When Spike and Fluttershy arrived at the edge of the town, it wasn't hard to notice the shift in the mood as they walked down the street. Spike sighed. 'Yeah, I'm not surprised.' Thought Spike as he could feel the eyes of everyone they crossed paths with looking at him. Fluttershy looked at Spike and noticed the worried look he had. "Spike, what's wrong?" Asked Fluttershy.

Spike tried to hide his feelings. "It's nothing Fluttershy, I'm just trying to get used to my new leg." Said Spike, he was trying to keep the truth from her.

Fluttershy gasped as she took what Spike said at face value. "Oh, I'm sorry, let’s go to Rarity's so you can sit down." Said the mare as she started pulling Spike along to the closest home of one of her friends.

Spike looked at Fluttershy pulling him around. "So Fluttershy, Rarity is the white one with the purple curls, right?" Asked Spike. "Sorry if I don't really remember everyone right off, but I only got to talk with them for a few moments before all of this craziness happened."

Fluttershy smiled. "It's fine, Spike, I understand that yesterday was intense. We can reintroduce you to everyone if you need it. But yes, Rarity is the white unicorn with the purple curled mane. She's a fashion designer, and in my opinion, she's one of the best in the whole of Equestria. She owns 3 stores all over the kingdom, one in Canterlot, one in Manhattan, and her first and main store is right here in our little town."

Spike was confused. "Fashion designer?" Spike looked around, and yep, everyone was naked. "But everyone is naked."

Fluttershy giggled. "Well, yes we do go around naked, but that doesn't mean that we always go around like that. Would you go to a fancy party without dressing up, or a wedding, what about a concert, wouldn't you want to dress up?"

Spike hummed in thought. "Wow, I hadn't really thought about it like that, you think she wouldn't mind making me some clothes. My mother kinda had my original set burned and a copy made, but I don't feel like wearing the same thing every day." Asked Spike.

Fluttershy smiled. "I know she would love the opportunity to help you." Said Fluttershy.

Spike smiled at hearing that, but then he remembered that he didn't know much about the money system of this world. "Hey Cally, I need help." Said Spike.

Cally popped up from Spike's arm. "What do you need my help with Master?" Asked Cally.

"Cally, I need some idea of how the economy of Equestria works, can you give me an idea?"

"Of course, well to start with, a Bit, is a 1-ounce piece of 98% gold valued at about 1600 dollars, your account is currently stocked with 787584975 Bits, so your account has the equivalent of 1.26 trillion dollars." Spike dropped his jaw at hearing that. Back home, Canterlot Corp was valued at 548 billion dollars and Spike owned 5% of the company once he turned 18. But right now, he could buy the whole company twice and still have some left. "But Master, the cost of a loaf of bread is almost 3 bits in this world, also there is no set value for things, Equestria is mostly a bartering economy where it is necessary to haggle, but certain establishments do have set prices."

This helped Spike pick up his jaw as he knew that there was always something. "Thanks, Cally." Said Spike as Cally went back to sleep. Spike looked at Fluttershy who had stopped pulling him around. "Fluttershy, what's up, I thought we were going to Rarity's?" Asked Spike.

Fluttershy blushed. "Um... We've been here for a few minutes now. I just didn't want to interrupt your conversation with Cally." Said Fluttershy.

Spike looked around and noticed that they were in front of a large circular building. The building was designed to look like a carousel, with mannequins in various positions adorned in beautifully designed suites and dresses stationed in the windows. Spike was surprised that he didn't even notice the building, which was very different from the rest of the town. He rubbed the back of his head as he looked at Fluttershy. "Sorry for not being much of a conversationalist Fluttershy, but everything is so new to me and it's all so interesting." Said Spike, he felt bad, here she was showing him around and he wasn't even paying attention.

Fluttershy gave Spike an innocent smile. "It's fine Spike, I know this is all new to you, I'm sorry I'm not as helpful as Cally." Said Fluttershy giving Spike her 'I'm sorry' face.

