Author's Note

Here's another chapter all finished. I still welcome the constructive critisism if there are any errors in this story. As always, thank you for your patience and support and as always stay tuned for more chapters to come in the future and remember to keep on bronying on!

Spike's Proposal

Spike and Emily continued to watch the falls from high above until Celestia began to lower the sun. After that, the couple had decided to turn in for the night and find themselves a place to stay in. Starlight’s former village was remarkably close to Neighagra Falls, so Spike and Emily decided to settle there.

Emily was a little embarrassed that Spike landed in the village while carrying her bridal style, but she got over it. After all, the villagers were good ponies and no one teased them for the display, nor did they judge them.

It was Double Diamond who had showed the couple to a vacant cottage that they could stay in for a few days. Not exactly a hotel, but neither Spike nor Emily complained. When they checked out the inside, it felt more like a luxury cabin than an old cottage. The floorboards were sturdy, the furniture was dust-free and the beds were nice and soft.

“Let’s get some rest for now,” Spike said as he laid down on the bed. “Later on we can look around for something to do in the village.️”

Emily joined him on the bed and let out a sigh as she laid on his chest. She had heard from one of Twilight’s stories, that the ponies in this village were once a cult who allowed Starlight Glimmer to take their cutie marks to make them “equal”. This was apparently the first time the map had summoned them.

Emily got along quite well with Starlight due to her friendship with Spike, so she found it hard to believe she was once the maniacal leader responsible for brainwashing the village. Fortunately, that’s all in the past and the villagers have already accepted their former leader’s apology.

Letting out a cute yawn, Emily closed her eyes and was soon sound asleep. That trip to Neighagra Falls has obviously exhausted her. Spike smiled and gently combed her hair with his claws as she laid on his muscular chest.

‘I might have overdone it a bit with how I carried her to the mountains. After all the poor thing does have a fear of heights,’ Spike thought as he continued to run his fingers through his girlfriend’s soft hair. ‘Maybe tomorrow we’ll just stay on the ground. At least then, she’ll feel more comfortable.’

With that last thought, Spike fell asleep, still holding his girlfriend close to him.

The next morning, Spike and Emily woke up bright and early, getting themselves ready. After getting dressed, Spike took his girlfriend with him over to Sugar Belle’s store to get some breakfast. Upon their arrival, Big Macintosh was also arriving to deliver some apples to his marefriend. Being the gentle-drake that he was, Spike made sure to pay for the meal.

Spike and Emily found quite funny, as apparently ever since Big Mac met Sugar Belle, his vocabulary has expanded. He still liked to say is signature “eeyup” and “nnope” when answering others, but he’s also started to speak in complete sentences. Love works in crazy ways. In Big Mac’s case, it was actually beneficial to speak more. He was less shy than he was before he had a marefriend.

Along with the rest of their friends, Spike and Emily had made sure to congratulate Big Mac after he and Sugar Belle became a couple. Sugar Belle and Big Mac thanked them. Spike was happy that Big Mac finally met someone he loves and cherishes with all his heart.

At the moment, the couple were sitting at a table eating some fresh apple pie that Sugar Belle had finished baking.

“Mmm, this pie is delicious. I could probably eat 5 more,” Spike said, before taking another bite out of his pie. Emily giggled and shook her head.

“Spike, I don’t think that’d be a smart idea. We’ve only got a limited amount of bits and it won’t do us any good to use them recklessly,” she reminded. This caused Spike to pout, but he nodded.

“Okay well what do you want to do?” he asked looking around the village before returning his gaze back to Emily.

“Well, we got plenty of time before we head back to the falls. Why don’t we check out the rest of the village, see what it has to offer? I want to know as much about this place as I can,” Emily said.

“Okay then. I guess I can act as your guide dragon. I even know this other place I can show you. But I gotta ask, did you bring any warm clothes with you?” Spike asked.

“Yeah, I brought a coat with me for the trip. Why, is it gonna get cold where we’re going?”

“Yup. Then after that, I’ll show you the rest of the village before heading back to the falls,” Spike said, stroking her chin. ‘This is great. Just a few more hours left. Everything is falling into place. All I have to do now is purchase the gift with my hidden stash of bits’ he thought.

Soon, after having a delicious breakfast, Spike and Emily thanked Sugar Belle for the meal and headed out of the store. Spike walked Emily back to the cottage so she could get her coat. Unknown to Emily, Spike headed off to one of the stores in the village. Emily checked through her bags, searching for her jacket.

