spike about a... umm... dragon's problem... yeah that's it, a dragon's problem... heh heh," chuckled a nervous Ember.

"Well you just miss Twilight. She and the rest of our friends travelled to Appleloosa to celebrate the town's founding. I would've gone if I didn't have such a big order to fill," replied Rarity.

"Yeah and Spike in his room, out cold. Poor Spike, Twilight have him up for three days straight helping her get ready for Appleloosa's founding celebration," sighed Starlight. "But mayhap Rarity and I could stand in for them and help you with your problem."

"Umm...It's kind of personal," said a red-tinted Ember as she took a gulp from her cup. "Ugh! What is this weak-ass drink? Dragon's piss would taste better than this swill."

Rarity giving Ember a mortify look, "I'll have you know this is some of the finest and strongest spirit in all of Equestria. I certainly don't see how something gross like the urine of a dragon could ever taste better."

"It because dragon's piss have a higher alcoholic content than this dreg," countered Ember.

"But how could dragon's piss be alcoholic. That doesn't make sense," wondered Starlight.

Ember sighs while she explained, "That because of an organ all dragons have called the pyredix or pyrus appendix. It absorbs and store alcohol that a dragon may consume. When a dragon gets ready to breathe fire, the pyredix release alcohol into the mouth. If a dragon consumes more alcohol than the organ can absorb, it releases the alcoholic excess through body fluids such as sweat, tear, spit, urine, and feces."

"I guess that answer my question but now I had a new one. Does that mean dragons don't or can't get drunk?”, asked Starlight.

"Normally no. But a dragon can become drunk if the drink has either a high alcoholic content or strong magic," answered Ember.

"Oh dear, that was Spiritus ex Mortis you drank there. You won't find a drink stronger than that in Equestria at least. Anything stronger would just kill a pony," gasped Rarity.

Ember groaned, "And I was looking forward to get stone-faced drunk. I guess that won't be happening now."

"Maybe you can be drunk after all," grinned Starlight while Ember scoffed, "And how in Tartarus will I do that?"

"Well as I came down this morning, I saw Big Mac giving Spike a bottle of apple cider. Apparently, it was made from zap-apples. I think he took to his room," replied Starlight.

Rarity giggled, "Darling, I hate to burst your bubble, but apple cider is generally non-alcoholic. If you want alcoholic, you'll have to get hard apple cider."

Starlight sip from her cup, "I know that, Rarity. But the thing is I had been studying zap-apples a bit. What I discover is they're full of chaos magic which give them their rainbow coloring and make them taste like any fruits in the world."

"You ponies sure love to talk. Can we get to the point?", huffed Ember as she crosses her arms.

"Oh sorry, of course. What I learnt is zap-apples naturally have a high alcoholic content. So, when you make apple cider with zap-apples it become hard cider," replied Starlight as Rarity interject, "But the zap-apple jams that Applejack and her family make doesn't have any alcohol."

Starlight facehoofed, "I know that, Rarity. As I was going to say you can lower the alcoholic content of the zap-apples by cooking them. That why the zap-apple jam has little to no alcoholic content."

"Are you suggesting we sneak into Spike's room and take this zap-apple cider. You're acting like a dragon, I think we can be friends," smirked Ember.

Starlight blushed, "Umm...I guess I am? I mean this is the only way I can think of for you to get drunk and It's not like I wasn't planning to pay Spike back for the cider. What you think, Rarity."

"If this will let Ember vent then I'll go along. Beside, I am interested in how this zap-apple cider taste and if I need to I can help you pay Spike for his service render," said Rarity as Starlight and Ember laid their hoof/hand across her outstretched hoof.

With their plan laid out, Rarity along with Ember and Starlight sneak up to Spike's room. After opening the door and quietly coming in, Rarity and Ember awed when they found Spike sound asleep cuddling the bottle of zap-apple cider. Starlight shushes them as she uses her magic to switch the zap-apple cider with the Rarity plush doll. After Rarity opened the bottle, she along with Ember and Starlight tasted the zap-apple cider. Finding out that they really like the flavor, they snuck out of Spike's room with the bottle. After a half-hour of drinking, the girls began opening up about their troubles.

"Buurrp...oh my! excuse me. So, Ember please tell us what this problem is you're having," belched Rarity as she holds a hoof to her mouth.

"It happens a few weeks ago, for some reason many drakes began following me around, giving me gifts, or brawling over me. They said I was giving off some kind of smell that they found appeasing when I interrogated them." grinned Ember as she slams her fist into her hand.

Starlight glances nervously at Ember, "So did you find out why they were doing all that?"

Ember rolled her eyes, "Those damn drakes were no help, so I went to talk to my dad."

"What did your father, Torch, said about the whole thing?”, asked Rarity as she rolled the zap-apple cider around her mouth savoring the taste.

"I thought he was joking when he told me, but now I got an inferno itch that I can't scratch. Damn it," complained Ember.

"Umm...where does it itch, exactly?”, asked Starlight. Ember look away blushing, "It's...umm...it's my pussy! OK!"

"So, I'm guessing your dad told you that the bloodstone scepter compels you to breed, am I right?”, theorized Starlight as Ember nods her agreement.

"Oh dear! I didn't know being Dragonlord would make you go through a heat. And a magnified one giving the way you make it sound," sympathized Rarity.

"Yeah... if I had known being Dragonlord meant I would suffer from, what you called it, a magnified heat...ugh...I would probably have let Spike remain Dragonlord," grumbled Ember.

Rubbing her chin, Starlight pondered, "Than the solution to your problem is easy. You just need to have sex then your heat will be gone."

