[Sideish Chapter]Trapped Under The Moon

Two weeks. It almost seemed impossible in such a short amount of time. For months he’d barely functioned outside of his daily routine. He couldn’t face the outside. He couldn’t face his feelings.

It’s so odd.

Just days ago it was eating him alive. Everything crumbling around him. That aching pain in the back of his head ripped his feelings from him. He had spent three days in this beautiful place feeling sorry for himself while his girls were worried sick about him.

He cracked a smile.

His girls.

Two weeks ago he’d laugh at the idea. If two weeks ago somepony came up to him and said, “You’re going to enter a herd, said herd will consist of the Elements of Harmony, Starlight Glimmer and Sunset Shimmer. You’ll also get propositioned by Trixie and deepen your relationship with the mare that raised you,” he’d have called them insane and likely called police.

Two weeks ago, Pinkie Pie was his friend and cooking buddy. A smile crossed his face as he thought about their date. He still owes her that song. Pinkie did more for him than just make him happy, she gave his life light. Their little moments together, the moments they had fun in each other’s company, they all made his life just that much livelier. For all her moments of randomness and her acts of overexcited passion, she was a true friend who always tried to make every day one filled with smiles. He found himself smiling at the thought of just her name, after all, he loved Pinkie because she was just so...Pinkie.

Two weeks ago, Starlight Glimmer was his ally in getting chores done and dragging Twilight back from insanity. Now he kept finding himself wanting to dance with her again. He saw her worst, the point near no return where she bridged the gap from villainess to a true friend. It was a bit of a journey at first, there was quite a bit about the concept of friendship she struggled on, but she always came through in the end. When he thought about her now, Spike couldn’t help but remember every moment they worked together to ensure their chores were done, their days were free and there was junk food in the castle. She was a part of his life and he wouldn’t give it up to anyone.

Two weeks ago, Fluttershy was his peace. She gave him a place of quiet and an appreciation for long moments of silence. Now...he could hardly wonder what he’d do if something happened to her. A flash of green crossed his eyes as he calmed himself. It must have been hard for her, he thought for a moment. There was a long period where he was...rather blindly dedicated to Rarity. He could understand it a bit, watching the one you love being with another, but for so long and to the point where she’d all but given up hope. Seeing her, looking at him, those large cyan eyes that loved him from the depth of her heart. He couldn’t see himself without her by his side...

Two weeks ago, Rainbow Dash was the most awesome pony he knew. Out of all the girls, Dash was a few things. A friend, one of his marefriends, one of the guys-but with tits. For as fast as she was, for all the awesome and smug, Rainbow Dash cared about him. She was there for him when he was feeling down and needed a confidence boost. Now and then she’d give him a boost in ego, all to get him to smile when he was down. She was always there for everypony even if she was a hothead. She was also really cute when he wrapped his tail around her waist.

Two weeks ago, Twilight Sparkle was his sister, his teacher, his home and the one that gave him life. He loved her deeply, but now there was more. He wanted to make her happy, to watch her laugh and share everything with her and the other girls. They were connected by everything but blood, it was odd thinking about her as someone he adored. Twilight was a mess at worst and the most amazing mare he’d ever known at the least. He’d watched her go from being a recluse who only studied, to becoming the Princess of Friendship and one of the rulers of Equestria. There were times when he felt left behind but she was always there. Every day when he went home, she was there, a smile on her face and a hug she was more than ready to give. And now he could look forward to a kiss or twenty.

Two weeks ago Sunset Shimmer was just somepony who understood what it was like to fight impulses. He’d always been attracted to her and now that he didn’t have to hide it, it was a bit of a relief. The two of them shared a deep understanding of inner demons and bonded over their overcoming of said trial. When she came to him about yoga and finding peace in the exercise he thought it was going to be silly and embarrassing. It was certainly embarrassing, but it was wholly worthwhile.

Two weeks ago Applejack was a voice he’d come to love. And because of her and the rest of the Apple family, he’d built up a resilient and strong body. Before their little time together, hidden in the trees, with their songs to keep them company, he’d thought that was all their relationship would be. Even he had to admit that something was growing between them. Applejack was one of the most forward with her feelings. She never said out loud how long or how much she loved him, but actions spoke louder than words. She loved him. A lot. Otherwise, she’d have killed him by now.

Two weeks ago Rarity was...a dream...a far off dream that he’d never reach. She was the pony that led him from the small box he would have built around his heart after his Greed Growth. She gave him so much more than he was ever likely to repay, so he would have to be sure to make sure she knew how much he loved her. How couldn’t she though? He followed her around like he was lost. And at times he was. He worshipped her and that might have been where things began to go wrong. He looks back at himself then, smiling but embarrassed. He acted like quite the fool. Even after the crush had passed, he knew he would love her for as long as he would live, in different ways from what he originally wanted but she was one of the few his heart would always belong to. He hoped that with everything as it was now...he could show her what he truly felt. But then again, she had to know by now right?

Two weeks ago he felt dead. He felt as though he was asleep but forced to move. He dragged himself through those days…and made ‘it’ sleep. He berated himself for feeling sorry for himself but gave a small smile.

It was about time he ‘it’ woke up.

Spike opened his eyes to the void before him. He hadn’t been here in a while. He let out a breath and raised his arm slowly, feeling the windless air around him. He huffed and slowly a small breeze began to pick up. He tapped his clawed feet on the ground and he could feel the rough but cool texture of sand below him. He closed his eyes again and took a deep breath, the air slowly becoming salty. The sound of crashing waves made the fins on the side of his head twitch. He opened his eyes to witness the new view before him; a small beach, cut off from its surroundings by tall walls of stone, beyond the slow melodic splashing of the waves was an endless sea. He gave a nebulous smile at the sight before him and took another breath. He was here, but he wasn’t awake yet, which was good. He wanted to greet him after all.

Spike’s body turned through a force he couldn’t describe, he wanted to move and so his body did, he didn’t work any muscles to turn and felt little to no strain as he did. His body fully turned his now glowing green eyes laid upon a large mass. The humongous creature before him slept like it had been for a long time now. He looked at the floor below it and watched the sand slowly turn into crystal flooring, very reminiscent of either Twilight’s Castle or the Crystal Empire.

He mused softly at the choice of ‘bedding’ and slowly made his way over. As he got closer more detail pointed themselves out. The creature was a mass of muscle and scales, a deep vibrant purple was layered over most of its form. He recalled at one point that its body was covered in scars, deep gashes that seemed… self-inflicted. However, now it’s body was nearly seamless, lacking most of its past blemishes. He moved over to the large form and examined the spines along its large frame, green sharp spines arched from its back to where Spike assumed its head was. He spied an imperfection on one, where it seems to have been cut and was slowly growing back into place, without thinking he reached out and touched it, his hand slowly moving along the surface.

Movement from the creature caused Spike to turn and look to see a long neck slowly rise and curve in his direction. His eyes met its own, for a moment it regarded him listlessly before blinked and seemed to recall something. Its long but broad snout came down and lightly pressed into Spike, taking a cautionary sniff of him. It didn’t take long for the corners of its mouth to curve up into a large smile.

He was back.

“Yeah, sorry for taking so long.” Spike put his hand on the beast’s snout.

It didn’t seem to recall how long it had been.

“A few minutes for you I’d think, it has been a couple of months…”

He looked happy.

“Oh, I’m happy alright! I’ve got so much to tell you!”

Did she appear…

“No...you can let that go.” But she… “Let it go...I don’t want to end up hating anypony. No matter what.”

...it was worried.

“I know...thank you.”

It smiled and laid itself down properly, prepared to listen.

“Okay, I guess I should start at the beginning-” Where else would he start? “Don’t get snippy with me.”

The beast chuckled, though it felt like an earthquake due to its size.

“The girls, you know the Elements of Harmony, Sunset Shimmer, Starlight Glimmer, Trixie-”

It recalls not liking the last one.

“That was a long time ago, remember? She’s cool now, we might end up getting along later…”

It thought something was different about Spike.

“Yeah...a lot has changed.”

…

“I’m not that different, don’t worry. I swear, you, Rainbow and Rarity should start a club.”

It apologized with a soft rumbling whine and shuffled its tail around Spike protectively.

“Don’t worry about it, we haven’t had a chance to talk in a while. But anyway, the girls brought me to a hotel away from Ponyville, the hotel was built as a part of this huge resort town. The view is amazing, I thought about making it for you but I haven’t had a chance to just stare at it yet.” Spike sat down and the beast’s body turned to better lay with him. “For the first few days I couldn’t work up the energy to do anything...I’m glad Pinkie made me go out…”

The pink pony...she was a good one, it remembered that. It often thought of the confections she made.

“I’ll be sure to ask for something super special when we get back, though she might be planning a party at this very moment.”

The beast’s sharp emerald eyes softened and let out a soft breath.

“Right, well it turns out the girls all decided to take me out on dates...it was nice.” Spike looked up at the endless void of stars that appeared at some point. “At first...I wondered if they only did all this to make me happy...but they love me...and I love them.”

