Author's Note

This is a story I've been working on for a while, if you're reading this then I guess I posted it.

I don't think the name really works anymore

Spike sat silently, patting his feet back and forth as he looked out the window at the multitude of trees passing him by, He was currently on the Friendship express on his way to answer a summoning he had received as a bizarre set of circumstances, as he watched the trees disappear from his line of sight just as fast at they entered he remembered the casual event that had made his week a confusing mess.

Spike was making his way down the walkway that marked the entrance to the school of friendship, he was carrying a barrel of apple cider that had been freshly squeezed on the campus as a friendship exercise and was now destined for Sweetapple acres, he was taking it to the drop point where Big mac would haul it the rest of the way. While walking Spike nearly dropped the barrel when he almost ran into a distracted Smolder.

"Oh Sorry bud," she said as she helped him steady himself.

"No, my bad, shouldn't be carrying this stupid thing so high up, can't see in front of me," He decided, he lowered the barrel and found the entire walkway was crowded near the part that connected to the land, "So what's got the walkway all congested?"

"Couple of Kirins have been walking around and doing something...bizarre I guess, dunno what else to call it, so many students wanted to try it that the Kirins have now set up shop on the other side of the bridge so all students can give it a try."

"Attention achieved," Spike decided as he set the Barrel down and leaned on it like a small table "Do tell,"

"Alright so they hand you this pink cube and tell you to chew on it and they'll give you twenty bits if you can break it, and if you can't you move on,"

"Wait," Spike frowned as he thought about the terms of the game "So you either win something or lose nothing? I'm not seeing the scam here, or even an attempt at a gamble,"

"But here's the thing, no one can put a dent in the thing, It feels like a stone in your hand but it feels like jello in your mouth, I tried it and felt it contort around my teeth, but the dam thing was fine when I spat it out, Yona and Gallus both tried and failed, Ocellus even turned into a Bugbear and nothing happened!"

"I have to try this," Spike decides "This is super weird and frankly I'll hate myself later if I miss out on it," Spike waved Smolder a good day and used his Barrel to part the crowd and get to the front, once upfront he saw two Kirin girls facing away from him, one was cleaning the cube off and the other was thanking a Griffin for participating. The Two instantly turned their heads and both stared directly at him.

"Oh a dragon," one of them said.

"I love dragons," The other agreed.

"Come, young lad, bite the cube, win the ultimate prize,"

"Calling Twenty bits the ultimate prize seems like an upsell," Spike chuckled as he set the barrel back down and held his hand out for the cube.

"Oh there's a secret prize," One of the Kirin girls said with a smile.

"Only for the ears of the one that breaks the cube to hear," The other agreed as she handed Spike the Cube.

"I've never seen you two here before," Spike noted before popping the cube into his mouth.

"Indeed, we are visiting Ponyville, I am Ash," the Grey Kirin with a black mane declared, she was wearing a white tank top and cargo shorts

"Only Visiting, I am Smoke," the white Kirin with a Black mane smiled as she introduced herself, she was wearing a Black Tank top with Cargo shorts.

"We're Twins," They said in happy unison, Spike smiled at how ecstatic they seemed in their little break-the-cube game.

"I'm Spike," Spike said as he bit into the cube, both he, the twins, and every creature in earshot froze when the sound of a crunch hit their ears. "Oh no," Spike said as he felt two distinct objects in his mouth, he spat into his hand and looked in confusion at two perfect pink hearts. "I broke it," he complained as he handed it back to the twins, whose smiles has turned crazy as they looked at the two hearts.

"It's you," Ash whispered.

"you win," Smoke added hurriedly "The Dragon named Spike has won the Twenty bits and a special prize that will be given to him once the area is clear, please disperse,"

"I have some Cider to deliver," Spike noted as he patted the barrel "you two can wait here and I'll go move it, the crowd should be gone by the time I get..." Spike was cut off as the two twins lifted the barrel with their magic.

"Oh no trouble at all Ma'am," Ash said.