Ember laid her head on the table, "It's not that easy. If I have sex while I'm like this, then most likely I'll become pregnant and I refuse to have a muscle-brain be the father of my draclings."

"Oh, I couldn't agree more, Darling. Some of the dragons we met has been nothing short of barbaric...umm...no offense, of course," grouched Rarity.

Ember sighed, "None taken, like Spike I guess I'm the odd one out. I want dragons to be more than: me dragon, me breathe fire, me make hoard, me having sex, me eat then sleep. That's why I can't just have sex with any dragon."

Starlight smile slyly, "How would you feel if Spike were the father of your draclings...umm...hypothetically, of course?"

"Not saying I like him because I don't but I guess the runt would be better than other choices. Even though he a little sappy, at least he smart, brave, witty, and have a adorable chubbiness look," dreamed Ember.

Rarity sighed, "Yes yes, all pretty good points. Spike could be the perfect gentlestallion, if not for his age."

Ember looking confused, "What the heck are you talking about?"

Rarity waving her hoof around, "You know Spike being a kid and all. He is a kid, right?"

"No way is Spike a kid...hiks...not from what I've seen. Heh heh," hiccupped Starlight.

"Oh my! peeping, Starlight, really. Now you do know it's rude for a lady to intrude upon a pony's private time," raved Rarity as lecture Starlight on etiquettes.

Slamming her hooves on the map, Starlight gave Rarity a red-faced glare, "It's not like I did on purpose. It's this castle. Every time I open a door, there Spike. It's a conspiracy, I'm telling you. You think I like watching Spike clopping in the bathroom."

Ember burst out in laughter, "Sound like you were enjoying the show... hah hah... I remember when Spike told me all about those "accidents". I laugh for a week on some of them. But the important question now is how big was he?"

Placing a hoof to her head, Starlight nurse her drink, "I have better things to do than to catch Spike in his intimate moments. But about his size, I'm not sure. It not like I have a measuring tape on me at the time. But from what I'm have seen he certainly be able to buck a mare's world."

Waving her hoof in dismissing manner, Rarity spoked, "Putting aside somepony's digression, what are your thoughts on his age, Starlight."

"I don't think it's right to compare a dragon's age to a pony. But Spike have done "royal business" for Celestia. Last, I check a pony must be like, I don’t know, sixteen to work for the government. That means he should be at the age of consent, correct?”, offered Starlight.

"But what about his size. He certainly not as big as the other dragons," countered Rarity.

Starlight countered back, "But size nor appearance dictate age or maturity. There was a stallion who was 21.51 ins. That's 2.49 ins short of two feet."

Bashing her head against the table, Ember growled, "WILL YOU PONIES SHUT UP!!!"

"Okay okay, we're shutting up, right, Rarity?”, said Starlight as Rarity replied, "O-of course Starlight, is there something you want to say, Ember?"

Ember clear her throat, "Hnk. . .now I feel embarrassed, I'm sorry for yelling."

Starlight patted Ember on the back, "It's okay, in one of my friendship lesson I learned it's better to express your emotions than to use magic to bottle them up."

Ember raised an eyebrow, "Oo-kaay then? Since you ponies know nothing about dragons I was going to explain a few things about dragons biology."

"What kind of things would they be," wondered Rarity.

"Like the two things you both brought up, age and size. For dragons, those two are affected more by meeting milestones than by the years a dragon has live," explained Ember.

"What kind of milestones would they be?”, questioned Starlight.

"While there are milestones that are unique for each dragon, there are generic one as well. Some of the basic milestones are as follows: breathing fire, hoarding, sparing, hunting, and... umm...having sex," lectured Ember as she blushes at the last part she said.

"Oh no! My poor Spikey-Wikey! I never knew he could be malnourished," lamented Rarity.

"That drake is many things, but being malnourished isn't one of them. He's a runt after all," laughed Ember.

Starlight thinking deeply, "Mayhap he not a runt nor malnourished."

Rarity and Ember both stare bewildered at Starlight, "Whatever do you mean?"

Starlight started, "Well before I began my anti-cutie marks campaign I would read any books I could get my hooves on including myths, legends, and ponytales. If I read them right Spike would be like the third dragon to live among the ponies. The funny thing is that the two other dragons were known as Spike as well."

"Seem when it comes to ponies naming dragons, they aren't very creative," scoffed Ember.

Starlight continued, "There not much written down about the first Spike because of the amount of years that had passed. But with the second Spike, it seems that was a nickname he chose. His full name was Kenbroath Gillspotten Heathspike. It said that he slept for a thousand years in the catacomb under the capital city of the earth ponies ancient homeland, Hearthome. Their capital was known as Ponyville as well."

"It seems Ember is correct about ponies being uncreative when it comes to names. But to be asleep for a thousand years, I mean I enjoyed my beauty sleep, but that a bit much don't you think?" , inquired Rarity as she look at Ember.

Ember shrugged her shoulders, "Like I would know? We dragons can't control the number of years we sleep through during the deep sleep. When it come you just fall asleep then wake up when it over. So, what do these ancient Spikes have to do with present Spike."

"Well before I answer that question I like for Rarity to tell us how Spike was hatched," spoke Starlight as she glazes over at Rarity.

Rarity set her cup down, "If you want the finer details you should talk with Twilight about it. From what I know Twilight was trying to get admitted into Celestia's School for Gifted Unicorn. They have her do an entrance exam which include using her magic to hatched Spike."

Ember shook her head, "You can't be telling me that a pony was able to hatch a dragon. you know that's not possible?"

