Spike looked out of the bedroom window at the city below, he knew soon they would land. He would finally get to meet the friends and family Twilight had told him so much about. Needless to say, he was worried out of his mind about how they would react. He knew from Twilight that ponies often had trouble getting along with non-ponies, especially dragons, thanks to the long and complicated history Equestria had with the Dragon Lands.

Even if he wasn't really a dragon, regardless of if him possessing their magic. Though Twilight had adopted a younger dragon sister his age, but still it made him nervous to think how they would react to him. Maybe he could calm down some if he could power down, but for some reason, he couldn't.

"Spike, what’s bothering you?" Twilight asked.

Spike turned to face her, “I was hoping to power down to meet everyone, but I can't seem to do it." He answered.

"I can't say that I'm surprised, you power up automatically whenever I cast spells around you, so it only makes sense that with the magic all over Gaia, you would stay powered up while here." Twilight explained.

"Great that’s just another thing I have to worry about when meeting them." Spike said.

"Spike you don't have to worry about ponies treating you differently, because you are a magic-blood. In fact, it will probably help you interact with ponies and other races." Twilight said.

"What do you mean by that?" Spike asked.

"Well normal humans look very different from any race we have on Gaia, even the few who look the most like humans still look very different from normal humans. However you magic-blooded humans look closer to what races here see as normal, especially when powered up." Twilight explained.

"My magic makes me look normal? That’s not something I ever thought I would hear . . . Hey Twilight, how do you think they will react about us dating and living together? I mean, I can already hear your dad and brother giving the whole ‘if you touch her you die’ speech, while your mother is saying you need to find someone to give her grandbabies or something." Spike said.

This caused Twilight to giggle a little, “Spike you don't have anything to worry about there. First off on Gaia, it is normally the mothers and older sisters that say things like that, not the fathers and brothers. In case you forgot I do live with Barb and Starlight, so it isn't like we will be on our own. Besides, if they heard you were planning on living on your own, they would probably try to get you to move in with me or someone else anyway," She explained.

"Oh, why is that?" Spike asked.

"A young stallion moving to not just a new kingdom, but a whole new world living on his own? That sounds like trouble waiting to happen. Oh, and Spike if you are worried about having foals because we are different races, you don't have to that’s not a problem," Twilight said.

"Yeah, I know that was a long way off, and if we do get there we could always adopt," Spike said, after realizing what it sounded like when he said it.

True he did want kids one day, and he really hopes that Twilight would be there mother. Of course, he knows that and what the whole different species thing means for that.

"Well adoption isn't much of an option in Equestria due to it being rare for a foal to be in need of adoption, but that wasn't what I was getting at anyway. We have figured out long ago how to allow beings of different races to crossbreed with one another while allowing their children to one day have children of their own," She explained.

"Really? So, if we ever do want kids there is some spell that will allow it to happen?” Spike asked.

"Actually we have many different ways to do it, but now that I think of it, you may not need any them at all, thanks to your dragon magic. We should probably get that tested," Twilight said.

"What do you mean by that?" Spike asked.

"Well dragons are one of the few races on Gaia that can naturally crossbreed with basically anything they can . . . you know . . . do it with, and that all thanks to their magic which you have," Twilight explained.

"Huh, well strangely I guess that helps me relax a little about meeting them, but I have to ask, is there any special cultural thing they are expecting me to do or not do involving us dating? I really want to make a good impression on them,” Spike stated.

"Actually when it comes to dating, things are weirdly not that different between our two cultures, well at least in terms of the things we do, the reasons behind them are different however," Twilight said.

"That’s a little odd, I thought for sure that at the very least, women would do the things men are normally expected to do on dates," Spike said.

"Well like I said, the things we do may be the same, but the reasons behind them are different. You see, it used to be in Equestria that dating and choosing their herd-mates were one of the few things stallions had control over in their lives. Which is why stallions are normally the ones who take the lead in dating much like on Earth," Twilight explained.

"So they are basically the same practices and traditions, wow that is a load taken off my mind. I thought for sure I would have to do or say something that would be taken as offensive. Just because dating works differently on Earth, but if they are the same I guess I don't have that much to worry about," Spike said.

"Well they aren't totally the same, I mean there are more ponies invol-Oh pony feathers! Spike, I forgo-"

Suddenly the intercom came on, which cut off Twilight and someone spoke. It sounded like whinnied and spoke in Danish but with even more strange sounds.

"Twilight what language was that? It sounded a bit like horse noises?" Spike asked.

"That was Equinese, you didn't understa-Of course you didn't understand. I forgot to put a translation spell on you. Uuuh, this is why I always make a checklist, you can't forget things if you have a checklist," Twilight said.

"Translation spell, Equinese? Twilight what going on?" Spike asked.

“Spike, have you ever wondered how beings from a whole other world were able to speak and read Earth's languages so well?" Twilight asked.

"I always assumed ponies just learn them before coming over here,” Spike answered.

"No, most of us put this spell on ourselves that allows us to understand the most spoken and written languages of others, as well as to be understood by them," Twilight explained.

"Wow that must be very helpful, it just translates all languages perfectly?" Spike asked.

"Most, some languages with very complex grammar rules can sound funny with translated like this, take Yakibus for example, it sounds very odd when translated this way. Plus it won't let you write in any language you can't already and bad enough hoof writing can confuse it. Anyway, I'm going to need to cast this on you, otherwise, you won't be able to communicate with others." Twilight explained.

"Will this be some kind of daily thing?" Spike asked, as the small purple anthro pony moves right up to his face.

"I can make it last a few years, but it will take a couple of minutes. Now hold still," Twilight said as she started to cast the spell on him.

A few minutes passed without Spike or Twilight saying anything as she performed the spell. During this time Spike could feel the airship landing. He could also hear a few other people on the ship going past their room, no doubt to help unload the ship.

"Alright Spike that should do it but to make sure, I'm going to turn mine off and say something in Equinese." Twilight said, as her horn lights up and then goes out.

“Spike you have the cutest plot I have ever seen," Twilight said.

"Um, Thanks Twilight," Spike said with a blush, as he has been around Twilight enough to understand what that means.

"Looks like it worked and Spike, I want you to know that was true," Twilight with a blush.

"Anyway we better get going, they probably have finished unloading everything by now, and I know everyone will be waiting for us." Twilight said, as she picked up their bags with her magic.

"Here let me get these Twilight," Spike said, as he grabs as many bags as he could carry, which with his dragon strength was all of them.

"Always the gentle-stallion," Twilight said, as she walked out the door.

Spike and Twilight barely made it off the airship, before Spike heard someone calling Twilight by name.
"Hey, Twilight over here!"

"Girls, mom, dad, it so good to see you all, and look who I brought back with me!" Twilight said in a happy voice.

"Alright Spike this is your chance, you got to make a good-No a great first impression! Got to show that you are taking this relationship, as new as it is, seriously!" Spike thought to himself as he tried to rally himself up for this meeting. He was ready to put faces to the names he heard so much of.

He turned to face them and started to speak, "Hello everyone my name is Spike Th-" only for his brain to imminently stop working, and his face to turn from purple to red as soon as he saw the group with Twilight. A group that was made of ten other mares, one blue stallion, and one who Spike guessed was Barb, Twilight's younger adopted dragon sister.

A group that besides Twilight . . . were all completely naked!

Author's Note

Fairy races were a big part of the G1 series