"Sir," Smoke said hurriedly "or Ma'am, or they, your choice,"

"Oh, ok...I was taking them to the Big red guy at the apple cart in the market district,"

"We'll deliver it with haste, My lady," Ash said.

"Or my Lord," Smoke added quickly before the two walked away with synchronized steps.

"Is there something on my face?" Spike demanded of the crowd as he checked to see if some creature had prettified his face "or was it just that one twin being bad at differentiating Dragon genders,"

"I've been called a guy many a time," Smolder called out in defense "and you do have a pretty lean face, I'm betting on the second one,"

Spike yawned as his two traveling companions returned, Ash and Smoke were smiling at him in delight, upon returning from delivering the barrel Spike had been informed that he was to come with them to the Kiren Grove by order of the Kirin Leader Rainshine, after telling Twilight and getting the go-ahead he had met with the twins the following day and ended up on the train.

"You sure you can't just tell me why Rainshine wants to talk to me?" Spike asked.

"No Ma'am," Ash said shaking her head.

"Could you maybe tell me why you keep referring to me with female pronouns?" Spike countered.

"Does it bother you?" Smoke inquired.

"Not really, more confuses me,"

"I thought you were a lady when I first saw you, and I am having trouble unseeing you like one," Ash decided "Sorry Ma'am,"

"Naw it's fine," Spike said, caring far too little about his own personal Pronouns to go about having them corrected.

"So how have you been Sir," Smoke asked sweetly "well-fed, well treated, any wives?"

"I eat fine, generally, and are you asking if I have more than one wife?"

"Yes," Smoke confirmed "And what do you mean generally, has someone been going against your will? would you like me to deal with it for you?"

"You seem...oddly fond of me, seeing as I've known you for only like a day and a half," Spike looked between the twins. any time they thought he wasn't looking their eyes would both explore his body intensely, Spike was unsure what the cube had been, but from the looks of things it had earned him twenty bits and two slightly scary friends who he felt were going to turn into stalkers as soon as the option became available to them.

"I notice the trees are really close to the train," Spike said in an attempt to make small talk "This track is pretty new isn't it?"

"Oh yes," Ash agreed.

"It use to only reach just outside the forest surrounding our grove," Smoke added happily.

"Now we have a station that's a casual hop, skip, and jump to the grove," Ash smiled.

"But not directly to it, we Kirin's have a history with Ponies," Smoke frowned as she looked around the empty train, and eyed the door that led to the steam engine, probably trying to eye the pony running the engine.

"The wounds are mostly healed," Ash assured Spike before frowning, "but they're still there," Ash started smiling again and leaned closer to Spike, "but then we found you, if the ceremony goes to plan we can place the final bandage over the wound and it can begin to fully heal,"

"The ponies who returned our voices were the first step to healing," Smoke jumped in.

"Oh yeah, Fluttershy and Applejack,"

"You know them?" Ash asked, "Did you send them?"

"I did not," Spike said, leaning away from Ash as she closed the distance and was nearly touching his nose with hers "I had no part in them going to your village that day, that was all thanks to Autumn Blaze I hear,"

"And she'll be rewarded," Ash shivered a little and Spike felt the situation escaping his grasp more and more by the second, "She gets to be the first, but we get to go second, we talked it out, we'll both go at the same time,"

"Sister," Smoke suddenly pulled her sister away "He doesn't need to know about that part of the ceremony, only Kirin may participate in it,"

"Well it sounds really neat," Spike said in as polite of a tone as he could muster while also trying to make it look like he wasn't scooting away. Smoke pulled Ash out of her seat and Spike watched them huddle together across the train. "Oh man, this is some crazy cult shit I've wandered into," He muttered as he held his clawed hand to his face and shook his head "Stupid cube, turning into two tiny hearts while in my mouth, of all the mouths it had to be mine"

Spike walked off the train into the train station, he had expected the place to be barren, instead, he found it overflowing with Kirins of all shapes and sizes.

"Is that her?" He heard from the crowd.

"he's not as scary as I thought," Another voice murmured, as multiple voices murmured out Ash and Smoke walked up to Spike and offered him another Pink cube, getting the idea Spike popped it in his mouth and crunched down on it, the crunch was enough to make the crowd go silent as Spike spat out the two hearts in either hand and held them up.