"There a little more to it than that. See at the time of Twilight's exam, Rainbow Dash did her first ever sonic rainboom. The shock waves frightened Twilight so much they cause her to suffer from ignis flatus," said Rarity as she explains to Ember, "Ignis Flatus or magical backfire is when a unicorn's magic burst from their bodies and become uncontrollable. It was only years later where we learn that was the point when we all got our cutie marks as well as became connected to the elements of harmony. Starlight, what was the point of having me explaining Spike's birth?"

"Well after meeting Spike, I renew my research on the two other Spikes. What I found is there are similar traits that are shared between the three of them. One being they never seem to grow bigger than the ponies they were living with. The second one is they have a sleep schedule more akin to ponies than dragons. Another peculiarity is nowhere was it ever written that they ate meat. Not to mention they were nice, intelligence, and very friendly," said Starlight.

"Wait a minute...how in Tartarus did that pony princess ever gotten a hold of Spike's egg?!" ,spated Ember as smoke rose from her nostrils while Rarity did her best to soothe the Dragonlord. "Darling please composed yourself. I doubt highly that Princess Celestia would ever sanction stealing dragon's eggs."

"O-okay? Although it sounds suspicious, I'll trust you two. That what friends do, right?" vowed Ember as Starlight sighed, "Yes, trusting is what friends do. As I was going to say before I was interrupted was I believe that our Spike could be a descendant of those other Spikes. Just maybe beginning with the first Spike, his family chose to develop a symbiosis-like relationship with us ponies. This could help to explain how Celestia came into possession of Spike's egg. Mayhap his parents felt that it would be better if Spike were raised amongst the ponies."

Ember gives Starlight a baffle looks asked, "What seem...bay...oh...sush?"

"Sihm-bee-oh-sihs, it where one creature builds a give-and-take...umm...friendship with another creature. It a relationship that is beneficial to both parties. In case of Kenbroath and Spike, it's been them serving and advising a pony princess who in turn feed and sheltered them," spoke Starlight as she glance at Rarity before continuing her theory. "In regard to his size, there are creatures like newts and salamanders that because of environmental conditions remain in their juvenile form. Although they keep their juvenile form they develop the organs needed for breeding. This could very well be the case with Spike and his family. They grow into a small but cute juvenile-like bodies that would appear less threatening to us ponies."

"You can't be telling me that despite looking like a child that Spike could be an adult or a teenager," laughed Rarity in a disbelieving manner before Ember interrupt her, "Sigh...do I even have to repeat myself once again? On this point, Starlight the one that's right, you can't compare a dragon's aging with that of ponies. You were there at the Gauntlet of Fire, remember? None of the dragons that were there would ever be mistaken for being an adult, a child, or a baby. When my dad summons us dragons, we were all teenagers that including Spike."

Starlight smirked, "And that from the Dragonlord. Can't possibly argue with that now can you, Rarity?"

Rarity taking a slow drink before answering, "Guess you’re right, Starlight. If that what Ember say, then I can't rebuke it."

"Hah hah, glad you ponies finally get what I was saying. Now, Rarity, I'm wondering why you have been so dead set on Spike being a child," said Ember proudly as she views Rarity with knowing eyes.

"Oh? Oh! I think I know why. Heh heh, it’s because she is crushing hard on Spike. Aren't you, Rarity? Oh my, she blushing," grinned Starlight in a devilish manner.

A Little Love

Looking like somepony has slapped her cheeks, Rarity stuttered, "N... oh... no? No, it not like that at all. Stop looking at me like that! I'm telling you I don't have a crush on Spike regardless how smart, brave, strong, cute, sweet, and hard-working I think he is."

"Then you wouldn't mind if I gave Spike a princess's award for...," began Starlight before she was interrupted by Rarity shouting, "No way, you hussy! I will not have you or any other mare corrupting him, you hear me. Dear Spikey-Wikey is mine... MINE... ALL MINE I TELL YOU! MWAHAHAHA!"

"Heh heh, and here I though she didn't love Spike. What do you think, Ember?", teased Starlight as she wink at Ember. "Heh heh, no doubt she in love. The way she tries to scare you away from Spike just now is just like how dragoness tried to scare away their rivals."

Rarity looking abashed while Ember and Starlight snicker in the background, "M... ay... maybe I am in love, but can you blame me. He just so tended to a mare's need. He really knows how to make lady feel like a princess."

Rubbing her hooves nervously, Starlight confessed, "I totally agree with you, Rarity. The little guy makes it hard not to love him and ever since I saw him... umm... pleasuring his self... Celestia, help me... I can't stop having erotic dreams, very erotic dreams, about him."

"Hah hah, I'm guessing the runt has a talent for making females wet for him. That's kind of the reason I came here. When my father tells me about breeding effects of the Bloodstone Scepter, in my head, Spike kept popping up." roared Ember.

Rarity and Starlight look at each other before breaking out in fits of laughter which set Ember ablaze with anger, "WHAT SO DAMN FUNNY!!! YOU STUPID PRANCING PONIES!!!"

"Sorry sorry... we weren't making fun of you, honest. What we were laughing at was you wanting to talk to Twilight... hah hah... about sex," pleaded Rarity and Starlight while trying to hold in their laughter.

A perplex-looking Ember asked, "Are ponies not taught about sex?"

"It all depend on the family and school. Someponies view teaching sex could lead to debauchery and loose morals. Twilight may be book-smart, but she probably gets red from reading about anatomy," answered Starlight as Rarity joins in the conversation, "And there are other ponies that think if you don't teach about sex if could lead to dangerous experimentation or a S.M.D. which is a sexual magical disease. It's a disease that affects a pony's magical field and it's a horrid thing to have."