There was a rather surprising huff from the green giant.

“All of them except Trixie...well...I don’t know, maybe, I’ll get back to you on that one. But back to the dates! Pinkie’s was fun, it's been so long since I played on a piano, especially for a crowd.” He chuckled. “If you can call a couple of people in a diner a crowd.” His face darkened for a moment. “Then those guys showed up…”

A rumble made Spike shake the thoughts away.

“Don’t worry they didn’t do anything more than act like they were socially inept, I scared them off...and then Pinkie told me she loved me...well there was the thing about her boobs too…”

Spike knew that chuckle very well.

“Okay, okay, fine. You were right, Pinkie did like me as more than a friend, but I don’t think it got to this point until I spiraled.”

It let out a soft whine and Spike was assaulted by a snout.

“Hey, it’s okay. I’m better. Now no more distractions!” Spike rubbed the snout as it retreated.

The beast hummed and gazed at Spike as he continued, going on about each date. Here and there the beast would tease or seem surprised by the events of each date. The giant was just as shocked as Spike when it came to Fluttershy’s confession. However, it just seemed amused at how happy Spike was about Applejack and Rarity. He had often spoken about both of them at length, it was happy to see him so excited.

“All the dates were fantastic! I can’t wait to head back home and spend time with them...it’ll take some getting used to...I’m at the head of a herd.” Spike looked at his hands for a moment, flexing his fingers to make his claws appear. “Even though it feels like it should cause a reaction...it doesn’t.”

A snout was pressed against him again.

“I’m not scared of growing again...I just wonder if something will happen...though mostly it's because I came and spoke to you.” Spike smiled and the giant gazed at him before rising on all fours. The beast stood and gazed up at the sky...almost longingly.

“...I’d like to grow wings too.” Spike looked up at the sky alongside his company.

The large dragon that resembled Spike didn’t have the shape he had when his greed went out of control, it was softer but still strong. Just like Spike felt at times.

Both of their glowing eyes traced the sky and Spike noticed for the first time the void of stars had been invaded by a moon. Spike smiled and stood up, moving toward the beach once more, the beast behind him gazing at him as he moved.

Spike reached the waves and reached out his hand towards the moon with a large smile on his face. “I...I’ve missed you too.”

With a soft, but shrill sound of shattering glass a form flew out and dove into Spike. The drake wrapped his arms around his new guest and the beast behind them moved forward slowly. The pony current wrapped up in Spike’s arms looked up to see the green giant and reach out her hand, slowly caressing the snout of the beast. “We have missed thee so.”

Spike set her down and looked at his visitor. She used to pop in now and then so chat but recent events didn’t lead themselves to dreams. Thankfully her alicorn longevity meant a few months wouldn’t change her all that much. Princess Luna was known for many things, a voice of peace in nightmares, a fearsome ruler when woken up early, an expert gamer, just to name a few. All of her little accomplishments made her a more ‘attainable’ dream, ironic that, than her sister. Luna could match his mother in beauty any day of any week, but something about her smaller frame made her that much more attractive. Her dark blue coat brightly contrasted against the shimmer in her cyan eyes and the bright smile displayed across her face. Her wings fluttered happily behind her, their usual grace left behind in the waking realm. Her sapphire mane flowed behind her in a ponytail, the stars held within flowing happily with her mood. Today was a more casual visit as she was not adorned in her usual regalia but instead came to him in a light blue short-sleeved dress. The dress curved down from a piece of jewelry on her neck down to her waist. It hugged her hips quite snuggly, the high cut of it letting her legs be shown off fully to Spike. Luna wore a more athletic frame than Celestia, her legs and arms toned for any battle that may rear its head. And while she lacked the huge chest of her sister, she didn’t fall too far behind, the pair of soft mounds pushed into Spike. Honestly, her most...tantalizing feature was a simple fact that she was a mysterious beauty, Luna had a strange kind of beauty to her that made Spike flush a bit whenever he looked into her eyes...like now...when he was staring…

“H-hey Luna! S-sorry for-” His fumbling words were caught in his throat as Luna’s eyes began to fill with tears. “Luna!?”

“You are back!” Luna hugged him tight to her body, she was still much taller than him, so like with every mare he received affection from, he was squarely in her breasts. But that was going to be brought up later, Luna was still crying.

“Luna…” Spike moved back and looked up at the nocturnal goddess. Luna for her part couldn’t stop smiling or crying as she gazed upon Spike. “Come on...why are crying?”

Luna made a face as Spike’s hand came up to her cheek, the teary-eyed alicorn slowly pushed into his hand. “Your dreams...they were ever so silent. Avoid of thought...of feelings...we...we thought you’d never return.” She slowly grabbed onto his hand and looked deeply into his eyes. “It hurt us so…”

Spike found it hard to look into her eyes, he was torn between trying to stop her tears and gazing into the vast sea before him. In dreams, one’s wants and needs come out more clearly and vibrantly, so Spike had to actively fight his mind to focus on the task at hand. He took hold of her hand and put his other around her. “I’m here.”

As if pushed by the words Luna leaped at him again, landing on the sand below while sobbing and happily speaking Spike’s name over and over. The beast before them simply laid down around them, intent to be part of the scenery for now.

She’d need a minute.

“Forgive us for the display Spike.” Luna was now sitting with her knees up to her chest and looking out at the vast ocean before them. The light pink on her cheeks stained her usual aloof persona.

“No need to apologize. You reacted better than Celestia did.” Spike was seated snuggly by her side, his tail laying behind her, caught up in her flowing tail.

“We heard. Our sister dared to shout into our room ‘Take over the day court Lulu! I need to see my son.’ As if we did not spend every moment awaiting the proper time to speak with our most adored companion!” Luna pouted and Spike chuckled.

“You know she means well, besides its amazing she held out that long. I expected her to fly over the moment I was out walking without being pulled along.” Spike put his hand on Luna’s and the princess sighed.

“We know this very well. Our sister was...broken by the news of thine- of your predicament.” She cursed under her breathe. “I almost had it.”

“You’ve been getting better.” He patted her hand.

“Thank you, Spike...she was inconsolable…” Luna gazed at Spike for a moment. “She didn’t want to sleep..she refused to eat...every moment she was doing her duty was another moment she wished she could have done something…” She took his hand slowly and frowned. “As did I...but I couldn’t help you. We almost acted out against ‘her’ but...I thought better on it…”

Spike rubbed her hand and sighed. “Thank you...if something had happened to her...I think I would have done something drastic…”

“We know. You two were quite attached. It is a shame she…” Luna’s voice trailed off.

“You visited her dreams?” Spike sounded just a tad upset.

“Yes...but not to hurt her, I swore we wouldn’t touch her...but we understood her a little more...Amora has a difficult situation as well…” Luna quieted down and let her legs slowly slide off to the side.

“I figured after Trixie said something.” Spike let out a sigh and Luna chuckled.

“We do not know who is more fearless, Starlight for her acts with our sister and I, or Trixie, not just anypony can locate a draconequus within a storm of literal chaos.”

“Trixie was pretty awesome. I gotta pay her back one of these days.” Spike smiled and looked at Luna. “Feel better?”

“A tad, yes. We have been...concerned is not the word. We couldn’t bear to see you sad...and now you are so happy...and we did nothing to help you.”

“You know I don’t care about that, you’re here. That means the world to me.”

“We are friends Spike...I should have done more…”

“...then I’m a bad friend as well.”

“How could you possibly be a bad friend!? You have helped us come to terms with ‘them’! You are our companion!” Luna shouted, her voice rising, making the air around them vibrate.

“But I can’t do anything else...I can barely hold my demons back…” He looked to the beast who gave him a somewhat sad glance. “I don’t blame you...I blame the thing deeper in.” He looked on, the void of darkness lying before them as a silent judge, there was an odd comfort in the blackness beyond, and turned back to Luna. “I could sit and talk...even listen...but I could never really help you…”

“You did so much for us Spike. I will never be able to thank you for what you’ve done. Though it was small, what you did helped us. Even if we are not at peace-” She turned to the beast before them. “Like you are. We are in balance.”

“We’ve got a lot of work ahead of ourselves...all of us.” Spike smiled and took her hand. “Still feel like a bad friend?”

“...no...I feel wonderful. With your heart returned, we are elated! We cannot wait to see you!” Luna took his hand and hugged it to her chest.

“Are you coming out here?” Spike blushed and blinked. “What about-”

“Our sister took an impromptu vacation, so we shall as well!” She pouted and looked at away as a rosy pink built on her face. “My sister stole a lead and we mean to overcome her.”

Spike blinked and chuckled. “You know I’ll always love my mom more than anypony right?”

Luna looked at him incredulously. “That kind of love with not do well in public.” She grinned as Spike flushed. “Thine dreams are vivid. Honestly, we are shocked you didn’t go all the way with our sister. She was far more than willing.”

“I’m still fighting a part of me that says it’s wrong,” Spike grumbled. “You think if I had a choice I wouldn’t? Besides I promised to focus on the girls first.”