Spike felt like a real asshole when he saw Fluttershy's face, he needed to assure Fluttershy that this was on him, not her. Spike bent down so he could look Fluttershy in the eyes. "Fluttershy, you are nowhere in the wrong, I'm the one who should apologize, you're taking time out of your day to show me around." Spike laughed. "I can't count how many times my mother or father smacked me upside the head for spending too much time on the computer or my phone, now is no different. My dad always said, 'Spike, learning and experiencing are two different things. Learning can be done easily, you see a place you want to learn about, so you research it and learn. But it's completely different from experiencing a place, seeing what makes it tick, talking to the people, and feeling yourself adapt to it." Said Spike, he stood up to his full height, Spike looked up to the sky and smiled at the clear day they were having. "And he's right. Information is just ideas that someone put on paper or into a text box. Living, growing, experiencing new things, that's how one truly expands their understanding."

Fluttershy dropped her jaw. "Discord said that?" Asked Fluttershy, the Discord she knew was juvenile, a prankster, impulsive, and once turned a soup bowl into a soup water gun.

Spike smiled. "Master, I have finished going over my programs once again, and the error was indeed an extra program that my first owner installed. It had been corrupted, but it is salvageable. Would you like me to commence code repairs?"

Spike looked at Cally. "Yes, I want you to be fully operational."

"Very well. Also, Master, you might be unaware of this, but a white unicorn is approaching you and Madam Fluttershy from behind." Said Cally as she went to work.

Spike and Fluttershy turned around to see Rarity walking up to them with a few bags in her magic. "Rarity, Spike's all better!" Cheered Fluttershy as she ran over to her and pulled her over to Spike.

Spike smiled at Rarity, but then he noticed that Rarity was even shorter than Fluttershy. Rarity smiled at Spike. "Well, it's good to see you again Spike, what do I owe the pleasure?" Asked Rarity, then she gasped. "Oh, where are my manners, please come inside, my shop is closed for the day while I restock my fabrics, so I have a lot of free time on my hands, and I would love the company." Said Rarity.

"Um... Thanks, Rarity, that sounds nice." Said Spike. Rarity nodded as she used her magic to open the door to the house and ushered the two inside.

Spike looked at the shop floor, there were even more outfits on display. 'Man, for a nudist species, she's doing really well for herself.' Thought Spike. Rarity sighed. "Yes, I know the place is a mess, but when you have your little sister around all the time, you’re lucky to keep a place clean for more than 5 minutes." Said Rarity as she walked through a door to the living area of the shop. "Let me start the kettle for us, I just got a lovely blend of lemon and earl gray tea from the market. Please sit down, it'll only be a minute." Said Rarity as she walked out of the room, presumably to put away the stuff she bought.

Spike looked at Fluttershy. "So Fluttershy, how do you know Rarity?"

Fluttershy giggled. "Well it's a long story, I'll let Twilight explain it in detail. But we've been best friends ever since we defeated Nightmare Moon, about 4 years ago, but before that, I was a wee bit antisocial."

Rarity walked back into the room. "Sweetie, you were more than a wee bit. When Twilight came to town, you ran inside of your cottage and refused to come out for hours. It took Harry, AJ, and Rainbow to pry you off your doorframe, and that was just so Twilight could say hi." Said Rarity. Fluttershy blushed and retreated into herself. Rarity smiled at her. "But look at you now, you sing on stage, you barely freak out anymore, and you certainly are not afraid of your own shadow. Heck, I remember when we faced that large dragon that was trying to take a nap, you rushed in and yelled at it so no one would get hurt from his smoke, and you were terrified of all dragons back then. But now ever since Dragon Lord Ember took over, I've seen you talk with her without fear." She looked at Spike. "Sorry for all of that. Um... Spike, why do you look like that?" Asked Rarity. Spike was shocked by the third power and couldn't respond.

Cally popped up from Spike's arm. "Sorry about him, I have access to his memories, and it looks like that he used to court a human version of Dragon Lord Ember. It didn't end on a good note." Cally looked at Rarity. "Sorry. Greetings I am Cally, I'm an artificial intelligence unit that was adapted into Spike's new limbs. You are Rarity, it's nice to meet you."

Rarity was a little surprised but smiled at the pixel pony. "The same to you, now are you sure that our Ember and the one he is thinking about, are the same?"

Cally hummed as she pulled an image of Spike's Ember up on her screen. "Yes, this was a memory from when Spike was 18. He and Ember were walking her dog by the beach."

