“And that’s how I beat the Wonderbolts in 30 seconds flat.” Rainbow Dash finished, smirking at Spike’s shocked grin. “Pretty cool, right?”

“That’s awesome, Rainbow!” Spike shouted excitedly, causing Rainbow Dash to laugh. Despite being almost 21 years old, Spike was still a kid at heart. She had felt for him over his snap the day before, but luckily, he had worked it out and was on good terms with the rest of the girls. He had decided to hang out with her for the day, and it was been nice so far.

“So, any other ideas for...hm?” Rainbow Dash began, but stopped as she realised her phone was ringing. She answered it to here Fluttershy on the other side. “Hey Flutters, what going on?” she asked, only for Fluttershy to start panicking on the other side of the phone.

“RAINBOW DASH! I LOST ANGEL AND I DON’T KNOW WHERE HE WENT!” she shouted into the phone, sounds of her searching frantically were heard in the background.

“OK, calm down, Flutters! It’s ok, I’ll help you look for him!” Rainbow Dash said into the phone, a distressed look crossing her face. She turned to Spike. “Hey, I need to go help my friend, do you want to help?”

Spike nodded and smiled at her. “Sure, lets do it! I’d love to help!” he said, earning a smile from Rainbow.

“Thank’s, pal. Glad I can count on you. Let’s go!” Rainbow said, suddenly bending over. She glanced back at Spike’s red face and shocked expression and rolled her eyes. “I’m a Pegasus, genius. I can fly. Get on.” Spike did so, and Rainbow took of to her home to meet her friend.

…....

Fluttershy was on the verge of tears. She had looked away for five seconds, and Angel was gone! Sure, Angel was a troublemaker, but he had never ran away. She felt a bit better when Rainbow Dash arrived, but her joy turned into nervousness when she saw a human on Rainbow's back. Fluttershy had only encountered humans twice, and the encounters had been...embarrassing to say the least.

"O-oh! Um, hello there. My n-name is Fluttershy. It's nice to meet you, Mr...um..." Fluttershy tried to greet the new human, only to panic halfway through. Oh no, she was doing it again! She tried to keep from panicking, and noticed that he human was smiling, and not a mean smile.

"Hi, my name is Spike. Nice to meet you!" he said, turning back to Rainbow Dash. "So, what are we looking for?"

"Fluttershy has a pet rabbit named Angel. Apparently, he ran away so we're gonna help her look for him." Rainbow answered, turning to Fluttershy. "Where did you see him last?" This appears to bring a spaced-out Fluttershy back to reality.

"Oh! Yes, I saw him go towards the forest, and he couldn't have gotten to far! Let's go!" Fluttershy said, a surprising amount of enthusiasm radiating from her. The three charged into the woods, and it was only twenty minutes before they found traces of Angel near a Cliffside, near the edge of the forest. "Were could he have gone?" Fluttershy asked, looking around.

"UGH, he's a bunny! How many places could he go?!" Rainbow exclaimed, looking very board. Spike shrugged, but smiled at the two.

"Don't worry, guys! I'm sure Angel will pop up any second now." Spike said. Apparently, Spike was more right then he thought, for a snap was heard overhead and Spike looked up only for a white ball of fur to hit him full force in the face. He proceeded to scream bloody murder. "OH GOD! IT'S EATING MY FACE AAAAAAAAAAH!!!" Spike continued to scream, and stumbled backwards, towards a cliffs edge.

"SPIKE, WATCH OUT!" Fluttershy cried, but it was to late. As Spike finally pried the crazy rabbit, he tripped back over the ledge and began to fall. He closed his eyes as he fell, and prayed that he would land on something soft, or at least slightly close to the ground. However, he felt two arm wrap around him as he was lifted back up into the sky. He opened his eyes, and saw Rainbow Dash flying him to safety.

"C'mon, Spike. Did you really think I'd let you fall?" she asked, smirking at the look of disbelief on his face. "Let's get back to Fluttershy!" She quickly sped right back to the cliffs edge. The two were greeted with the sight of Fluttershy trying her best to hug and strangle her rabbit at the same time.

"ANGEL! You almost got my new friend killed! He was pretty cute, too!" she cried shaking the rabbit back and forth. Spike let out a bashful "Thank you", causing Fluttershy to squeak in surprise and blush heavily. “I-I didn’t know you were back already!” she cried in surprise. Before Rainbow or Spike could respond, they noticed smoke rising from the otherside of the forest.

“...Flutters?” Rainbow began, turning to her yellow friend. “What were you doing before Angel ran off?”

Fluttershy thought for a moment, and then she remembered. “Oh, that’s right! I was making tea on...the...stove…” she said, her face slowly falling as she realized what this meant. The three ran as fast as they would back to the cottage, but it was too late. The cottage was engulfed in flames. Spike and Rainbow did what they would to extinguish the fire, but in the end, there wasn't much to save. FLuttershy looked mortified.

“R-rainbow...I’m so sorry! I didn’t mean...I didn’t know…”Fluttershy stuttered through tears, wrapped into a kind hug by Rainbow Dash.
“Hey, hey. It’s ok, Flutters. There was nothing in there that we can’t replace.” Rainbow said quietly. “Well, there was my full collection of Daring Do signed by the author…” she muttered, earning a glare from Spike and Angel and a fearful look from Fluttershy, but she continued. “That doesn't matter. The only thing that matters is that you and Angel are safe.”

This finally drew out a smile from Fluttershy, and the two embraced a moment longer. When they broke the hug, they turned to their former home. Now the shock was gone, and it was replaced by a big question. “Where the hell are we gonna live now?” Rainbow finally asked. To their left, Spike they heard a cough.

“I think your friend Spike can help you with that.” Sunset said, walking up the hill to their sides.

“Sunset?!” Spike shouted in surprise. The Equestrian agent turned to him and smiled.

“Heya, Spike. Sorry that it took me so long to find you, the chip in your phone is harder to track up high.” she said, turning back to Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy despite Spike numerous questions about the chip she referred to. “Anyhow, if you two would like to, I can get Spike to be your host, and you can live at his house.”

Fluttershy’s face lit up, as did Rainbow Dash’s. “Oh, that would be amazing!” Fluttershy cried, clapping gleefully. Rainbow Dash turned to Spike.

“You good with this, Spike?” she asked, feeling nervous for a moment. However, Spike’s warm smile reassured her.

“Yup. I love for you guys to move in! It’s not like we don’t have room.” Spike said, smiling at his friends. Fluttershy squealed and wrapped Spike into tight hug.

“Thank you, thank you, thank you!” he cried, not noticing the fact the Spike could no longer breath while he was pressed into her chest. Finally, she let him go, his face bright red from embarrassment and...something else. A black car came up the hill, and took the Equestrians and Spike home. As they drove, Spike turned to Sunset, looking inquisitive.

“So. Sunset. What, exactly, was that about a chip in phone?”

"Spike, c'mon. It's my job to know where you are at all times! A tracking chip kinda helps that."

"Yeah, I guess that makes sense...hey, Sunset?"

"Hmm?"

"Thanks."

"No problem, Spike. No problem at all."

Author's Note

Next it will be Applejack and Rarity. That's right, two at once!