“And for that we respect you, not many could look upon our sister and refuse to bed her.” Luna began to giggle. “Not that many stallions have been trying lately. She has been whining about how no one will even try anymore. You should see her, ‘Before there were lines of stallions, packs of minotaurs, even a dragon or two that came looking for a chance to be my consort for a night! Now all I get is being ogled in the streets or gazed at on my throne. Is it my ass?’.” Luna burst into laughter along with Spike and they leaned on each other.

“No, please don’t do this to me! I need to keep my image of her pure!” Spike held his sides as Luna tried to pull herself together.

“Our sister is anything but pure, young Spike. It is not a stretch to say she has gotten around, the world that is.” Luna mumbled ‘Her butt’s big enough to fit it after all.’

Spike choked on a laugh. “That is no way to speak about my mom!” He smiled and sat before her, legs crossed. “Come on, she’s got to be a little refined about it.”

“Oh, she is, with stallions or those that can’t handle her, our sister is sweet and gentle. With anyone who can-” She groaned. “All damned night long ‘Treat me like the Goddess I am! Fuck me! Harder you beast!’” She stuck out her tongue and gagged. “We are lucky we convinced her to start using soundproofing. Its thanks to us that such magic is common.”

Spike fought off a furious blush and simply smiled at Luna. “The two of you get along well.”

“We love our sister, dearly. We’d do anything for her...but she needs to get laid soon.” Luna giggled at Spike as his face was caught between excitement and fear. “You will make her very happy.” She was smiling but...something in her eyes.

“Luna?” Spike leaned forward putting his free hand on her shoulder and Luna flinched before looking at him. She looked like she’d meant to keep whatever she was feeling a secret.

But she knew Spike, he wouldn’t leave her to her darker thoughts, not in a million years.

She rubbed the hand she was holding. “Not now Spike...we will speak of it later.” She looked at him, slightly forcing a smile. “We have looked forward to being able to spend time with you again.”

He felt something at the edge of his vision, but he didn’t bother to look, he knew what was there. “Then I will see you...in the waking world.”

The two looked to the beast and watched its body relax. It would see Spike later. It was awake now, so it wouldn’t miss anything.

Spike smiled and he felt a small chill on his cheek.

“Wake up Spike.”

There was a moment of silence, a single moment where he wasn’t sure where he was, or if he was awake for that matter. He opened his eyes and was assaulted by the rays of sunlight that found their way to his face. He groaned just slightly as he rose from the comfort of the heaven beneath him. He paused as his mind awoke with his body a single moment later he was smiling wide. His heart soared as he thought back to the days he’d been through and he got up in a hurry.

He didn’t feel like waiting for one of his girls to come to get him this time around.

Quickly slipping on a pair of black shorts and a jacket, he could feel the heat from the window, it was likely going to be a hot day out. He made his bed out of habit as his mind raced and quickly left his quiet room behind. Once in the hall he peered down and saw Starlight and Sunset talking about one thing or another. Sunset was the first to notice him but when he glanced at Starlight she pretended like she hadn’t seen him, allowing him to sneak up right behind the pale pink unicorn.

“As much as I’m glad they’re going to add more to the area to fill it out and draw in non-nobles and celebrities I wish they’d warn those of us that decide to go on vacation.” Starlight huffed but smiled. “I would have liked to go to that club they’re building with Spike.”

“I’m sure you two will have plenty of time to get your grind on,” Sunset set her hands on her hips and smirked at Starlight’s flushed face. “You’re not one to leave things half-finished after all, and you did want to take Spikey for a ride, right?”

“I kinda wish I’d just jumped him when I had the courage. I kind of regret not getting more to eat before we went, maybe then we would have…” Starlight let out a pleasant sigh.

Spike had a huge smile on his face, one that Sunset was enjoying very much. He slowly moved his arms so they were hugging the air around Starlight.

“Maybe I should go wake him up with a kiIIIIISSSSS!” Starlight yelped as Spike lifted her and held her in the air. She flailed a little before the laughing behind her made her turn from pink to a vibrant crimson. “Spike!”

“Morning Glimmy.” Spike grinned and set her down. She spun around with an embarrassed glare in her eyes. Before she could speak Spike took her hand and leaned into her form, parting her lips in a kiss. Starlight’s glare melted away as she closed her eyes and fell into the kiss.

When he pulled back from her, a whine escaping her lips. “Spikey…” A peck on her lips and Starlight brightened up. “Has anypony told you how nice your lips feel?”

“Once or twice, it's nice to hear though.” Spike grinned as he looked at Sunset. “Morning Sunny.”

“Howdy Lover Boy.” She moved over and stole a small kiss for herself. “You’re up pretty early, it’s not even eight yet.” She let out a small sigh. “Not that the sun could tell you that.”

“I’ve got an idea about why that is.” Spike rubbed the back of his neck as Starlight moved out of his airspace. “I’ll talk about it in a bit. So? Who's awake?”

“Applejack is already up and going to get Rainbow, Trixie is chatting with Twilight and as far as I know everypony else is asleep.” Starlight tilted her head at Rarity’s door. “Haven’t checked up on her yet though…”

“I’ve got Rarity, go and rouse the sleeping sugar rush and Flutters.” Spike pecked Starlight and Sunset on their cheeks and the two nodded beginning down the hall, at least not without giving Spike a look that made him fight back a growl.

“You’ve got all the time in the world Spike.” He reasoned as he moved.

He moved to the fashionista’s door and listened for a moment, he could hear shuffling. “Rare?” He moved his hand to knock but the door swung open, making him step to the side to avoid getting knocked over. He blinked at the sight, Rarity, her hair a slight mess, a look of shock on her face. Then he saw the lack of anything on her but a very see-through nightgown. “Good morning.”

“Last night!” She nearly yelled at him. “D-did all of that happen!?”

“Every last moment, including the bit when I promised you the first kiss at the-”

He was met with the full weight of the unicorn as she wrapped her arms around him in a spine-crushing embrace. She squealed and kissed Spike repeated, making him lose what little balance he had left and needing to lean on the wall to stay standing. “Oh, my beloved! My Spikey! I was so frightened! I awoke, everything felt perfect but I was alone, I knew everything had happened but…” She stopped smothering him in affection to look down at him. Her dragon. “I just needed to hear it from you.”

Spike had a goofy and messy smile on his face. “Glad to be of service.”

She dropped down out of his supporting hold and wrapped her arms around his neck, her cheek rubbing into his. Spike reigned himself in from his bliss and wrapped an arm around the affectionate mare at his side. “I love you Rarity.”

“And I love you my dearest.” She smiled at him and blinked, looking down at herself and then at Spike with a smile. “Oh no, it appears I’m in a state of undress! Whatever will I do if a strapping young dragon were to force himself upon me?” She leaned away, in faux-fear, pretending to cover herself while wiggling her hips at him. “Why I don’t think I could muster the strength to fight back!”

Spike picked her up off her hooves and she squealed in delight. “You only have yourself to blame!” Spike growled and put her over his shoulder.

“Oh no! Won’t somepony help me?” She couldn’t stop the smile that had spread across her face. “I’m going to ravaged but this delicious- I mean devious dragon!”

“Would you two just go fuck already!? Send Trixie pictures!!!” The familiar shout of Trixie came from down the hall. “Celestia’s glorious fucking ass, a mare can only take so much!!”

“Trixie!” Twilight’s voice came out behind her as she appeared in the hall.

“Blame the damn dragon and the mare in his arms!!!” Trixie growled and moved to her room. “I’m going to take care of business! We’ll talk shop when I’m done!” With a slam of the door, the hall fell silent.

Spike and Rarity stared at the door and then at each other. Spike quickly moved into her room and Rarity closed the door behind them.

“When do ya reckon she’ll be stoppin’ by sugh?” Applejack asked as she peeled the apple in her hands.

“Beats me.” Spike shrugged and continued his chopping motion in Twilight’s kitchen. “She just said I’d see her in the waking world. I assume she’s setting stuff up so she can be gone for the day.”

“Do you hear this guy? Our man is going on a date with the goddess of the moon and he’s acting like its nothing.” Rainbow Dash leaned on the dragon and placed her hands on his chest. “Any other stallion would be in the middle of a heart attack.”

“When I’ve got girls like you kissing me when I see them, how can I not be calm?” Spike shot back and received a kiss on his neck in return. “Besides it's not a date. We’re just going to spend some time together. She may have been gone when I was growing up, but she’s still family in a sense.”

“Betcha bone her before the night’s done.” Rainbow grinned as Spike faltered, the knife in his hand digging in the cutting board.

“I’ve got a knife woman!” Spike barked at her causing the rainbow maned mare to laugh and leap back. “And no bets! The last thing I want is another excuse to let you do whatever you want.”

“Just ignore her Spike,” Twilight spoke up as she came by, giving Spike a small peck on his cheek. “You two just enjoy yourselves.” She lips curved into a smile as his tail curled around her waist. “None of us have any issues with what might, or might not happen.”

“Fifty bits says that Luna jumps Spike first.”