Ember rolled her eyes, "You ponies sure do have unusual mating habits. So, Twilight a lost cause, but what about Spike?"

Rarity shrugged, "I not sure, Darling. He probably knows more than Twilight, but he such a gentledrake. He might be unsure on what to do."

"I figured what Rarity is saying is Spike's still a virgin. He can talk a big game, but in truth he shy about the whole thing. Can't say I blame him with how some of these mares go around cockteasing every stallion they run across. Not to mention, because of bias against dragons, most mares wouldn't want to be with Spike," sighed Starlight.

Ember crosses her arms, "Those damn mares should be honored to receive Spike's favor. But putting that aside, what's a cocktease?"

"A cocktease is a mare that flirts with a stallion making them think they're interested in a romantic relationship but in truth is just stringing them along. And if the stallion shows any offers of love, they get burned verbally by said mare. The whole bunch of hussies should be locked away if you ask me," offered Rarity.

"And you don't count yourself among them, Rarity. I mean you do about the same thing, don't you?”, giggled Starlight.

Rarity rubbed her temple, "Starlight, you been hanging around Spike too much, you're starting to tell corny jokes just like him. I may flirt a little, but it is harmless. I don't pressure the stallion into anything, nor do I expect anything in return and if the stallion become romantic I explain to them I not interested."

Ember's head steaming from thinking more than she usually does, "Hearing about that, I guess it makes sense for Spike be hesitant about sex. Ouch! I hate thinking, it hurt. Ugh... if we could restrain Spike, maybe we could get his draconic instincts to kick in."

"But does Spike even has draconic instincts?" , pondered Starlight.

"Well there was that situation that occurs on Spike's birthday. Spike's hoarding instinct kick in because of us ponies giving him presents which led to him growing bigger. The problem was that the more he hoards the bigger he got as well and noponies could stop him. Finally, Spike stop once he saw the heart-shaped fire ruby he gave me... I guess you could say that it was his love for me that gave him the strength to return back to himself," said a blushing Rarity as Starlight was teasing her.

Ember with a cheek to cheek grin chuckled, "Hah hah! Glad to see that runt is a bonafide dragon after all. I don't know about you two, but before I leave I'm going to have Spike... shall I say plunder my dungeon. Heh heh!"

Rarity composed herself than began to file a hoof, "Darling, as I said to Starlight, Spike is mine and I won't be hanging him over to any mares or dragoness."

"May I remind you that Spike is a citizen of the Dragonlands. Being Dragonlord give me the right to dictate the going on of Spike's life," challenged Ember.

"Is there really a need to fight? Can't we like just shared him?”, said Starlight as she stretches her forelegs between the two. "WHAT! WHAT DO YOU MEAN WE?!"

Starlight grin nervously, "Heh heh... umm... I mean you both love him, and I wouldn't mind giving him a try. Ponies do have harem relationship called herd and I think I read about dragons having a similar thing as well. So since we all have romantic-like feelings for him, why can't we not try being in a herd with him?"

"As long as I get bred by him I guess I could try us being together in a hoard," gruffed Ember as Rarity asked, "But who will be the headmare?"

Starlight uses her hoof to rub her chin, "I believe that Ember would be the best choice for the role of headmare. Because Ember is the Dragonlord we can't afford to show her any disrespect. If we have her play second fiddle to one of us, the dragons could take it as a slight. This may anger them, causing them to think we ponies don't value the title of Dragonlord and it could make our herd to be viewed as illegitimate. We'll have enough trouble from the ponies purist, we don't need trouble from the dragons as well."

For a moment Rarity tilted her head, "Starlight, I concede to the point of your argument and it's a valid one as well. Fine! For Spike and our happiness, I'll accept Ember as the headmare. But one has to wonder how can we begin a herd with Spike?"

"Because of his love for Rarity, he won't be suspicious when she asked him to accompany her to the ballroom where Ember will be hidden after she secure it. Meanwhile I'll be getting some ropes from Twilight's room from her ropes evaluation test, don't ask. I'll pass the ropes to Rarity when I come into the ballroom and meet up with Ember. While we're chatting with Spike, Rarity will come up behind him and use the ropes to tie him up. That when we buck his world, first will be Ember follow by Rarity and last will be me. Spike won't know what hit him. Now, laugh with me. Mwahahaha," crackled Starlight evilly as Rarity and Ember join in.

After their bouts of wicked laughter, The three left the Friendship Map room to enact their plan with Ember going to the ballroom. Using the castle's keys that Starlight loan her, Ember check and lock all the windows and doors of the ballroom except for one, the main door. After making sure her job was done, Ember went into hiding in the backstage area of the platform where entertainer preforms. Meanwhile Starlight and Rarity travel up the stair to the second floor where they separate with Rarity going to Spike's room and Starlight going to Twilight's room. Upon entering the room, Starlight lit up her horn using a spell that scans a wide area for the item the caster was looking for. Starlight walk through the mess that Twilight is famous for to the closet where she found the ropes hanging according to the colors of the rainbow. Selecting the violet one, Starlight went back to the door waiting for Rarity to lead Spike to the ballroom. Excusing herself, Rarity with the zap-apple cider firmly grip in her magic went to Spike's room and after quietly opening the door enter in. She tiptoes to the bed and softly lay the zap-apple cider down on the bed next to Spike. Rarity took a hoof and slightly strokes behind Spike's ear frill which cause Spike to yawn and slowly open his eyes glazing upon Rarity.

"Aaah... tch tch... Oh, hello Rarity... RAHR-UH-TEE!”, sputtered Spike while he quickly backpedals away which cause him to tumble out of the bed.