Emily was having a bit of trouble searching for the jacket she brought with her. At first she thought she misplaced it or left it back at home in Ponyville. She almost started to panic, but she calmed herself down by taking deep breaths.

Now that she wasn’t panicking, she checked each of her bags thoroughly for her jacket. Sure enough, Emily found her jacket and wrapped it around her before closing up all of her bags and putting them away. Now that she was ready, she walked over to the front door and exited out the cottage, finding her knight in shining scales waiting patiently for her.

“Sorry if I kept you waiting,” Emily said with a sheepish grin.

“It’s alright, I’m a patient dragon. No need to feel sorry. By the way, that’s a really nice jacket you got there,” Spike complimented.

“Aww, thanks babe,” Emily replied as she took Spike’s hand in her own. The jacket she wore was purple colored and had wool on the inside to keep her warm and cozy.

While it wasn’t cold in the village, the nearby mountains were high enough for ice and snow to form, so their jackets would definitely be necessary. Still holding each other’s hands, Spike and Emily began to make their way out of the village.

Out of courtesy for his lover, Spike refrained from flying to the mountains and instead just walked at a steady pace. As the mountains where Starlight had fled to after her village turned on her came into view, both of them could feel the cold air blow around them.

Instinctively, Emily leaned closer to the drake beside her, adoring the warmth that he provided. With a smile, Spike wrapped one of his arms around his girlfriend as they continued their stroll.

Emily looked all around her, admiring how beautiful the mountains looked. It was hard for her to decide whether these mountains or Neighagra Falls was more beautiful. Though, she decided not to question the beauty but rather just enjoy it. Spike was glad his girlfriend was enjoying herself with this trip. Unknown to her however, there was a small gift in Spike’s pocket which he would give to her when the time is right.

Once the drake released her, Emily looked at the snow around her and felt playful. While Spike turned away to look at the view of the village from this distance, he suddenly felt the back of his head get assaulted by a snowball.

He turns around and notices Emily laughing and pointing at him.

“Oh it’s on...” he whispered before picking up some snow himself and forming it into a nice ball. Having let her guard down due to how much she was laughing, Emily wasn’t able to dodge the snow that was sent towards her face. Watching as she wiped and spit the snow out, it was Spike’s turn to start laughing.

“Oh, you’re going down, Spikey-Wikey!” she said, with a confident smirk.

“We’ll see about that, Emmy-poo!” he countered. For the next 10 minutes, snowballs were thrown back and forth and it didn’t take long before both of them were covered in snow.

Unfortunately, all good things have to come to an end, as both Emily and Spike have become too tired to continue their game. Panting heavily and wet with the melted snow, the couple had decided to take a seat and just admire their view.

“So, Emily...” Spike began, causing his girlfriend to look at him. “What do you think of the trip so far, are you having fun?”

She looked at him with a smile. “You bet I am. You should have seen the look on your face when I threw that snowball at you.” she giggled flicking him on the nose. Spike rolled his eyes at this action but it wasn’t enough to stop him from smiling.

“I could say the same thing to you when you took a whole face full of snow,” he said with a chuckle.

“Still, I landed a shot first, so ha!” Emily boasted.

“Whatever, I still nailed you, so ha to you!” Spike countered, stroking her cheeks. Emily giggled at the dragon’s affection and kissed him on the cheek.

“Thanks for taking me on this trip. I’m really enjoying it,” Emily said.

“You’re welcome. Anyways, how about I show you the rest of the town, or do you still want to enjoy the view from up here?” Spike asked.

“As beautiful as it is up here, I think we should be heading back down. I’m starting to freeze up here, especially since some of the melted snow leaked onto my skin,” she said embarrassed. Spike nodded and help Emily back on her feet and guided her back down the mountain.

He still refrained from flying out of courtesy for his girlfriend’s fear of heights. Emily was shivering like crazy, but Spike helped remedy that by holding her close to his body, allowing her to take in the warmth coming from the fire in his belly.

The trip down the mountain was a bit slow, but they still managed to make it back down to the village safely. Once there, Emily went back to the cottage to put away her jacket. Spike had mentioned on the way down that he thought that after they rest up for a bit, another quick look at Neighagra Falls would be nice.

Emily wasn’t exactly sure what Spike has planned for their 2nd trip to the falls, but she knows it must be something important. After she gathered her thoughts, she put away her jacket inside the closer and walked outside the cottage.

She approached Spike and as promised, Spike showed her around the village, checking out everything the town has to offer. Emily had been told by Pinkie Pie that the ponies here used to give them big but fake smiles when Starlight was still in charge. Frankly, she was glad nobody was looking at them in such a way as they looked around.