“Sunset!” Twilight reluctantly pulled out the small embrace and moved into the living room.

“Seventy on Spike making the first move!”

“Pinkie!”

Spike chuckled as he and Applejack continued their cooking together. “I love you girls.”

“We love you too Spike.” A collective call from all but one voice called out.

“Now Trixie feels left out. Spike!”

“No.”

“You don’t even know what Trixie was going to say!”

“Does it involve less clothing.”

“...only if you want it to.”

“Trixie Lulamoon!”

“What? Trixie wants to be parted like the sea as well!”

As the conversation slowly progressed into Trixie getting raunchier every moment she was allowed to speak, Spike and Applejack eventually, through laughing and embarrassment, managed to set down food for the large group.

“All Trixie is saying is that she will not complain if it was Spike.”

Twilight groaned. “That’s not the problem! Just being attacked in public-” A plate and a cup of tea were set before her and she looked up at Spike as he leaned in and kissed her. “Thank you, Spike.” A nuzzle later she turned her attention back to Trixie. “Regardless of what you say, public indecency is still a very big problem, I won’t have Spike getting arrested to sate your sex drive.”

“It doesn’t have to be in public, Trixie would be perfectly fine being pinned down in her caravan without even knowing he was there.” Spike handed her a plate and she gave him a sultry look. “Trixie just wants to see how much of a dragon Spike can be.”

“When I lose all sense of decorum and decency, you’ll be the first to know.” He laughed when she pouted.

“Fine. Trixie will wait her turn like a patient mare. I have that much respect for you all, but hurry up and get through with-” Her mouth was slammed shut but a magic aura.

Twilight’s horn shut off as she took a sip of her drink, avoid the glare of the blue unicorn. “Don’t do that again.”

“S-sorry..”

“I’ve learned better than to ask.” Spike rubbed Trixie’s shoulder and watched her loosen up a bit.

“Trixie will continue to bear a grudge until-”

Spike rolled his eyes and kissed her on the cheek.

“...perhaps we could make a deal...” Spike planted another kiss on her lips and Trixie gave a soft sigh. “That is very nice.”

“Eat your food, Trixie.” Spike smiled as she nodded and bit into her food while smiling brightly.

They all sat to eat and talk for a while, Spike was flanked by Pinkie Pie and Starlight, who were enjoying being fed now and then. Spike and Fluttershy kept up a small conversation about Discord and her animal friends back home as the others spoke about their plans for the rest of their week when there was a knock at the door.

“I got it.” Starlight got up and moved to the door, she opened it and blinked slightly. “Can I help you?”

Standing in the doorframe was a grayish-blue mare, her mane was a light azure and she was about the same size as her. She wore a long-sleeved black shirt that was cut above her midriff, and a short skirt dangled down her waist. She smiled at Starlight and rubbed her arm a bit. “Is Spike here?”

A moment of fury shot through her. “Who are you to Spike exactly?” Her words were venomous.

The tone made the mare take a step back more in shock then fear. “W-we are-”

“We!? There’s more of you!?”

“Starlight! Relax.” Twilight and Spike came up behind her and pulled her back from the door. “I’m sorry, she’s never seen you like this.”

“I-it is not an issue. It was meant to be a disguise for a reason after all.” The mare smiled and looked at Spike. “It's good to see you in the waking world Spike.”

“Nice to see you too Luna.” The two shared a hug as Starlight’s eyes bugged out.

“L-Luna? A-as in…” She looked at Twilight who nodded. “I just yelled at a princess…”

Starlight bowed her head. “I’m so sorry Princess! I didn’t know it was you, I didn’t mean to yell! I just-”

“Stand straight, Starlight Glimmer.” Luna crossed her arms as Starlight stood straight, her body stiff. “The crime of disrespecting royalty is a severe one, along with your other ‘accomplishments’ I believe a few years on the moon will suit you well.”

If she wasn’t so scared Starlight would see the smile on Luna’s face.

“B-b-b-b-” Starlight blubbered and Spike took her hand, making her relax a tad.

“She’s teasing you Glimmy.”

“...oh…” She shrunk a bit and hid behind Spike. “Meanie…”

Luna laughed and covered her mouth with a hand. “We are sorry Starlight, but we could not resist. It is not often we can act as we please after all. Now and then we make our way out of the castle in disguise to better come to understand the age that has left us behind.” She gave Twilight and the other Elements a sad smile. “There’s so much to learn and I fear it’ll all change again before I become accustomed to it.”

Twilight took her into a hug and Luna gave it right back.

Starlight came out from behind Spike and smiled. “I’m sorry I flew off the handle like that...you could say I’m attached.”

“That much is quite clear to us.” Luna moved from Twilight and put a hand on Starlight’s arm. “You care for Spike, that is plain to see. I’m glad he has ponies like you at his side.”

Starlight blushed along with a few others and Luna turned to Spike. “I hope I am not pulling you away from something important…”

“Nah, I was waiting for you anyway. Just enjoying a little downtime with the girls.” He stepped towards the door and smiled back at them. “See ya later, try and stay out of trouble, okay?”

“No promises!” Came from Rainbow and Pinkie who blew him a kiss each.

“We will keep them in check Spikey, enjoy yourselves dears.” Rarity waved from her seat.

Luna waved to them all once more before the door closed behind the two.

“They’re totally gonna bang.”

“Fluttershy!”

Leaving the resort gave them a chance to decide what they wanted to do, they’d both eaten and Luna was running on fumes. “We are not a morning pony.”

“Obviously.” Spike chuckled at the disguised mare. “I could let you get a nap in if you’d like?”

Luna sighed and shook her head. “We will be fine, we slept longer than we usually do to prepare for today. We said before we demanded a day off but our sister was quite receptive to the idea.”

“She probably felt awful about ditching you like that.” Spike offered and Luna nodded. “She’s a bit of a troublemaker-”

“But she always means well.” Luna finished and wrapped an arm around his own. “We both know that she does what she thinks is best for those around her, I just wish-”

“She’d worry about herself a little more? Yeah, me too.” Spike let out a sigh and rubbed a spot on his neck between his spines. “I was so scared she’d collapse one day when I was growing up. Everypony saw this invincible ruler...this powerful paragon...all I saw was my mom wearing herself down.”

“To say our sister was spreading herself thin is an understatement.” Luna sighed and let her arm drop a bit. “Though we cannot say much, as we are the reason…”

“Stop that, you know thinking about that will only hurt. It's been a long time since then, you’ve both worked through it and everything is better now.”

“For how long?”

“Huh?” Spike stopped and realized they’d made their way close to the town.

“For how long will things be ‘better’?” Luna wouldn’t look him in the eye. “I want to be worthy of forgiveness...Tia told me that it has to start with me. But I hurt so many, I could have torn the world apart-”

“You didn’t do anything!” Spike grabbed her and made her face him, he could see the tears. “Just like it wasn’t me then, it wasn’t you. If it was...then I should be in a cell.”

“You could not help your nature! We let ourselves fall! I let her into my heart…” Luna dropped her head and sighed. “I shouldn’t have come.”

“Yes, you should have.” Luna looked at the dragon and saw a smile on his face. “I’m happy you’re here...no one but Sunset gets this after all…”

Her gaze wavered but in the end, she smiled. “We are glad to be here as well.”

“Both of you?” Spike raised a brow.

“Believe it or not she’s quite interested in you, though it might be due to the-”

“Giant fire breathing death machine I keep hidden inside, yeah I figured.” Spike rolled his eyes and Luna chuckled. “Glad I could make you smile after that.”

Luna took her arm back and shuffled a bit, acting a tad shy. “You have a talent for making me smile.”

Spike grinned, preparing a retort when he was suddenly pushed to the side.

“Move it iguana.” A taller pegasus pushed him out of the way whilst making their way down the sidewalk.

Spike’s eyes sharpened at the offense to ponykind and blinked. “Aren’t you the guy that turned tail and ran last week?”

The pegasus stopped and a small group Spike hadn’t realized was walking with him all looked at him and then at the topic of conversation.

“I didn’t run from anything!” The pegasus’ pride was on the line and he wasn’t going to back down since he had back-up and all that.

“So the flapping of wings was just my imagination?” Spike grinned as the taller male stood before him, wings out trying to make himself look bigger. Spike only looked bored.

“Keep it up lizard, I’m in one hell of a pissed off mood. My ma’s been up my ass because of some bitch who got her kicked out of some stupid boat party.” He grumbled in Spike’s face and watched something seem to click in the dragon's head.

“...huh... it's a small world we live in…”

“What are you-”

A pair of arms grabbed the dragon before anything else could be said. “Come, Spike, we are going.”

Spike didn’t protest when he was suddenly pulled away from the pegasus by Luna, doing her best to keep Spike out of a fight.

“Where the fuck do you think you’re going!?” The pegasus called and ran forward stopping them before getting a good look at Luna. The look on his face made Spike want to vomit.

“Get out of our way.” Luna stood firm before the male. If she wasn’t disguised he’d likely be wetting himself.