"I heard I could make stallions fall head over heel for me, but I never thought it was true until now, heh heh," cooed Rarity as she softly chuckles at the adorableness of Spike's antics.

An embarrassed Spike quickly stood up nervously rubbing the back of his head, "Rahr-ih-tee! Ugh... heh heh... pardon me... I mean hello Rarity, how are you? Wh... what bring you here? No... not that I don't like gazing upon your ethereal beauty that outshine the moon."

Rarity silencing Spike with her hoof upon his lips, "Okay okay, my little Casanova... heh heh...I was just downstairs, and Starlight was telling me how Twilight have my poor little Spikey-Wikey worked three days straight. So as a reward for all of your hard work I thought we could retire to the ballroom and have a romantic dance under the moonlight. We could also sample this bottle of cider I found here on your bed just now. And after he finished off the bottle we could see where the night takes us. So, what do you say, my knight of shining scales? Do you wish to accompany this lonely princess for the night?"

"But of course, Milady. No other mares can compare to your beauty," said Spike as he bows to Rarity giving her hoof a kiss. "Oh goodness! I bet you said that to all the pretty mares, heh heh. So, shall we go, Sir Spike?"

With her foreleg intertwined with Spike's, Rarity was led by Spike down the stair and into the ballroom. After watching Rarity leave with Spike, Starlight headed down as well. When she got to the ballroom by using a spell she learnt from Trixie, she silently closes and lock the main doors. Rarity use dancing to distract Spike while Starlight slip through the shadow to the backstage area, but not before gently lowering the rope into Rarity's mane. Using her magic to scryed the area and muffle her hooves, Starlight walk to the location of Ember. What she saw when she got there was Ember eating on a chunk of the castle's wall which automatically cause her to facehoof.

"I thought we talked about this Ember, friends don't eat the home of other friends. I just hope Twilight doesn't see this. Celestia knows I don't need another one of her hour-long lecture," groaned Starlight.

Ember chews, then swallowed, "I don't see why you ponies are complaining, it isn’t like the walls won't grow back. Besides having Spike and me in a castle made from gems is like putting that crazy pony that for some reason smell like cotton candy in a house made from cakes and telling her not to eat any of it."

Starlight giggled, "Heh heh, okay I concede your point. Just thinking about Pinkie Pie being in a cake-house and told not eat... if that happen... hah hah... that... hah hah... would be the funniest thing ever. See, I knew there was a reason I like you. With that being said, just don't eat too much. Okay? I think we can find something in the kitchen for you... if you're really hungry."

Looking askew with rosy cheeks, Ember choked, "Hnk hnk ... gulp ... it not like I'm hungry... it... it... just I have never done anything like this before, okay. Kind of pathetic, aren't I?"

After taking a moment Starlight understood, "No, not really. I'm not sure about Rarity but I have never done this either. Before today all I have done was either rule ponies with an iron hoof or freak-out about friendship lessons. Now to the reason I'm doing this is through our little therapy session I couldn't stop thinking about all of what Spike have done for me. Without him I wouldn't have been able to reconnect with my old friend, Sunburst. Plus, when I'm sad he there to put a smile on my face or when I failed, he has always picked me up and encourage me to go on. That made me realize all the things I might want in a stallion I have in him. Just like you, I'm scared and unsure of doing this, but I'm also afraid of not doing it. So you see, you're not alone, you got Spike, Rarity, and me. I know you're not much for emotion and neither am I but if you ever need a shoulder to cry on I'll be here."

Ember smiles with mirth, "You ponies may give sound advice but do you have to be so cheesy about it?"

"Hey! I not that cheesy. You wanted to see cheesy you should see Twilight and her friends after they done a friendship mission. They're wall to wall cheesiness... hah hah... and you think Twilight would be against such cheesiness you know, since she... hah hah... afraid of quesadilla," chuckled Starlight at her own joke while Ember chose to join her.

Unfortunately, Ember never told Starlight nor Rarity about the superior hearing that dragons possess. A hearing so sensitive that they can hear the beating of a heart. Which mean at the moment that Rarity and Spike have concluded their dancing, Spike's ears alerted him to the muffled voices of Starlight and Ember. So, while Rarity was pouring Spike and herself a glass of the zap-apple cider, he decided to investigate the source of the voices that were coming from behind the curtains. After she finished with the glasses, Rarity was about to call Spike over, but she couldn't find him anywhere. Rarity was about to panic until she heard the swishing of the stage's curtains. Looking in the direction of the stage, she caught Spike as he was about to go behind the curtains causing her to have a panic-attack. While she accepted the rope that Starlight have given her, she done so with reluctance. She thought that after experiencing the love that he was denied for so long that Spike would be more accepting of the role of being herdstallion. But seeing him going where she knew Ember and Starlight were hiding, Rarity acted without thought. Using her magic and the rope Starlight have given her, she hastily bound Spike up. Using her magic and the rope Starlight have given her she hastily tied up Spike and left him on stage as she went backstage to give Ember and Starlight a piece of her mind. She found them hugging with "liquid pride" rolling down their face causing Rarity to roll eyes. She walks over and bop them both on the head. Ember and Starlight, both glare at Rarity as they rubbed the exaggerated lump on their head.

"Ouch! Rarity! What's was that for?”, groaned Ember and Starlight in unison with Rarity was shaking her head, "Why did I ever agree to do this I'll never know?"

"Wasn't it because you were wanting to get an up close and personal feel of Spike's dick," smirked an eyebrow raising Ember.