Rarity hummed at the picture. "Well, I certainly do see the resemblance." Said Rarity. She then smirked; Rarity always loved a bit of spicy gossip. "So, Cally, what was that Ember like?" Asked Rarity.

"Searching. Ember Torch: Age 22. She and Spike were a couple back in high school, but after that summer, they tried to stay together via long distance. It didn't last that semester. For more details, I will need permission from my master."

"Permission denied." Said Spike simply, he looked at Cally. "Cally, please do not go through my memories without my permission."

Cally nodded. "Of course, Master, I will make note of that and will adjust my code accordingly. But that is not why I am here; I have finished repairs on my program."

Spike looked at Cally. "Already?" Asked Spike shocked.

Cally nodded. "Yes, as I said, the processing power in here is like night and day compared to my old unit. It is designated as Hard Light. Permission to investigate?" Asked Cally.

"Granted." Said Spike, he was interested in seeing what this program could do. Suddenly he couldn't feel his arm or leg. "What, where are my arm and leg?" Asked Spike. He looked for Cally, but he noticed that his arm was crawling away over the table. Spike looked at his leg, it was hopping to the other side of the table. "What the hell?" Asked Spike.

Once both limbs were on the other side of the table, green light started to be projected out of the limbs, but the weird part was that unlike normal light, this light was creating curves, a body, and ahead. Everyone was shocked to see the 2 limbs turn into a full body. Suddenly the body sprouted a mane of blue hair, its eyes opened, and a pair of blue eyes looked at the shocked group. "Hard light mode activated. Designation Cally, please confirm that the user is of legal age."

Spikes eyes shot wide, he was a man, and he knew that whenever something asked to confirm the user's age, it was never for anything wholesome. But before he could close the program, Rarity answered. "Um... Yes."

"Conformation accepted. Starting stimulation routine." Said Cally as her chest started to grow to a pair of DDs. She looked at Rarity. "Mistress would you prefer to be eaten out first or would you like me to engage my phallus?" Asked Cally.

Rarity blushed hard as she looked at Spike. "Spike, what's going on?" Asked Rarity.

Spike shrugged. "Cally. Explain."

Cally looked at Spike. "Hard light is an aftermarket program designed for individuals with sexual desires. Records indicate that only 300 units have been purchased with this program. Is this form not acceptable for Master?" Asked Cally as she grew taller and her ass grew wider. "I can adjust all areas to fit my master’s desires. I am also able to produce saliva, sweat, vaginal secretions, and a semen-like substance to suit all needs. This program is also equipped with extensive knowledge of many sexual positions to maximize stimulations." Cally walked over to Spike and took a seat in his lap, she looked into Spike's eyes. "Masters heart rate has increased by 40% and erection is currently at 10 inches, but readings indicate erection is only at 50% size, estimated size is 14 inches. Permission to grind your erection to achieve full size?"

Spike gulped. "Cally, close Hard Light." Ordered Spike.

"Hard light closing, returning to normal functions." Said Cally as her body dispersed and Spike's limbs fell to the floor. "Ugh, what happened?" Asked Cally. "Master Spike, why am I not attached to you?" Asked Cally.

"Cally, uninstall Hard Light." Said Spike.

"Unable to uninstall without full system wipe, full memory loss and all personal data will be permanently deleted. Do you want to continue?"

Spike sighed, he didn't want to lose Cally, and all the information she had stored. "Cancel."

"Very well. Master, what happened?" Asked Cally. "The last thing I remember was getting permission to access my hard-light program, then nothing. Was my system unable to operate it successfully?" Asked Cally.

Spike sighed. "Cally, I'll explain later. Let me get you back on first." Said Spike as he pictured his limbs in his mind.

"Returning to host, distance, minimal. Activating connections." Said Cally as Spike's limbs moved to reconnect to Spike's stumps. "Connection complete, system returning to standby mode." Said Cally.

Spike sighed. He looked to Rarity; she was blushing hard. He looked to Fluttershy, but he didn't see her in her seat. He looked down to the floor, Fluttershy was passed out on the ground with a full-body blush. Spike looked back at Rarity. "So how about that tea?" Asked Spike.

Author's Note

No words can be said about this chapter, I'm not even sure how I got to this point. But Discord has some splanin to do about why he had a service unit with Hard Light installed. If I remember to bring it up.