“First that stacked pink mare now this nice piece of ass? The lizard must be pulling in some major bank to get that much attention.” A few of the guys behind them chuckled and whistled at Luna, ignoring Spike’s growing snarl. “Ditch the scaly loser and get it on with a real stallion.”

“How dare you.” Luna’s pupils seemed to sharpen for a moment and Spike could hear a familiar echo in her tone. “You dare speak that way of our Spike!?”

She began to move in the pegasus’s direction when Spike jumped between them. “I think you’d better quit while you still have your head.”

One of the voices behind him piped up. “Isn’t it ‘ahead’?”

“Sure dumplin’ whatever you say.” He was jostled out of his snark by getting grabbed by his jacket and pulled off his feet. “Aw, I liked this jacket.”

“Every time you open your mouth you piss me off.” The male glared at him and Spike smiled.

“Keep it up, you’ll make me blush.”

He was let go for just long enough to watch an arm raise, fist primed. At that moment, Spike had to make a choice; take the hit and let Luna paint the road with a nice coat of red, stop him and try and scare him off, or let the large minotaur carrying grocery bags do the work for him.

The pegasus was violently hoisted into the air by his wings by the large figure and looked on in fear at the imposing figure that held him like he weighed nothing.

“Hello, there good sir! It’s been a bit.” Spike waved and the minotaur nodded before motioning to the shaking form of the male pegasus. “It was just a misunderstanding, let him off easy.”

`Let him off easy’ apparently was code for ‘Throw him into the ocean, or at least pretty damn close.’

Spike whistled as the posse behind them took flight. “Good arm, you play college ball?”

The minotaur breathed out his nose and gave Spike a smile as a deep, but a smooth baritone voice came out of him. “Might’ve gone pro if I hadn’t met Redd.” He nodded to the two of them and began on his way once more.

Spike blinked as he watched him go. “Kinda feel bad for assuming he was mute…”

He turned his attention back to Luna who still looked ready to tear somepony in half. “They dare to speak of our Spike that way!? Have they no shame, no fear for their lives!? We will show them what true fear is! We will-”

“Not do any of that.” Spike grabbed her by the hand and winced slightly at her eyes. Her pupils had become slit and her teeth sharpened. “Relax, I can deal with a few insults.”

“He was going to strike you! If he had touched you I would have-” A finger was pushed to her lips.

“One more word like that and you are going home.” Spike’s words dripped with seriousness. “You have to the count of three to relax.”

Luna’s eyes shrunk as she began to breathe in and out rapidly.

“One.” He stepped back from her and Luna's eyes grew to the size of dinner plates.

“S-Spike!? We are fine, we are not upset anymore so-”

“Your eyes, two.” Luna shook her head and tried to still the thoughts she’d had just moments ago.

“We are fine now! We promise!” Luna smiled hopefully and Spike crossed his arms.

“Do you know what you could do to someone without even thinking about it? I’ve watched Twilight do things that would traumatize an ordinary stallion while she was half asleep.” He stepped closer and took her hand again. “I’m fine. I’ll let you know when I’m in over my head.”

“Very well...but we have every right to be upset. The way they spoke to you...they way they spoke of me.” Luna shook her head.

“I’m not saying don’t get mad, just try not to go Nightmare Moon on some unsuspecting stallions okay? There are plenty of awful ponies in the world, can’t let every single one you meet get under your skin.”

“If there was perchance an Element of Patience, we think it would fit you well.” Luna smiled and wrapped her arm around Spike’s once more.

“Maybe. Wouldn’t know.” He smiled and caught sight of a look in Luna’s eyes.

“You should celebrate yourself more Spike. We would be glad to see you take compliments as often as you give them out.” She smiled playfully at him and nuzzled her cheek into his, making his tail straighten out.

“I-I’ll think about it…” Spike flushed a deep purple as Luna giggled.

“Come, Spike! That sour moment has passed! Let us find fun!” Luna began dragging him along and Spike just laughed as he was pulled further into the town.

Luna’s positive mood rubbed off on Spike as they spent the day together. They saw every manner of store or attraction the resort town had to offer. If there was a place to enter they went in, this went on until the sky began to dim. Their current stop was the mall, or more precisely a clothes store. It was one of the more vibrant shops, one where Spike had managed to find a pair of shorts. Luna was busy trying on clothes and Spike put himself in his phone while he waited. He gave little updates to the girls, letting them know they were and in his own words ‘No we have not banged you sex-charged fillies.’

While he had his eyes down at the multiple texts that came from the group, he caught a pair of legs and hooves.

They were a distinctly deeper blue then he expected.

His eyes shot up and Luna was no longer disguised, the sound of her horn being lit up filled his ears. Whatever she was doing, the two other ponies in the store did not notice their goddess of the moon. Now that he’d assessed his surroundings his eye focused on Luna. A long frilly black skirt, what seemed like a bright blue sleeveless undershirt with stars and a large moon all over it and a dark blue jacket that hung below her shoulders. Now that she wasn’t using magic to hide her body, the shirt was so tight against her chest it was sinful. She blushed and fiddled with a bit of her flowing mane. She tapped the tips of her fingers together and did her best to look at Spike. “H-how do I look?”

“Why are you so cute? Like...it's not fair.” Spike blinked and tried to find something else to say, but besides embarrassing her by listing off every single word he could think of, he shut his mouth.

“O-only cute?” Luna’s cheeks flushed more and more.

“Don't ask questions you don't want to know the answer to,” Spike warned softly, his eyes giving a soft glow. “I grew up with the living breathing encyclopedia that is Twilight Sparkle, I won’t hold back.”

Luna blinked and stood up straight, the shyness gone, ready to face the challenge before her. “Give us your best shot.”

She was not ready.

“You are attractive, unbelievably pretty, to say you are good-looking and pleasing to the eye is an understatement and an offense. Your figure is alluring, your shyness is lovely, you are charming, delightful and appealing. Your body language is engaging, your mannerisms are gorgeous and your body is heavenly, that nothing to say about your hips, your legs, your thighs, simply stunning, an arresting attraction. Even though the outfit is simple you make it glamorous and irresistible. The blues make your eyes bewitching and your face beguiling. The longer skirt makes you graceful, the jacket gives you an elegant air. You are exquisite, aesthetic, artistic and decorative, a magnificent and divine target for the eyes. And if I may, you are just drop-dead gorgeous.”

Spike had never seen one mare blush so much. At the moment he was patting the lunar princess on the back as she was crouched over covering her face.

“I did warn you.” Spike chuckled at the muffled sounds coming from her. “I meant every word though.”

Luna turned her head, looking him in the eye, gauging his trustworthiness before slowly standing up straight. She rubbed her arm and tore her gaze away from him. “We are not deserving of such words…”

“Of course you are!” Spike grabbed her hand and she pulled herself free of him.

“We are going to redress ourselves...” She went back to the changing booth and Spike slowly dropped his hand to his side.

“...okay…”

Luna disguised herself once more and returned the clothes. She was walked beside Spike as they left the mall, a thick air between them.

Spike didn’t bother her about it and instead focused on anything in the distance.

There was a long, pregnant and uncomfortable moment of silence as the sky dimmed more and more.

“Spike.”

He turned to her and watch her point towards the beach. “...can we talk, out on the beach?” She gave him a small smile. “I-It’ll let me raise the moon as well.”

“...sure.”

Her face contorted harshly into fear, but before Spike could speak she began walking. The two moved onto the beach in uncomfortable silence. They found a nice secluded spot and she dropped her disguise, the short skirt slightly shorter and her top growing to accommodate her. She slowly began to raise the moon, her eyes jumping to Spike every other moment.

Over the minutes the two of them sat in silence Luna was collecting her thoughts, she didn’t want to simply lay everything out on Spike but he would listen if she spoke. She just didn’t know what his reaction would be.

“We’re sorry if our reaction earlier was curt, we wanted to quickly leave and speak with you alone…” She began, gaining Spike’s attention. “We would...understand if you’d rather return to the hotel…”

He looked at her for a moment. “...you mentioned before that I should learn to take compliments. I agree with you. There are times when I feel like nice words are wasted on me. Somewhere in the back of my mind, I worry that just hearing compliments will spark my greed or something like that. I don’t want to grow a destructive ego...but I know that being too humble is a bad thing too.” He shrugged. “I don’t know, maybe I’ll just figure it out as I get older.”

“With age does come understanding.” Luna nodded and looked up at the night sky. “For thousands of years, we have searched for many answers to innumerable questions. We have still yet to scratch the surface. Mayhaps that is the nature of us, the sun and moon, to live forever without every truly understanding our place.”

”Well you’re not alone. I’ll be searching for a long time too.” Spike offered a soft smile and watch her eyes flick to him. “...Luna?”

“You will not live forever...we will be alone again in time. Just as it always is.” She brought her knees up into her chest and hugged herself. “After a thousand years, we lost all that we remembered. Nothing remained, not even our sister.” Her head turned. her cyan eyes looked into Spike, almost through him. “She is there, in the castle, she sounds and looks exactly the same as before we were banished. But she is different...you have made her that way.”

