Rewrite the Stars

"So… what should I be expecting when we get there?" Ember asked when she and Spike rode the elevator down. The weight limit between the two dragons almost reached the max weight limit there, so the elevator was groaning and making straining sounds as they descended down.

Spike sighed. "It's hard to explain, you'll see," he said, leaning against the elevator wall, arms crossed as they waited. "Just don't say anything about it when you see Rachel. She just had a massive freak out when she saw herself and what she needs right now since she is awake is to relax. "

"After I give her a massive dose of magic which I still think isn't gonna work well with her having pony magic in her."

"Unless you have a better idea, this is what we're doing… Thank you again For doing this." Spike said, looking at the Dragonlord.

Ember shrugged. "We help our own. Rachel is one of us."

Spike nodded before the elevator made a stop to the level and the doors opened and the two dragons stepped out.

As they walked, Spike turned to her. "How's… How's Smolder doing?"

Ember sighed heavily. "As one would expect. Garble was her older brother. She knows the rules. It'll take some time for her to go through the process but she'll be okay…. Don't expect a Hearth's Warming card from her for a while though."

Spike nodded. "Figures much."

When Spike led her to Rachel's room, he told Ember to wait before he knocked and entered.

Rachel was sitting up on the bed with the twins, guzzling what was probably her fifteenth glass of water before she gasped. "Holy crap, I can't get this taste out of my mouth. " She gagged, sticking her tongue out, which was now a long forked tongue.

"Whatcha tasting?" Ruby asked, taking the glass from her.

"I dunno. It's a mix of rotten meat and eggs fumigating inside of an active volcano." Rachel responded with another gag. It still hurts for her to breathe but it wasn't as bad as it was when she first woke up.

Spike sighed, "Yeah that's sulfur you're tasting." Rachel looks up to see him at the door. "Must be developing your fire glands… Hi honey. " He then greeted her with a smile and wave.

"So she's gonna be spitting fire soon?" Gemcity asked.

"Well she is turning into a dragon after all. " Ruby said.

"I'm still freaked out by that. " Rachel groaned, taking a pillow and buried her face in it.

Not until she could tell among so many different smells in the medical facility, she raised her face from the pillow and looked at the door.

"Is that Ember out there?" She asked, smelling Ember's scent. Her eyes widened when it was in fact her.

Surprised she was able to figure that out, Spike nodded. "Uh, yeah it's her. " he saw her tensing up and went to hide herself under the covers. "It's okay, it's okay, she's here to help." Spike said, assuring her before opening the door.

"Hell-oh hell!" Ember was taken back when she came in and saw Rachel's new scales. "You look like shit!"

Rachel yelped and hid underneath the blanket. "Why is she here??" She asked, not wanting others to see her in this state, especially with that reaction!

Spike snarled at Ember and the twins grunted at that.

"You could've given me a warning, dude. " Ember said, glaring at him.

"I did!" Spike hissed at her.

In the Canterlot Castle, since it was deemed unsafe to return to the Friendship castle since the Siege, Twilight and her friends stayed there, though Rarity chose to stay back in Ponyville.

Twilight was in her room in tears still after Spike yelled at her. Couldn't believe she messed up so much with him.

There was a knock before the door opened, it was Starlight. "Hey…. " She said softly.

"I've done it this time, Starlight." Twilight cried, curling in her bed, hugging a pillow tightly to her chest.

Starlight grunted. "Guessing your visit to the Settlement was a bust. What happened? "

Twilight sat up, still holding onto the pillow. She told Starlight everything, and by the end, Starlight had buried her face in her hands, groaning.

"Twilight Sparkle, you have got to be the smartest, dumbest of assholes there ever is!" Starlight removed her hands from her face and slapped them on her legs. "What he's going through with his girlfriend, you go and say the stupidest questions and have the nerve of not considering what Spike nearly lost! He has the right to snap at you with the way you've been acting towards him."

"And now he doesn't want to come home." Twilight shook her head. "I don't know why I even did that."

"Well, now you fucked up." Starlight said.

"What can I do to fix this, Starlight? I-I-I gotta make things right." Twilight said.

Starlight points at the Alicorn. "Right now, you aren't going to do anything. You can't go back because it'll make things be even more worse. What you will do is not do anything with him. Spike has to focus on being there for Rachel. Don't contact him for awhile and leave him be with his mate. " She then crossed her arms. "And considering Blueblood's actions from the Gala, the princesses have the right to know that it was him that attacked us. Need I remind you the White Mantle ponies that were taken all lost their heads and the cells are filled with crazed, mind controlled humans. I do not think it's a coincidence. " Starlight grunted.

"I never thought Blueblood would be responsible for this. He's a spoiled brat sure but-"

"Just because he's "Celestia's adopted nephew", doesn't mean crap." Starlight said using air quotes. "He attacked us, Celestia damnit and the princesses should know and we have to prepare for the next."

"I've warned my sister of this to come." The ponies gasped when they heard Luna's voice echoed before she materialized before them.

"Princess Luna! What a surprise, I thought you'd be resting." Twilight put the pillow down and climbed out of the bed.

"It's been trying times, Twilight Sparkle. Rest is a luxury I don't have, I'm afraid." The warrior princess said, looking down at her younger counterpart and her friend. "I'm sorry to intrude on your conversation but this is of great importance."

"You said you warned Celestia about this, what do you mean by that?" Starlight asked.

Luna nodded. "I had feared Blueblood would try something like this. I had feared ever since we found him."

The girls looked at each other puzzled before looking back at her.

Luna nodded. "How old do you think my sister's nephew is?"

"Uh… I assume in his twenties?" Twilight said unsure.

"I'd say he's 32." Starlight responded.

She shook her head. "I am afraid both of you are wrong. Follow me, gather your friends too." The princess of the night walked out of the room. " It's time for you to know who is Prince Blueblood."

Inside the controlled lab, a huge spacious room at the very bottom of the medical/research facility, Rachel and Ember stood at the center of the room.

At the viewing room above them, Spike was having major second thoughts. "I thought we were going to wait a day or so." He looked at Brimstone, he and his team of seven were working on getting things prepped on what was about to happen.

"Believe me, I much rather wait too but it seems they," Brimstone grunted, motioning to his team. "Believe now is the time. "

"They outvoted you, didn't they? " Spike asked in a tired tone.

"What I get for suggesting we vote about this. Me and Daisy Dukes were the only one against it. "

"Sorry, again." The female researcher spoke as she handed her other teammate some files.

"HELLO, CAN WE GET THIS OVER WITH?" Ember shouted up to where they could hear her. Rachel grunted, covering her ears as they were ringing. "UNDERGROUND OR NOT, I DON'T WANNA STAY HERE NEXT TO THAT DUMB PORTAL."

"Ember please for the love of God, shut up!" Rachel growled in pain, having more dragon like growl behind her tone "I don't like this either."

"Hang tight, ladies, we're almost done prepping." One of the researchers said in the intercoms.

"Yeah I'm regretting this." Spike then said.

"Can't turn back I'm afraid." Brimstone sighed.

" Sir, we're ready to begin. "