"Some creature explain why this is such a big deal," He demanded. Instead of an answer he got a loud cheer and was rushed. "Oh no," He attempted to back away and instead felt the twins put their hands on his back "it's the Crystal Empire all over again," he managed to cry out before being lifted up and carried away by a very happy crowd.

Spike was taken to the edge of the train station, where a very expensive-looking Palanquin sat in wait, Spike was set inside the velvet-lined interior and had a blanket thrown over him before the crowd backed away and respectfully allowed Ash and Smoke to take their positions, Ash in the back, Smoke upfront.

The two twins crossed their arms, Smoke put her's behind her back and Ash crossed them under her chest, pushing up her breasts in the process, They lit their horns and Spike was lifted up and the large group began lining up behind them as Spike was carried away in style.

"What the hell is happening?" Spike asked with a chuckle, "If their planning to sacrifice me or something, they're doing a dam fine job of making me comfy before I'm sent to the great beyond," Spike chuckled for a moment before sighing "Oh man I'm so gonna die here," figuring there was no way in tartarous for him to escape a mob of Kirins who could just pluck him off the ground with magic, Spike snuggled into the comfy Palanquin and silently hoped he wasn't about to die.

Spike didn't open his eyes until he felt the Palanquin being set down, Spike looked out and found he was in the middle of the Kirin Grotto, Ash and Smoke happily helped him out and carefully tucked the blanket back in.

"Ah, you've arrived," Spike turned and found a very tall Kirin wearing clothes that looked comfortable and left almost nothing to the imagination.

"I'm going out on a limb and saying your Rainshine," Spike decided "The Tallest lady is always the one in charge,"

"And you must be Spike," Rainshine replied "I am so honored to meet you, I imagine you have no idea what is happening right now?"

"Not even slightly," Spike confirmed, Rainshine nodded before turning to Ash and Smoke.

"You two have done your jobs well, please go to my Tree, my maids will help you prepare for your time in the spotlight," The Two squealed and both hugged Spike.

"Happy I could help," He struggled to say as he was crushed with their joy, "I'm sure you worked hard to earn your time in the spotlight," The Two made to pull away before leaning forward and kissing Spike on the cheek, Spike turned red as the two giggled and ran away, the crowd parting for them as they rushed off to wherever it was Rainshine lived.

"Come now Spike," Rainshine said as she used her size to pull Spike in and snuggly placed him against her belly before leading him away from the crowd that was now following Ash and Smoke "I have a story to tell you,"

Spike walked with Rainshine, doing his damn best to not stare, Rainshine was wearing a skirt and a Bikini top, the skirt was loose enough that Spike was confident he could steal a peak with ease, he did his best to avoid this, and instead looked at her top, which was revealing all of its secrets all on its own.

"Here we are," She said as she led him to one of many waterfalls, the two walked through it and Spike did all he could to not look down as he felt the skirt wash away over his tail. Now only wearing a Bikini Spike avoided looking at her body with all his might.

"Once, when the Kirin race was young, there was a Kirin who ruled above even me, they were strong, wise, and beautiful, they went by many names, the All-Mother, The Kirin of the eternal garden, The Lover, but they were fond of being called the Goddess of Fertility. She could do many things, bring dying gardens back to life with a single tear, grow plants from nothing by singing one of her songs, and help Kirins who couldn't 'perform' have children." Rainshine sighed as she lead Spike deeper into the cave.

"But one day the Ponies came, and with them came their Princesses, Equestria was young, and the land had little fertility, so they begged her to help them, we asked her to stay, but she was kind, she left to help them, and they got greedy, they stole her powers and used every drop of magic she had all at once, they filled their world with growth, but they cursed it, by stealing what she had tried to give the plants turned rotten, and thus your Everfree Forest was born, our Goddess, stripped of magic, turned into a dormant shell, and the Princesses took her away, hiding her from us for thousands of years,"

Rainshine smiled as they came to a pool at the end of the cave filled with Pink water "Here is her pool, she used it to unwind and recharge, to help her magic flow back to her, and from this water we crafted the cube, a cube of magic that only she can touch,"

"Oh no," Spike said as the meaning of the story slowly dawned on him "You think I'm..."