He almost apologized, stopping as he noticed the odd smile on her lips.

“You have made her so happy. Before you, I can only imagine how lonely she was. When I returned she would gush about how much she missed me. Telling me of all the changes. But when she spoke of you...I didn’t recognize her. She doted on you, lost in bliss as she recalled raising you, playing with you, showing you the care and love a mother could only give her son.” She chuckled softly. “She loves you so much...but even with all her love, she could never really be your mother. She knew that. Someday you wouldn’t be her son anymore. I’ve never seen her so scared.”

She turned out into the sea before them, the stars stretching out over the wide horizon. “She clung to me the night of my return. She cried so much, even after the day came and she hid her red eyes, she came back and cried into me again. I lost count of how many times she apologized to me, she didn’t want me to think for a moment she didn’t love me.” Her wings fluttered behind her as she closed her eyes. “So imagine my surprise when she shrunk in fear over losing her only son. After all the years we have lived, neither of us has any offspring to speak of. We are as the sun and moon are...untouchable. We will see thousands, millions of lives during our time. And even though we know this...she broke down for her child.” Her voice slowly turned cold. “I became jealous.”

Spike shivered at the words, her tone, the way her presence struck him with fear. “Why?”

“Because I would never love the way she has.”

Spike leaped forward, tearing through the layer of fear that tried to hold him back. His arms wrapped around Luna. The river of tears that built and fell down her face was so sudden he thought she might break down in sobs.

“I would never feel that fear, I would never experience being so complete. I wanted to have it, I wanted to know what it was like to give my heart to another as she has.” She gripped Spike desperately and took a sharp breath, crying her heart out. “We would never have a son! A daughter! We would have nothing like that! We would never be given the chance to hand our heart so completely to another and receive one in return. To love and cherish one as she has! We hate it! Damn our immortality! Damn our fate! We want to love and be loved unconditionally!!! Why have we been forsaken!?!?” She screamed at him, her tears began to flood down her face as she let it all out. Spike could do nothing but hold her and wince at her powerful grip on his arm.

She began to sob into him and Spike realized he was crying now as well.

“All we want is to love.”

Spike held her up, making her look at him. “You are loved!”

“Because we are the Princess of the Moon!” Luna shouted back in his face. “Do you think if we were not they would care!?”

“Yes! Do you understand the hearts you’ve touched!? You’re a wonderful, kind and sensitive soul! That wouldn’t change!” Spike’s eyes began to glow as a pit of rage began to surface.

“Bah!” Luna shoved him off and stood tall before him. “What does thee know of our soul!? You are but a dragon whom cannot control even a single one of his desires!” She felt a burning in her heart as she spoke, but she couldn’t stop. No matter how badly she wanted to apologize her heart was shaking, her emotions out of control.

“That’s right!” Spike stood before her, look up into her eyes. “I’m just a dragon! But I’m a dragon raised in a world of delicate flowers and paper-thin skin! I fight every day not to hurt anypony! So I know what desperation looks like! I see it in you!” Luna’s eyes widened and she stepped back. “I see how desperate and alone you are! I know what that’s like! I know how hard you have to fight to make sure every step, every motion isn’t seen as an act of violence! I understand! Sunset understands too! Discord, Rarity, Starlight, they all know! We all know how dangerous we are and what one wrong move could mean! You don’t get to act like I don’t understand how it feels to think no one loves me!!!!!”

Spike panted, his throat burning from all the words. His eyes slowly dimmed and he watched Luna gaze at him, horror and caution mixed into a painful stare. He shook his head and stepped towards her, she flinched but didn’t move. “I was so scared...when I was younger, that one day I’d wake up and no one would love me anymore. That it was all some cruel joke. That my mom would tell me that I was only there to be a pet, that Twilight and the girls would throw me out into the Everfree because they were tired of me. But I know they’d never do that.” He reached out to her, his shaking palm outstretched to her. “We would never leave each other. Even after they saw what I could become they loved me. And even after everything you’ve done.” He smiled. “I still love you.”

The sound of wind and the distance echoes of life from the town seemed to mute for them. All Luna could hear was her own beating heart and the small sound of another, just before her another’s heart was beating, just like hers. Her hand moved of its own accord, only stopping as she barely touched the tips of his fingers with hers.

“We will fall to darkness again…” Luna sniffed, her tears stopped for the moment.

“And we’ll all face that time together.” Spike grinned.

“I will outlive you, I will outlive everypony.”

“We have to make the most out of the time we have now.”

“I have not loved in centuries, even before we were banished.”

“It’s not that hard a thing to do. You just need to leap into it, don’t think. Just feel.”

Her hand slowly slid into his.

“No one has ever tried to love us.”

“I think they have, but they were scared in some way. Fear drives ponies, even dragons, to do foolish things and to run from things that could make them happy.”

“I am not my own pony some days…” Luna gazed at him, her eyes sharpening for a moment. “We are damaged.”

“Who’s not these days.” Spike grabbed her hand and stepped closer to her.

They were close now, just a hair’s length away from embracing one another.

“...could you love me? Even when I become a monster? Even when I am no longer me?” She looked down at him and was met with a pair of the brightest green eyes she’d ever seen.

“Try and stop me.” He smirked and something in the pit of her mind vanished. Something that held her down and made her think dark thoughts was thrown into a fire, burned, melted and reforged into something else entirely. Her gaze was powerful and locked with his, the cloud lifting from them before his very eyes. “Luna?”

“Could I…” She started and paused for a moment, raising her free hand and moving a bit of her mane from her face. “Am I allowed to be greedy?”

Spike blinked and smiled a bit wider. “Sure, everypony should be greedy every now and then.”

“...I’m glad you think so.” She put a hand on his cheek and leaned in.

“L-Luna!?”

“Do not act as though you did not see this coming.” She giggled playfully as their lips met.

Referring to her lips as cold would be incorrect. Luna herself was warm, but her lips sent shivers down his spine. A sweet, cool, minty taste ran through his mouth with every millisecond the kiss went on. It was a simple peck on the lips but his body was chilled and burning hot all at the same time.

She pulled back and watched Spike shiver, her lips curled into a small frown. “Did I underperform? It has been over two thousand years since we have done anything like this...”

Spike blinked. “Do it again I couldn’t tell.” Luna started giggling. “I think I might need a deeper kiss for a proper-” Luna pushed her lips into Spike’s again, their mouths opening for the other, allowing them to explore each other for a moment. Luna hadn’t been lying when she said she hadn’t kissed anyone in a long time. She was nervous but eager, opposite to Spike who was precise and confident. Over the minutes that their kiss held up, Spike had slowly taken a dominant role in their embrace, holding Luna close to his body and pushing his tongue into her mouth. A tiny yelp came out of her when his much longer tongue took hers and tickled the back of her throat. Her body was slowly becoming limp as she kissed him, neither one wanting to pull back despite the need for air. Luna’s arms found their way around his neck and one of her legs was nearly entirely wrapped around his body. Spike held her up, having a tight grip on her back and leg, he gave a careful squeeze of her thigh and Luna let out a shocked moan, making her pull back.

“O-oh my…” Her beautifully dark blue coat was stained by the darkening blush on her cheeks. She looked down at Spike’s hold on her thigh. “I must say, I think I quite like being touched there.” She watched as his hand began to move up and down her thigh, eliciting a slow moan from her. “I have not felt this hot in so long…”

Spike smiled and planted a small kiss on her neck. The sudden contact made Luna jump and shiver, she had to bite her lip to hold in the moan that would have escaped her. “Would you like to head back to the hotel?”

She looked at him, eyes wide and face a very dark blue. “N-not yet...I would enjoy the stars with you a while longer...but we needn’t cease our embrace...”

He nodded and moved his hand-if he didn’t know better he swore he heard her whine-and moved back to their seats. Though upon sitting down, he didn’t expect the moon goddess to tackle him to the ground. He let out a groan when he felt a comfortable weight press against the bulge that had absently grown in his shorts, his eyes trailed up his body until he saw Luna, straddling his lap with a smile on her face. “We would not like to spend a single moment away from you Spike.”

“I can see that.” His eyes flicked to her skirt. “...never took you for lace.”

Luna flushed against but just fidgeted a bit. “Our sister said we should be ready ‘just in case’.” She looked down at him, her wings slowly opened to their full length and she leaned down on him. Her breasts roughly pressed against his chest as he looked into her eyes. “Do you like them?”

“...I don’t know, I didn’t get a good look…” He watched her eyes light up as she giggled again. “There isn’t a stallion, griffon, dragon or whatever in the world that wouldn’t love to be where I am. How could no one approach you?”

Luna looked at her and placed a hand on his cheek. “When you look in my eyes...what do you see?”

“Stars.”

“Spike we are serious!” She let out another giggle as she felt Spike’s hands on her hips.

“A beautiful sea of stars, a vast void of light and comfort.” He planted a kiss on her lips and grinned as the mare atop him broke out into flushed giggles.

