Spike and Berry laughed at each other as they ate their Pumpkin Bourbon Cheesecake. Red Heart tapped Spike's shoulder to get his attention.

"Ye...yes sweet Heart?" Spike laughed "Get it! Cause...cause your Red Heart!" Spike snorted.

"Spike, I know you like drinking...but please wait till after the party, once we're all in the room you and Berry can drink all you want." Red Heart turned to cut a slice of her cake before turning back to Spike's now empty seat. "WHAT THE!??" She asked, looking around. "SPIKE'S GONE AYWAL!!"

"WHAT!?" Carrot top and Cheerliee shot up and looked around, Berry laughed at them.

"Cheerliee your on Berry duty." Carrot top said.

"On it," Cheerliee responded as she threw her arm over the drunk mare. "Hey sweetie, are you enjoying your cake?"

"Oh...yeah it's...it's fucking awesome!" Berry responded as she ate some on the slice she had on her plate. "It's...it's like I'm drinking a bottle a Bourbon...only I'm eating it with Pumpkin and Cheesecake!" With Berry now rambling on about how amazing it was to eat Booze Red Heart and Carrot top split up and searched for the missing Dragon. As the two mares began asking different tables and any creature they met between tables if they'd seen Spike. Spike himself was now at a buffet table off to the far edge of the party when he was once again surrounded.

"So Spike?" Lyra asked the drunk dragon "How are you going to wow Strongheart?" Spike blinked at her.

"why do I need to wow Strongheart is she bored or some...?" once again Spike was cut off

"Oh don't act stupid." Cloudchaser responded, "You practically admitted she's the next one on your list to add to your wife army."

"I did?" Spike asked in amazement "well f..." Spike stopped himself and turned to the CMC Looking up at in "Hi small children" He said awkwardly

"So what are you going to do?" Flitter asked, "You just gonna go ask her to dance or..."

"Good Idea!" Spike responded leaving his plate on the table and looking around "Where is Strong Heart anyway?" Imediatly Spike was Dragged off by Lyra and Bon-bon towards the less than active dance floor. "Hey, where we going?" Spike was released and left standing alone for a second before being tapped on the shoulder and turning to face Little Strongheart, who had an awkward smile on her face.

"Hey Spike, It's been a while." she said as she offered him her hand, Spike accepted and the two began awkwardly dancing "So...tell me about this list I'm on."

-5 minutes later-

"I couldn't find him," Red Heart said as she joined up with Carrot top at the Buffet table

"Me neither, I have no idea where the hell he went, what if another mare found him!" there was a crunking sound behind them "He's Drunk! What if she seduces him!" another crunch.

"Don't panic, we just need to..." another crunch "DO YOU MI..." Carrot top's anger melted in her throat when she turned to the source of the crunching and found Spike eating some crackers.

"Oh sorry Carrot top." Spike said as he picked up another one "Did you want one?"

"Oh thank our mother in law, Spike where have you been!" Red Heart demanded as Carrot top grabbed the dragons free hand to keep him from running off.

"Oh, I went to make an appointment." He said as he picked up a handful of crackers.

"I'm sorry you...made an appointment?" Red Heart asked in confusion "what does that mean?"

"Oh, I ended up on the dance floor." Spike took another mouthful of crackers "And ran into Litte Strongheart."

"I don't like the direction this is going." Carrot top decided "What'd you do? how far did you get?"

"How far did I get?" Spike asked in confusion as he reached his hand into the now empty bowl of crackers.

"Spike we heard about the list thing! And while I'm happy I was near the top of it, we agreed that..."

"That you 4 would talk to any female suitors before things go funky?" Spike replied. "If that's what you're mad about then no worries, I set it all up that way, Little Stronghearts coming down in about 3 months to have that pre-required talk with yall." Spike smiled at his wived before finally realizing the cracker bowl was empty. "I need a drink or something." He decided as he attempted to wander off again, only to be kept stationary thanks to Carrot top, who seemed pleased.

"Well, it's nice to know that even when you're a little drunk you remembered the rules." Spike smiled down at her before she began dragging him back to the table "But regardless you're too good at attracting attention for your own good so let's just go sit down before you steal more attention from the mares here."

"Yeah let's get moving." Red Heart aggreed as she grabbed Spikes other hand "But for the record, I am also rather happy you didn't just go all in with Strongheart, I can't wait to meet her." the 2 mare's lead Spike back to the table and found Berry and Cheerliee talking to Cadance.

"...I'm sure they'll be...oh! here they come!" Cheerliee said as the trio moved to their seats Cadance smiled as they took their seats and Berry offered Spike some cake and ended up smushing it in his face, after a moment of the two laughing Spike smushed some of his cake in her face and the two laughed at each other.

"I see these two are drunk again." Cadance laughed as Spike licked some of the cake off Berry's face, who returned the favor happily. "Anyway, I just wanted to see if you were all done with your cakes." Cheerliee, Carrot top, and Red Heart all nodded and Cadance light her horn, all the cakes disappeared off the table

"I'll have them wrapped up and ready to be delivered to you once you...have your home situation fixed up." Cadence cleaned both Spike and Berry up who giggled at each other. as Cadance's smile grew larger. "Now, if you'd all like to follow me, I have a certain blue something to give you before your night really gets going."

Author's Note

I think we all know what's going to happen next chapter.