MLP: Living with Equestrians

Spike's eyes shot open, and he immediately groaned at the painful feeling rising in his chest.

"Owwwww. Ok, bullets hurt. Noted." He groaned, before sitting up and rubbing his head. "Ugh, I really gotta think these...things...through..."

Spike trailed off as he took in his surroundings. He seemed to be in some strange forest, sitting next to a lake and waterfall feeding into it. The entire forest had a tint of blue, almost as if it was in the early stages of night time. However, that isn't what made him go quiet. Instead, that honor went to whatever being was standing on the edge of the woods, a long, hooded robe obscuring their features.

Jaune felt a lump grow in his throat as he started at the creature. He could feel it staring back, it's eyes scanning him diligently. He sighed, before pasting on a smile and waving to the figure. "Uh, hi there! You wouldn't mind telling where I-WAH!"

Spike query was cut off as the figure suddenly appeared directly in front of him, as if crossing the space between them in a second. Now that it was closer, Spike could see stars in the robe, flickering and swirling idly on the cloth. That was...new.

"Spike Drake."

Spike jumped again as the figure addressed him. It voice was loud, but at the same time gentle, almost kind. "Y-y-yes?"

"Do you know who I am?"

"I...I think I might..." Spike answered quietly, a feeling of cold realization settling in his chest. "Am...am I dead?"

A brief silence passed through-out the forest before the figure laughed, initially loud and booming before softening into giggles, all while Spike stared at it confused.

"I-ahem, I apologize." The figure began, it voice now normal and distinctly female. "That wasn't very polite of me." As the figure spoke, she moved back her hood, allowing her head to be exposed. Spike was shocked to come face to face with the a blue skinned alicorn with long, flowing blue hair.

"My name is Luna, I am a friend of Twilight Sparkle." She explained, offering Spike a hand and lifting him to his feet.

"Oh, you're Queen Celestica's sister!" Spike exclaimed, causing the taller woman to tilt her head in curiosity. "Twilight mentioned you and your sister while she was explaining Equestria to me. It's an honor to meet you!"

Luna grinned at Spike's enthusiasm, even flushing a little at the boy's praise. "Thank you, you're just as kind as Twilight said you were."

"Twilight talked about me? With you two?" Spike asked, a small blush rising on his face.

"Oh, many times!" Luna confirmed, a sly smirk crossing her face. "She's quiet enamored with you, you know."

"W-what?!" Spike cried, his blush growing warmer. Luna chuckled a bit, but waved her hand dismissively.

"Any who, we should probably talk more when you're awake."

"I'm...not right now?" Spike asked, before it sunk in that that was a bit of a stupid question. Clearly, the blue forest straight out of a fantasy story wasn't the real world. However, Luna didn't mock him for the question, simply letting it slide.

"Nope! You're in a hospital at the moment." She explained, before tilting her head as the entire room seemed to get a bit...brighter? "Ah, it appears you're waking up! I'll be seeing you shortly, goodbye Spike!"

"Um, bye?" Spike muttered, suddenly feeling very tired despite the ever brighter light that seemed to shine from everywhere at once. "I'm just...gonna...sleep..."

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Spike slowly opened his eyes, blinking the sleep away as he sat up, immediately regretting the movement as pain shot up his chest.

"Ugh, yep. Bullets still hurt."

A gasp from the corner of the room made Spike open his eyes again, looking to the sound's origin. Pinkie Pie stood in the doorway of his room, staring at him with wide eyes. Before Spike could speak, she whizzed down the hall, making Spike sigh. Well, there goes any answers to the questions rattling around in his head.

However, a moment later, a thunderous roar of footsteps echoed down the hall, charging towards his room. A blur of pink speed back into his room, before something landed on Spike's chest.

"SPIKE!" Pinkie cried, her arms wrapped around his form as he lay in the bed, still shocked from the sudden impact. He wasn't even able to recover, however, as three more blurs of color rushed into the room and to his sides, two grabbing both of his arms while the third stopped by his head.

"Oh Spike, I'm so sorry you got hurt!" Twilight cried from his right, tears threatening to fall from her eyes.

"You scared us shitless, you know." Rainbow muttered from his left, avoiding looking at Spike's eyes while her cheeks glowed red.

"You were so brave...I was so scared when I saw you get hurt." Fluttershy confessed, stroking her hair shyly from the sidelines.

"I'm sorry...I scared...you guys." Spike groaned. "But Pinkie...you're crushing...my ribs!"

Twilight and Rainbow Dash immediately released Spike, while Pinkie's hug lasted a few seconds longer before she released him, still perched in his lap.

"I'm sorry, Cupcake!" Pinkie said, before beaming at the bedridden boy. "I'm just so glad you're ok!"

"As am I, Ms. Pie."

The four friends turned to the doorway, where three equestrians were waiting. The one who had spoken had was tall, had white skin, and her mixed color hair was long and flowing, shimmering in the light of the room. The other equestrians were Luna and Starlight.

"Hello again, Spike!" Luna said with a smile. Spike waved at her shyly, before Twilight interjected.

"Wait, you two have met? When?!"

"Oh, I just visited him in his mindscape while he was unconscious." Luna stated, as if it was the most normal statement in the world.

"Ugh, sister!" The tall mare groaned, facepalming at her sister's actions. "We've talked about this! You can't just enter other's dreams without their permission!"

"I, uh, I don't mind that she visited me..." Spike interjected, drawing all the girl's attention. "Still, I'm not quite sure what's going on."

"Ah, of course." The white equestrian said, shaking her head as if to clear it. "The very purpose of our visit."

The new woman walked over to a set of chairs in the corner after she said this, pulling them up alongside one another at the foot of Spike's bed. She sat down, and looked Spike in the eyes as Luna joined her.

"I suppose I should get straight to business." She stated, and among Spike's nod, she continued.

"My name is Celestia, and this is my sister Luna. We are the rulers of Equestria. And we have some questions for you."