"Celestia, give me strength. Now ladies, if I could get your attention... hmm hmm... WHATEVER WERE YOU TWO THINKING!!!" , stomped Rarity back and fore while glaring at the two. "I'm out there doing my best to seduce Spike and after I given him a stallion's pleasure you two were to join in as well. But when I was going to ply him with the rest of the zap-apple cider what do I find? You two ninny making so much noise that if wasn't for me Spike would've found you out and now because of this hullabaloo I have to leave poor Spikey-Wikey hogtied on the stage out front. What do you two have to say?"

"Ember, now there is an important friendship lesson you should learn here and that's don't judge a book by its cover. Like for example, the classier a mare is than the kinkier they really are," chuckled Ember at Starlight's joke while Rarity facehoofed, "I'm surrounded by uncouth idiots. But what are we going to do about Spike now?"

Ember giving Rarity a bewildered look, "Weren't we going to have Spike get drunk from the zap-apple cider then have sex with him. I probably should go first."

Rarity sitting down, "I was thinking of being Spike's first so tell me why would you have the honor and don't said it because you both are dragons."

"No that's not it and I would never use that as a reason. Why I insist is because dragons are primordial beings with emotions and magics that are more intense than any other species including ponies. Because this is Spike's first mating, he could enter a berserk-like state that fuel not by his rage but by his lust. Dragoness are built to handle such situation, but I doubt if a mare could do the same," replied Ember.

A Little Surprise

"I do see your point, Darling. Guess it's fortunate that you are here to handle things if such a situation arises. Now that we have that out of the way, we should do something about the décor. It would be a serious faux-pas if Spike's first time is done on the floor," considered Rarity with Starlight interjecting, "I'm sure there a bed among these props that's used for such plays as Poseidon and Medusa. With my magic I could find one, then transport it to the center of the ballroom."

"Sound like a plan. Alright, Starlight, you go and do that whilst Ember and I wait here for your return. Go on then, we don't want to keep Spike awaiting. Now do we?”, spoke Rarity as she sent Starlight off with a nod.

"So, Ember, what you want to do why we're waiting?” ,asked Rarity as she looks to Ember. "Poseidon and Medusa, who were they?"

Rarity clearing her throat began, "It just an old myth amongst us ponies that explained the origin of the three ponies tribes. According to legend, there were no unicorns, pegasi, or earth ponies. In the world's beginning, the only ponies that exist were the alicorns. They built cities all around the world and the two most powerful were that of Athena and Atlantis. For centuries, Athena and Atlantis were at war. They chose to end their war by marrying off their royal heir, Minerva and Poseidon. But Poseidon fell in love when he laid eyes upon Minerva's guard captain, Medusa, who's said to be the most beautiful mare in all of the world. Minerva was greatly angered when she caught Poseidon and Medusa in the throes of passion. She causes the great sinking of Atlantis and curse Medusa into a horrid creature known as a gorgon. The gorgon is described as having the front half of a pony and the back half of a dragon with a mane filled with snakes. It is said that the gorgon could turn other into stone only by gazing upon them and spew out a poisonous air known as miasma."

"So, did Poseidon survive Atlantis' destruction? Did Medusa ever break the curse?”, wondered Ember who was getting envelopes in the story.

Rarity continued, "Yes, Poseidon did survive the sinking of Atlantis and after ensuring the safety of his people, he travels the world looking for Medusa. But no matter where he searches he could never find her until he took a rest on a remote island simply known as Sarpedon. Many times after he saw her, Poseidon tried talking to Medusa, but she kept running away so he came up with a trick. After she though Poseidon have left, Medusa came out of hiding where she wound up getting kissed by him. You see the curse of Minerva could only be broken by a pony who could truly love Medusa despite her horrid looks. Because of his love, Poseidon could look upon her and not become stone, nor be poisoned by her breathe. After they renew their devotion to each other, they chose to gather those in support of them and lay waste to Athena. But when they found Minerva, Poseidon and Medusa chose not to kill her but to curse her. Minerva value her beauty above all else, so they curse her to look as hollow as her heart was. Legend spoke of her being the founder of the changelings.

Thinking deeply Ember said, "I'll have to ask Thorax if he know anything about that. It's a nice story, but I don't see how it has anything to do with the founding of your pony tribes."

"Because the founding of the ponies has to do with their children. I've found a bed and already have transported it to the ballroom's center so everything ready when you are, Rarity. You see, Ember, Poseidon and Medusa were blessed with three children: Areion the Swift, Chrysaor the Golden, and Sarpedon the Gifted. Those children of them became the forefather of the ponies: Areion of the pegasi, Chrysaor of the earth ponies, and Sarpedon of the unicorns," offered Starlight as she salute Rarity upon her return.

"Okay, Starlight, thank you for your report. Ember, I like for you to place Spike up on the bed while Starlight help me with pulling aside the curtains," commanded Rarity as she and Starlight ready their magic.

As the curtains were pulled open, Ember took hold of Spike and flew him to the bed which could easily accommodate four ponies or more. Several pillows which lay across the bed and along with the bed itself were soft and fluffy as if made of clouds. Spike has panic after Rarity left him hogtied on the stage, but because he was still worn out from Twilight's herculean task he soon fell back asleep. As Spike was laid onto the bed, he awoke to Ember towering over him. But as he was going to speak, Spike felt the bed move on either side of him. Looking to the right Spike saw Starlight and on the left, he found Rarity with the zap-apple cider's bottle within her magical grip. Still bound by the ropes Spike could only shift his eyes and smile nervously.

Spike barely choke out, "Ember? Star-light? Rar-uh-tee? Wh... what are you doo... ing?"