Just imagining the ponies looking at them in that manner would send chills down her spine. Her body shook so much, her glasses slid down a bit. She pushed them back up and sighed. Spike gently rubbed her shoulder, giving her some comfort.

After going back to Sugar Belle’s store to grab some lunch, Spike asked Emily if she was ready for their 2nd trip to Neighagra Falls. While she was still suspicious, Emily nodded. Spike was about to take her hand so he could guide her to the falls, but Emily had other ideas.

“Actually Spike... I wouldn’t mind if you... carried me up there again...” she told him softly. This of course caught Spike by surprise, as Emily is afraid of heights.

“You sure you want to go through with this? You don’t have to force yourself, Emily,” Spike said out of concern.

“I know, but… I can’t keep avoiding my fears forever. Eventually, I have to get over them at some point. Please, Spike. Will you carry me to the falls?” Emily asked again

With a smile, the purple dragon once again scooped his lover into his arms. After taking a moment to confirm that she was secure, he took off into the air.

This time around Emily felt less nervous about how high Spike was carrying her. She managed to ignore her fears by concentrating on the close contact with the dragon she loved like no other. Spike gave Emily occasional glances, smiling at her throughout the flight to Neighagra Falls.

The trip was a lot quicker than their usual pace. Soon, Spike spotted the waterfalls and landed safely on the ground. He set Emily down afterwards and took in the sound of the thundering falls crash into the lake below. Hearing the waterfalls soothed Emily and Spike. However, before Emily could get more sidetracked, she tapped Spike’s shoulder.

“What is it, Emily?” Spike asked.

“Tell me, Spike. What was the reason you wanted to bring me back here, other than watching the waterfall?” Emily asked back. ‘Whatever secret Spike has, I can tell he’s probably waiting until the time’s right. But does he want to tell me?’ Emily thought to herself.

Spike knew he can’t fool Emily and that sooner or later he would have to spill the beans. Taking a deep breath, he gently took both of Emily’s hands and looked into her beautiful eyes.

“Emily, we’ve been together for a few years now and I just want to say that I couldn’t be happier than I am now. Before we met, I was just a sad, broken-hearted dragon who thought I wouldn’t find love, especially so I lost my chance with Rarity...”

Spike took another deep breath before he continued. “But when you walked into my life, everything seemed to changed. We shared laughs together, we cried, but more importantly, you helped me open my eyes and allowed me to find peace and improve myself as a friend and dragon. Without you, I’d probably be the same purple ball of sadness that everyone took pity on. And for that, I now have only one question that I feel is just right.”

Emily gasped when Spike kneeled down and reached into his pocket and pulled out a small box. She couldn’t help the tears falling from her eyes when he opened the lid to reveal a beautiful diamond ring.

“Emily... will you marry me?” he asked looking up at her with absolute adoration. She had put a hand over her mouth as the tears continued to fall.

“Y-YES! YES, OF COURSE I’LL MARRY YOU!” she shouted with joy. Emily then lunged herself at Spike and tackled him to the ground, which almost caused him to drop the box. Wrapping her arms around him, she gave him a loving kiss and he stroked her hair in response. After kissing for over five minutes, Emily pulled away with tears still in her eyes.

Spike took the diamond ring out of the box and Emily blushed as she allowed him to put it on her finger.

“The perfect fit. Oh Spikey… it’s so beautiful…” she whispered as she admired the gem. Spike caressed his girlfriend and soon to be wife’s cheek.

“Not nearly as beautiful as you Emily...” he responded gently.

“Though, I gotta ask. Where did you get the money to pay for this? It must be worth at least 500, or maybe 700 bits,” Emily said, still gazing at the gem on her ring.

“675 bits, to be exact. As for how I paid for it, I had a secret stash of bits saved up. I was planning on proposing to you for quite some time now, but it’s taken me a long time to save up so many bits,” Spike explains.

“Well, I really appreciate it, Spike. The efforts you put into getting me such a wonderful gift means so much to me. Thank you,” Emily said. She leans in and locks lips with Spike one last time, but held it a little longer than before.

Though they were miles away from home, Spike can feel the princesses smiling down upon him and his fiancée. He could already picture how excited and teary-eyed Twilight will be when she hears about his proposal to Emily. The other girls will most likely be just as overjoyed to hear that Spike is getting married.

However he wasn’t focused on their reactions at the moment. Even though they’ve already seen it, the view of Neighagra Falls was still a breathtaking view. Sitting back down, Emily leaned onto the one who would soon be her husband as they admire the waterfalls.