"Oh I do not think, only you can break the cube," Rainshine put her hand in the water, and Spike watched as the water immediately compressed in her palm as she pulled it out of its source and turned into a compact cube. She dropped it and it turned into a liquid as soon as it hit the water's surface, "And I am so happy you have returned, even if they have warped your body and mind beyond recognition,"

Spike tried to think of a reason why he wasn't some ancient Goddess but instead found an argument against himself trying to leave once again.

"If I try to leave you're gonna declare war on Equestria ain't ya," Spike realized.

"of course, we may be weak, but you leaving this cave as you are is a sign that what they have done is irreversible, and the wound they inflicted on us will become a scar,"

"What do I have to do?" Spike asked without much hesitation.

"Enter the pool, go beneath the water and when you emerge you shall be returned to your former glory, physically at least, the mentality of your old life may never return but we will love you no matter how damaged you may be,"

"Gee thanks," Spike muttered as he walked to the pool, stopping at its edge "What's gonna happen to me exactly?"

"You shall emerge as your true self, the slender body of a Kirin female, and the impressive mount of a Kirin Male," Spike looked at her for a moment.

"If I walk into that pool, I'm walking back out as a Futa Kirn girl?" Spike frowned "Not entirely sold on that,"

"Oh, don't worry, we have quite a spread of girls waiting to help you get a hold of your old body, including myself" Spike looked over to Rainshine slacked jawed as she put her hands behind her back and unclipped her top, Spike stared at her chest in all of its glory, now having seen it he knew the Bikini top had in fact been doing a fabulous job of hiding her goods as the real deal was infinitely more appeal to look at.

"Sold," Spike decided as he jumped into the pool, there was no splash as he broke the surface and he sunk down into it instantly, Spike hit the bottom and felt his entire body go numb, He blinked a few times and after a moment the pink water became crystal clear and he instantly became aware of the fact that he no longer felt like he was holding his breath, Spike broke the surface of the water and instantly noticed a difference.

Spike looked at his hands and saw the hands of a Pink Kirin, strands of a Pink mane clouded his vision and he spotted that the scaly parts of his new Kirin Body were also Pink, his body exploration was halted when he saw his chest, and he simply stood there staring at the two mountains that were now taking up residence.

"I'm naked," A commanding female voice declared as Spike covered her chest and crossed her still-submerged legs, she felt her shaft with a hand and could feel it was much longer than it had been before, she pulled away from it uncomfortably at its unfamiliar feeling.

"Oh you're so cute," Rainshine decided as she helped Spike out of the water, Spike turned to her with a question locked and loaded, and was instantly pulled into a kiss, Rainshines exposed breasts rubbed up against her's and she felt her new sensitive nipples rub up against Rainshines as her mouth was explored, Spike did a quick test and found that even as a Kirin she still had a fairly long tongue, she put it to the test in her first real kiss and felt Rainshine hold her closer.

The Kiss lasted longer than Spike thought it would and only ended when she failed to keep her shaft from rubbing between Rainshines legs.

"Oh I'm so sorry," Rainshine said as she pulled away "It's just been so long without you, but we have other girls who have never experienced your body and have worked hard to earn their time with you, I can wait a little while longer, come my darling," Spike did her best to hide her shame, and in response, Rainshine stooped down.

"I assure you, none of the women waiting for you will be wearing anything more than you and I," Rainshine smiled.

"So I hate to spoil this weird moment for you," Spike cut in "But I think we need to discuss my name because I don't think Spike really works for me anymore, seeing as I was named after my head Spikes,"

"Oh a name, how fun, you never use to have one, I'm sure I can find a name that every kirin can enjoy crying out passionately,"

"I keep wanting to hate this," Spike Muttered before eyeing Rainshines body, who went out of her way to show it off when she noticed she was being gawked at "But I keep failing to find any good reasons,"