While feeding Spike the zap-apple cider, Rarity slowly drew circle on his chest, "Well my dear Spikey-Wikey, I was just having a little girl-talk with Ember and Starlight here. Isn't that right, ladies?"

"Correct, Rarity. You see, Spike, we started thinking of how we could reward you for all of the things you have done for us, our knight of shining scales," cooed Starlight as she seductively touches the back of Spike's ear frills while Rarity toss away the zap-apple cider bottle.

"Re-war-ds... huh huh... ho-ow?”, huffed Spike as he struggles for breath and sanity.

Ember devour Spike's lips while her tail massage the area between his legs, "In other words we three are willing to be bred by you. So, put aside your pony sensibility and unleash your dragon instincts."

"WHAT!!! This can't be hap-pening... is this a dream? That right, it has to be a dream," shouted Spike disbelieving.

Licking his cheek, Starlight whispered, "What Ember is saying is true. You help all three of us in our time of need without seeking a reward. So, laid back and let us pay our debt to you."

"B... but are you sure... you want... me?”, sputtered Spike.

"Spike, it not nice to discount a lady's feeling. All we could ever want in a stallion we already have in you and after our talk we finally realized that we love you and...," confessed Rarity as she bops Spike on the nose before her eyes widen at the sound of a pop. "Oh my! You were not kidding about his size, Starlight!"

Starlight giggle at a blushing Rarity, "Heh heh, see I told you, Rarity. After a tryst with Spike a mare won't be able to walk the next morning."

Positioning herself above Spike's personal sword, Ember growl lustfully, "Time for talk is over. Come, Spike, and show these mares that in the game of lust to a dragon no ponies can ever hope to compare."

Spike's eyes began to glow green while the ropes that have him bound burst into flames. With his arms free he took ahold of Ember's hips and slam her down which cause her to scream out, "FUCK YES! DOMINATE ME!"

"SPIKE WANT!!!" , demanded Spike while a chorus of moan echoes throughout the castle and into the night of Ponyville.

Morning has dawn as the Friendship Express pulls into the Ponyville's Station. After gathering their belongings, Twilight along with Applejack, Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy, and Rainbow Dash disembark from the Friendship Express. Though they were tired they were still in high spirit as they started their walk back to the Rainbow Friendship Castle.

"Spending time with mah cousin Braeburn was fun and all but it's good to be back home. Ah wonder how Apple Bloom, Big Mac, and Granny Smith are doing," reflected Applejack.

Rainbow Dash flying around lazily, "I'm just glad being off that train. I was needing to stretch my wings and it'll be good to be back in my own warm bed."

"I agree too, but I just hope my little angel and all of my animal friends are doing well." worried Fluttershy as she began to imagine all the terrible things that could happen to them.

"Luckily the celebration went off without a hitch, but it could've been better if Spike and Rarity were there with us," sighed Twilight.

"Twilight, you very well know Rarity has a mega HUU-GE order to fill and when you're in the serving business you can't disappoint your customer. And poor Spike was barely awake yesterday's morning after all the work you have him do which he wasn't even compensated for. I mean, even the Cakes know when to pay me for my work or give me time off," said a slight less bouncy Pinkie Pie.

Applejack joins in, "Ah ain't one for ganging up on 'nother pony but ah have to agree with Pinkie Pie here."

Twilight rubbed her temple, "And what am I supposed to get him. He hates every present I get him."

"That because you keep giving him books and noponies is as much as a book-lover as you. If you're going to give him a present you could always give him a comic book or...," said a snide Rainbow Dash while Pinkie Pie joins in, "...or you could give him a blowjob since he not a kid."

"PINKIE PIE!!! Should I remind you that Spike is my little brother so if I gave him what you suggested that would be incest, which I am totally against," shouted a flustered Twilight.

Pinkie Pie grabs Twilight's neck and patted her head, "Poor, naïve, little Twilight, a little incest never hurt anyponies. Don't you know unicorn's history is filled with incest because they believe their magical potential will decrease if they breed with a non-unicorn. Not to mention this little story in your diary about a sister saving her big brother from the big bad babysitter."

A tomato-face Twilight quickly snatch her diary away from Pinkie Pie, "How in bloody Tartarus did you get a hold of my diary!"

"Oh, that easy because Spike gave it to me after I asked him for it, silly," giggled Pinkie Pie.

Twilight facehoofed, "Ugh... and why would Spike give you my diary or for that matter would you want to read it."

Pinkie Pie said nonchalantly, "So I can plan better birthday parties for you, of course and for why Spike gave it to me that because I gave him a blowjob for it."

"Give me strength, Celestia. Can you tell me why in the whole wide world of Equestria you would ever give Spike a blowjob?", prayed Twilight as she looks for a wall to bang her head against.

"Because he asked for one. You see, when I went to look for your diary I couldn't find it anywhere, so I just asked Spike about it, but he kept turning me down no matter what I said or promised to give him. After I pinkie-promised to give him anything for your diary, he sat there silently for a few minutes then he got this devilish grin saying he would give your diary to me if I blew him and so I did," spoked Pinkie Pie as if what she said was a natural part of the world.

Applejack, looking redder than her brother, interrupted, "Oh! Look like we're at the castle already, thanks Celestia."

Twilight open and close the door as they walk inside where Rainbow Dash holding her nose blurted out, "What in Tartarus is that smell."

"Yum! It smells like roasted chili peppers on burnt butter toasts covered in pepper gravy," proclaimed Pinkie Pie as she took a huge whiff which description cause Twilight to scream out, "Spike! Starlight! I explicitly told those two not to make a mess! Ooo, when I find those two I'm going give them such a lecture. Pinkie Pie, track down that smell!"