“Oh, Spike! Your words are too much!” She covered her face and sat back up.

“I get what you’re trying to say. Nopony sees you as Luna, right?”

“Indeed.” Luna’s smile never faltered for a moment. “Many see us as a goddess, even more, see us as a figure to be feared. It was my role to make those who would become our enemies fear the night. But it didn’t help my chances of finding a companion. There were a few brave souls but that was so long ago, it was to the point where they feared impregnating us so much there was a rumor that if one would dare to 'finish' inside myself or my sister that their lifeforce would be sucked out of them.” She seemed to glare at nothing in particular before shivering at Spike massaging her thighs.

"Well, it's not like you can get pregnant in the first place right?" Spike watched at her look away from him. "...really?"

"We know that no normal mortal, stallion, minotaur or what have you, could do so. The few dragons that dared to bed my sister also found no success, therefore we just assume." Luna just shrugged. "And since neither I or my sister have found companions in so long we've placed the thoughts far out of our minds."

“Celestia did tell me she hadn’t found love in any source since she banished you…” Spike sat up and slowly began to rub Luna’s hips, the alicorn hummed softly in his grasp.

“She has told us as well...all the more reason why you shouldn’t keep her waiting.” She planted a kiss on his neck and laughed at his flushed face.

“Well...I guess I’m just one lucky dragon.” He pushed his hand further along her hip until his hands were getting under her skirt.

“Y-yes, one would say so.” Luna shivered at his touch and looked at the dragon below her softly. “Spike...I would like to kiss you again, may I?”

His purple scales turned red.

Her head tilted slightly to the side. “Is something wrong?”

“N-never had somepony ask me for a kiss…like ever...”

With a soft chuckle, she put her hands on his cheeks and kissed him again.

This kiss was slower than their first, less about exploring and more about cementing the feelings between them. Luna’s fingers slowly grazed the scales on his face, one moving to his neck and finding a small crevice that made him shudder slightly. She stopped kissing him long enough to giggle and was met with his smooth warm lips on hers once more. Spike’s hands moved deeper into her skirt, the tips of his fingers tracing a line up her thigh until they reached her cutiemark. He slowly grasped at her rear while thumbing the edges of her panties, the sharp moan from the princess made him smile, and began a slow ministration putting his skills to work.

Luna sought more of their embrace as her hips began to slowly move back and forth grinding against the tent he was pitching, she pushed more of herself into the kiss and kept a tight hold on Spike’s cheek. Spike let out a groan and gripped her ass harder, earning another moan from her, his tail curled and swatted at the air behind him as he felt urges to tackle her building. He could feel Luna getting warmer as she pushed into him more and more. He took hold of a moment of strength and pulled back.

“Luna?”

Luna panted and for a moment desperately tried to kiss him again before looking into his eyes, she shook her head a bit and nodded at him.

“I said that thing about the hotel earlier...but are you sure you want this? Me? ...us?”

“I do not see why not.” She smiled and caressed his cheek, her other hand massaging the place on his neck that made him shiver again. “You are one of the few who knows our heart. You care for us. And we care for you. It's simple is it not?”

“I-I guess but...what if-”

A finger was placed on his lips. “I don’t care.”

Spike’s eyes were wide for a moment as he looked at a less than pleased Luna. “I want this. You want this...right?” There was a moment of fear before he nodded. “The girls expect this, though I suspect it was meant as a joke...is this a bad thing?” She moved her hand from his face to set it on his shoulder, giving the fabric of his jacket a squeeze.

“You are kind of my aunt.”

“There is no blood relation.”

“That’s a cop-out.”

She giggled and Spike smiled. ”You will find that is not an issue to ponder, especially if you know our sister.”

“...I’m not gonna find out something traumatizing am I?” Spike moved back a bit as Luna broke out into laughter.

“You are quite trusting Spike. Who is to say we have not been lying since we met you this morning?” She smirked at him and Spike gave her a very flat look.

She chuckled softly at his gaze and shook her head. “Fear not, for today, we have only told you one lie.”

“And that is?”

“I have...no idea what I’m doing.”

Spike blinked and Luna laid on him a bit, her forehead resting on his, her hair enveloping them. “I have not known what I should be doing since I kissed you...I don’t know if this is really what I want or if I’m leaping at the first chance in centuries to have another warm my bed with me.” Her delicate fingers traced the outline some of his scales while she tried to put her words in place. “To say that I am in love with you would be wrong, or it could be right. I’ve never been in love, not true passionate love. I have had those I cherished from the bottom of my heart, a lesser few spent more than one or two times in my chambers...but it has been so long I cannot remember if there was ever love.”

Spike’s hands moved but Luna shook her head. “No, I like them where they are.” Spike nodded and took hold of her ass once more, giving it a small affectionate squeeze. Luna gasped a bit and smiled. “I will not claim that I want more out of this then attention and some kind of primal release...but I think I want to love you.”

“That’s a bold claim princess.” Spike’s hands began to slowly rub her rear, gripped her tight every now and then to make her gasp or moan. “I’ll be honest and say that I’m over my head with joy. Not any guy could be here, with you, like this and get up tomorrow morning to live their normal life. But I think I can...which is odd when it’s coming from me.” Spike tilted his head to the side and Luna took the chance to plant small kisses on his cheek while he continued to talk. “After feeling so out of place, after understanding myself and the ponies around me, after receiving all the love that I have...it feels like I could do anything.”

“But you still hesitate.” Luna began to push herself into Spike more, making him lay back on the ground as she straddled him further. “You hesitate because you don’t know what tomorrow will bring, whether that thing is clarity, consequence, peace or happiness.”

“And because I don’t know if I’ll wake up and it’ll all be a dream.”

“We have the feeling you have said this multiple times.” Luna gave him a flat look of her own and Spike looked away in shame. “Erring on the side of caution is commendable, but wait too long to become sure of yourself and your actions and you will face much more dire consequences then you expect.” She raised her hips and her horn lit up.

Spike’s eyes bulged in his head and he looked down to see his shorts around his knees, his length still half-erect. He looked back up at Luna and she was giving him a look he’d seen only once before, the look of a woman who hadn’t gotten laid in over two thousand years.

That turned him on so much it hurt.

“This doesn’t feel like a bad thing.”

“Keep us waiting any longer and it will be.”

Spike rose to attention.

Luna squeaked.

Spike blinked in confusion and watch Luna stare.

“Oh.”

“Oh?”

“It’s…”

“If you’re going to hurt my feelings I’d-”

“Big…”

Spike thought for a moment, pondered ask questions, then tossed the questions in a bin. “So are you still not sure what you want to do?”

“I’d like it inside me.”

“Besides that.” How did EVERY mare he saw as a mother figure manage to turn him on like this!?

“Oh...um...well…” Luna’s eyes stayed locked on the pulsing shaft between her legs. “We...are certain we want to do this multiple times, as in on other days. We would like to go on more dates with you Spike.”

“I’d love to go on more dates Lulu.” She squeaked again and somehow Spike got harder. “I have an idea right this moment though.”

“I am open to many positions if that is-”

“How about we stop asking questions and just fall in love for a night and see where this whole thing takes us?” Spike chuckled at the look on her face.

Luna bit her lip and nodded. “We agree…” She began to fidget. “S-Spike?”

“Yes, Lulu?”

“Will you tell me if I am bad?”

She was blushing, her head tilted slightly, her eyes shooting between her legs and back at Spike, a deep blue covered her face as her breathing was becoming labored.

She was the cutest creature he’d ever seen.

Spike grabbed her hips, she squeaked a third time, his tail moved her panties, this time she shouted his name, and he made her come down on his dick hard, piercing her lips and burying himself deep inside her.

“FUCK!” That was not language a princess should be using.

Smoke seeped out of Spike’s nostrils into the sky above as he groaned and growled. “By the stars and my mom’s godly tits you are TIGHT!!!”

“W-we di-did n-n-not e-exaggerate.” Luna trembled at the feeling of Spike’s pulsing phallus inside her, every breath, every twitch, sent a shock of pleasure through her hips. “Mmmm! We wished we had done this sooner.”

“I hope not, I was still a minor a few years ago.” Spike coughed up a spark of fire, he couldn’t move, it was like he was stuck in a vice grip that felt like pure, concentrated bliss.

Luna looked at him for a moment, a moment of confidence in her eyes. “You are talking too much.” She raised her hips and Spike roared out before covering his mouth. “NNNHHH! I will...help you focus.” She kept coming up and Spike kept thrashing under her, digging his claws into the ground beneath him.

Only the edge of his tip remained inside before she let gravity take control again. The violent slap of their bodies hitting each other made both of them shake and moan. Luna panted hard and shook with delight. She could get used to this.

Her hips began to move up again, only to slam back down. Spike groaned and roared into his hand, desperate to keep whatever privacy they had left. But dammit if she wasn’t trying to get him to alert the whole resort. Luna continued, oblivious of Spike’s plight, and kept moving her hips up and down violently, sheathing him inside her over and over.