"Okie dokie lokie... I mean arf arf," woofed Pinkie Pie as dragged Twilight and the other throughout the castle finally stopping when she arrives at the ballroom.

"Spike! Starlight! You two better have a good reason...," hollered Twilight as she chose to blast the doors wide open before turning red-faced at what she saw, Spike along with Starlight, Rarity, and Ember in bed together. "Wh... WHAT!!!"

Twilight's shout rouse Spike awake, "Hmm...is it morning, already? Oh my! We really did make a mess. I just hope we can clean this up before Twilight find out."

"Don't be a just worrywart, Spike. Twilight and the other aren't due back until this afternoon so we could have another dragon conquering mares session before they get back," said Starlight lustily while using her hoof to draw circles on Spike's chest.

Upon waking up, Rarity kiss Spike passionately, "As much as I would enjoy some more love-making, Darling, I'm afraid I have another order that need working on."

"Aaahhh... unfortunately, I'll have to agree with Rarity. I got to get back to ruling those rock-heads before they can cause a worldwide disaster," yawned Ember as she crack her neck. "Oh, hello Twilight, enjoying the show?"

"What... oh... hello Twilight... when did you get back?" , smiled wide-eyed Spike, Starlight, and Rarity as they noticed their blushing friends except for Pinkie Pie who for whatever reason was gathering party decorations.

"PINKIE, STOP THAT!!! We are not having a congratulations Spike on losing your virginity and having a foursome party. Do any of you want to explain what the buck happens here?”, groaned out Twilight as she restrains Pinkie Pie from throwing the aforementioned party.

"Mwahahaha, Twilight, I think it's call having sex. Damn, Starlight and Rarity, you two weren't kidding about her being a hatchling when it comes to sex. But enough with the jokes, I need to get back to the Dragonlands so I'll leave dealing with Twilight to the two of you. Now come, Spike, as an ambassador you should be escorting me to Equestria's border, don't you think so, Twilight?”, commanded Ember as she crossed her arms and stared down Twilight.

"Ugh...fine! Go on then, but don't think you're getting out of my lecture any for one minute, Spike," said a stern Twilight as she turns her teacher-like glare on Starlight and Rarity. "Starlight, Rarity, do you two minds telling me what this viscous egg-white substance that have been plastered all over my ballroom is."

"Humn humn... frosting, maybe? Heh heh," offered Starlight and Rarity as both grin nervously while Pinkie Pie loudly exclaimed, "Frosting? Really? Yes! Yes! Yes! Suurrlp... guulp... hmmm... creamy, creamy frosting."

Twilight facehoofed, "I can't believe she is eating it. Umm... Pinkie, you do know that not frosting... right?"

Pinkie Pie laughs the whole thing off, "Of course, Silly. Don't you remember I'm the one that gave Spike his very first blowjob. True be told I been hoping I could get another taste of Spike's frosting."

"Of course, you would but I just can't let you use your tongue to lick this ballroom clean. That's just so unsanitary so off you go," deadpanned Twilight as she teleported away Pinkie Pie then turn her attention back to Starlight and Rarity. "Now, I want you two to tell me what you're planning to do about my messy ballroom."

"Oh my, will you just look at the time. Rarity, you better get going if you're going to get your order finished on time. You know I would love to stay and talk, Twilight, but unfortunately, I promise Rarity I would help her out. So, bye bye," schemed Starlight as she hastily cast her magic vanishing Rarity and her in an intense flash of light.

"Whoa nelly, Rainbow!", shouted a surprised Applejack before Rainbow Dash quickly interrupt her, "Hurry, Applejack before Twilight have us cleaning Spike's cum."

"Umm... oh-kay! Ah'm awfully sorry, Twilight, but Ah'll be needin' to get back to the farm and all. And Ah'll be needin' Rainbow's help with all the work that probably piled up," hastily spoke Applejack as Rainbow Dash quickly dragged her out of the castle.

"Well that's just GREATS! Curse you, Rainbow Dash, and curse you too, Applejack. Go ahead and abandoned your friend in her time of need... ouch, DAMN YOU, SPIKE!”, cursed Twilight as she slipped in Spike's semen before Fluttershy rushes over to help.

"Oh, dear! Are you okay, Twilight? Here, let me help you...," offered Fluttershy before she fell down on the floor where she accidentally swallows some of Spike's semen which causes her eyes to glow red. "Oh my, I don't feel so good."

"Glad I got one friend I can count on. Thank you, Flutter...BAT!!!”, trembled Twilight as she tried to scoot away from a transformed Fluttershy. "BUT... HOW... THIS... IT'S NOT POSSIBLE!!!"

"Ouch! Did you really have to scream like that, Twilight, you know I have sensitive hearing. Geez, keep looking at me like that and you could give me an ugly complex, heh heh. Now that I think about it, you like learning, right? So how about I teach you all about the birds and the breezies," lustily spoke Flutterbat while she uses her hooves to caress every nooks and crannies of Twilight's body.

"Hey! Don't put your hoof there. Celestia, help me! I need... I need an adult... gurl gurl!!!”, gargled a panicking Twilight as Flutterbat kiss her passionately. "Don't be so melodramatic, Twilight, not like it's gonna hurt and if you could wait a few minutes you'll too could be an adult. But in the meantime, allow me to show you the pleasure this body of yours can give you."

"HELP MEEE, BIIG BRO-THER!!!”, screamed out a flustered Twilight while a snickering Flutterbat move down between her legs. "So sorry but your big brother is in another castle. But don't you worry your big sister Flutterbat is here to guide you into the wonderful world of marehood. Now let me hear that beautiful scream of your, my sexy librarian."