“Oh! YES! Fuck, fuck, fuck!” Luna moaned and grunted as she rode the dragon for all he was worth. “Spike! Your dick! Your wonderful cock! It is driving us to insanity!!!”

“Preaching- FUCK! To the FUCKING choir!!!” Spike grunted and latched his hands onto Luna’s hips, his fingers digging into her flesh and making her moan out happily.

“We have not felt so loved, so adored, in years!” Luna raised her head back and looked out into the night as she moved up and down harshly. “We need more! I need more! Spike love me! Give me more!”

Spike’s answer went in her rear.

For what seemed much longer than a minute Luna froze, her body quaked as her body let out a devastating orgasm. Her eyes were turned up into her head and her tongue hung out of her mouth.

Spike paused, looking up at her as he was catching his breath. “L-Luna?”

His voice seemed to catch her attention. “S-Spike? Nnnhh! W-wh-what is-?”

“My other one, I tried it with Rarity last night and this morning, she seemed to enjoy…”

“We enjoy it as well.” Luna shook and stood up, allowing both of his shafts to come out of her with a pair of pops. “Too much in fact. We are going to retire now.”

“Oh...okay I guess-”

“By ‘we’ I mean you and me.” Luna helped him stand. “...we would like to...make love on your bed.”

Spike kissed Luna. “Please.”

Luna blushed and with a flash of her horn, they disappear from under the stars.

And honestly…

To say they made it to the room before anything happened would be a lie. Spike began the rest of their night by fucking her in the hallway. He covered her mouth while he had her pinned against a wall, his hips relentlessly moving and his cocks thrashing her ass and pussy with vigor. Luna was very receptive to the idea, biting her lip and covering her mouth as she was bent over allowing Spike to absolutely ravage her. At one point somepony had come into the hall while Spike was in the middle of swapping positions, with a bit of magic Luna kept them cloak and silenced. However, Applejack walking past them did not stop Spike from ramming her like a madman, giving her a hard time concentrating on the spell. It was only after the farmmare had returned to her room that Spike and Luna finally moved into his.

Once they were finally secluded from the rest of the world Spike’s room became the site of a hurricane of sex. From the armchair to the floor, from there to the wall and against the window, finally to the bed and back onto the floor. The two of them fucked on every surface they could find. By Luna’s own words ‘Better safe than sorry, but I wouldn’t care if I raised your child,’ when she cast a simple contraceptive spell, but that line got her time in a full-nelson. It seemed to be her favorite position so far, held in the air, her legs pressed against her body and violently being fucked with no control over her own body. From all the groaning and grunting, she was enjoying it.

Spike had finished inside her a few times, whether it was before and after she cast the spell neither of them was paying any attention to, it was a minor detail.

Luna had only been so smothered by love and affection by her sister until this day, she’d never felt so safe and happy with another soul. She kissed him every chance she could and somewhere in all their rolling around they had stopped moaning and grunting and started laughing and holding each other. They got rough, really rough, but they kept their wide smiles and loving gazes with each other. Spike would stop inside her just so he could have a chance to hold her for a while before kissing her and get back into it. It was rough, it was passionate but more than anything…

It was fun.

Spike felt shifting that drew him from his slumber. He opened his eyes and was assaulted by the rays of sunlight that found their way to his face. He gazed around his room for a moment, everything seemed to be back where it should be. He looked to his side and saw no one, he then lifted the covers and was met with Luna sucking him off. “Fuck...good morning Lulu…”

With a loud slurp, Luna crawled out from under the covers and kissed Spike with a bright smile on her face. “Good morning dearest.”

“A pet name? I really am lucky.” He kissed her back and he felt her rubbing herself against his cock again. “Mmm, don’t you need to get back?”

“I will, but we would like for you to make love to us once more...so we are sure that last night was more than lust…” Luna pushed him into herself and the two moaned together. “Just once more…”

Spike smiled and sat up, swapping with Luna as he laid her down on the bed. He looked down at her, gazing into her eyes and planted a kiss on her lips. He began to move, in and out in a slow meaningful piston, Luna moaned and moved under him, her breast bouncing slightly as her chest rose and fell. She wrapped her arms around Spike’s neck and spread her legs under the cover for him. Spike planted soft kisses on her neck and chest as he began to move faster.

“Mmm! Spike! Oh, our dearest Spike!” Her eyes shut and she moaned louder and louder as he got faster. “Do not let this be a dream! Please, Spike!”

“It isn’t a dream.” Spike kissed her and moved hard inside her, pushing deep into her walls and eliciting a sharp gasp of pleasure. “None of it has been a dream…” He gritted his teeth and began to roughly move in and out inside the goddess under him. His length continued to slam into a particularly pleasurable spot in Luna’s walls, gaining moans and screams of his name.

The loud lovemaking was disguised to the outside world allowing them the freedom to forget someone might be near his door. Spike lost himself in moving in and out of the mare and Luna was lost in the heat that made her forget she was a princess. Her legs latched around his waist and she held Spike’s head closer to her as he continued to pick up speed. She tensed as she came but she wanted to feel more, she wanted to be full again. “Please, Spike.”

Spike’s answer was a grunt and a growl as he bottomed out into her, making her quiver and let out noises he’d never expected that could come out of her. He was spurred on by Luna’s constant calls, shouting his name over and over. He gritted his teeth and found himself at the limit of his speed and strength, he somehow found it in himself to keep going as he knew he was almost done. He raised his head and looked into Luna’s sparkling eyes.

Suddenly all the lust, all the heat built inside them, all of it was gone. Now there was only Spike, Luna, his girls, Trixie and Celestia, there was only his love for all of them. He was sure of it. Her hand moved to his cheek, her wonderfully soft coat caressing his scales. “You are loved Spike, be sure of your love in others...you can have this...all of it. We can think of no one who deserves it more.”

Spike blinked and a tear he didn't know he was holding back fell onto Luna’s cheek, rolling down her face. “Give it to me Spike.”

Spike pulled back, letting out a powerful roar that held onto whatever was holding him back and with one final violent thrust buried himself deep in the lunar goddess. Luna let out a scream of pleasure that shook the room as her legs split wide open and her arms tightened around Spike’s neck. A pair of powerful orgasms shook the room and after a single moment Spike pulled back, he felt labored in doing so, as if it took longer to pull out of her, but the feeling passed as he took a breath. Luna shivered as she felt a wave of pleasure pass through her for a moment before she sat up and gave Spike a soft peaceful smile.

Spike looked back at her, his mind in a slight haze. “Luna…”

“Accept them...all of their feelings.”

Spike blinked and nodded. His eyes trailed after her as she got up and summoned her usual black royal robes, a simple dress that covered her arms and flowed behind her like her mane and tail. She looked at him once more and smiled. “We will see you soon Spike...our dearest. For now...you should show the one who would rival our love for thee the affection she has dreamt of.” With a flash she was gone, however, he could still see a bit of the magic essence around his room.

He chuckled and stood up, moving to his door and opening it, not bothering to put on any kind of clothing.

In front of him was Fluttershy, a shocked look on her face as she gazed at him, her eyes threaten to look down but snapped up to his face when Spike moved to lean in the doorway. “Good morning Flutters.”

“G-g-good morning Spike...um...I thought I heard your room...I mean it felt like your room shook so I…” She finally gazed down at Spike’s body and her wings shot open. “O-o-oh! Oh my! I’m sorry! I’ll-”

“Fluttershy.” His voice made her stop and gaze at him, the look in his eyes made her heart soar.

“Yes, Spike?” Her wings fluttered as she placed her hands on her chest.

“I love you.” He watched her lift off the ground for just a moment before giggling and swooning slightly.

“I love you too Spike.” The shy yellow mare clasped her hands together.

“Come in.”

“C-come in where?”

“My room.”

“B-b-but the others! W-we have to wake them up!”

“We’re on vacation, let them sleep in.” He slowly raised his hand and took hers.

“Oh my.”

“Come in.” He slowly started to pull her in.

“I really shouldn’t I-I should-” She took a step towards him as he led her forward, she watched him step back into her room. “I-I was going to go out with Rarity and Twilight to the spa in town and-”

“It’ll be there when we're done.”

"D-done with what?" Her cheeks reddened slightly.

"Done showing you how much I love you." Spike got her passed the door as his tail wrapped around the doorknob.

Fluttershy flushed a deep red and gazed at him in a lovestruck haze. “Is this a dream?”

Spike smiled and kissed her. "Does it feel like one?"

"Every moment with you does." Fluttershy's eyes were barely open as she leaned into him.

Spike simply held her as he closed the door. Fluttershy's arms wrapping around him. Her love. Her heart.

She could always go to the spa.

Author's Note

Can you guys tell I like Luna?

Now when I think about Redd's husband I hear Michael Clarke Duncan

Anyway!!! Luna chapter is done! We're headed towards major climax folks!!!

And since I have you for a moment, do you guys want after chapters? Like chapters after the stories all wrapped up. Dates between Spike and one or two of his girls. If yall like to see something like that lemme know, I'll even take suggestions.