At the edge of Ponyville, on a hill overseeing nearly the entire town, two creatures sat down near a tree, enjoying life as the day went by.

“Great view, right?” Spike asked.

“Yeah!” Gabby eagerly nodded. “I mean, I guess I’ve seen Ponyville plenty of times, but I don’t think I’ve ever really stopped to look at it before! Wow, everypony looks really small from up here!”

“Mmhm. Sometimes I forget how big this town is until I see it from far away. And how busy everyone’s lives get.”

Both of them leaned backwards, lying on their backs to stare at the clouds.

“But this is nice though, just…not doing anything together,” Spike continued, letting out a content sigh. “Usually whenever you come over, it’s for like, a day or a weekend at most.”

“Yeah, and we’re always in such a rush, we just have to do everything we can before I have to get back to Griffonstone!” Gabby giggled, crossing one leg over the other. “It feels good to just relax…”

“Mmm…” Spike nodded. “Could probably go for a nap right about now…”

“Well why not? We’ve got the whole day open…”

“Yeah…though I’d probably sleep better if there was something softer than this dirt…” Spike looked at Gabby with a knowing grin.

Gabby playfully rolled her eyes, “I guess something could be arranged…” she teased, patting her stomach.

Spike shifted over, gently resting his head on Gabby’s stomach. “Ahhh…much better…”

“Heehee, feeling comfy?”

“Mmhm, probably better than the pillows I got at home…” Spike teased, patting her chest. “Might take you home with me later…”

Gabby playfully slapped Spike with her tail. “You’re gonna carry me all the way to your bed?”

Spike casually shrugged. “Why not? You’d like my bed. It’s nice and comfy…”

“Yeah, but is it big enough to fit the both of us?”

“Woah, you two. The month just started!”

Spike and Gabby paused in a panic, turning their heads to see who had been listening in.

Thankfully, for Spike at least, the eavesdropper was Sunset Shimmer, a familiar face.

“Look, I know you and Twi are like, super casual about this sort of thing, but don’t you think it’s a little early in the month to be taking girls to your bedroom?” she teased.

Spike quickly sat back up. “Uh…it’s not what it looks like?”

“Alright, I’ll bite then, what were you two doing in a secluded place?” Sunset smirked.

“Well, since Gabby’s going to be in town for a while, I just wanted to hang out with her and relax, so we went to this place where no one would bother us and I wanted to sleep with her, so suggested that I take her back to my bed and oh shit this isn’t helping.”

Sunset merely laughed, lightly punching Spike in the shoulder. “Lighten up, man, I was just joking. I didn’t think you were willing to drop out barely a week in…”

“Ahahah, yeah…” Spike nervously laughed. “So, what are you doing all the way out here, anyway?”

“Eh, got bored, just wanted to wander around a bit,” Sunset shrugged. “Never seem to show up in Equestria just for fun anymore, so it feels nice to just be here without needing to do anything.”

“Right? That’s why we’re here, too!” Gabby exclaimed. “We just wanted to take in the view and relax, you wanna join us?”

“Yeah, why not? Sounds nice and peaceful.”

Sunset sat down next to Spike and Gabby, and the trio stared down at the bustling down in front of them, enjoying each other's company in silence.

After a few minutes of relaxation, Sunset finally broke the silence. “So…how are you guys holding up so far?”

Spike shrugged. “Eh, haven’t really thought about it that much yet, so I guess I’m doing fine.”

“Oh yeah? What was all that before about taking me to your bedroom?” Gabby teased, lightly jostling Spike while he lay on her.

“Hey, c’mon, you know I didn’t mean it like that!”

“Well, I think I’m doing alright so far. It’s pretty exciting to do this all again!” Gabby said. “Me and Spike did have a few plans for the orgy, but it kinda looks like we got roped into something else.”

Sunset raised an eyebrow. “What do you mean?”

“Apparently Ocellus and Smolder wanna continue their rivalry from last year,” Spike explained. “So to increase their chances of actually deciding a winner, they’re grabbing some other changelings and dragons as reserves just in case something happens to them. Gallus also wanted in, so that’s why Gabby’s part of it too.”

“And you two are just ok with that?”

“Pff, what’s the harm? It only matters if one of them gets eliminated first. I’m not complaining if I’m guaranteed to bang a griffon or changeling.”

“I don’t really get their whole rivalry, but it really looked like Gallus wanted my help, so I don’t mind, really!”

“What were your original plans, if you don’t mind me asking?”

Spike clenched his teeth in hesitation, but Gabby was very eager to share the details. “Well, we didn’t talk about it that much yet, but Spike was really eager to show me how flexible his tongue is, and in return, he wanted me to put my claws into action!”

Sunset chuckled. “Tired of the hoofjobs from Twilight, huh?”

“It’s not like that!” Spike said defensively. “Just…there’s not that many around here with fingers, ya know?”

“Heh, I feel that…” Sunset nodded. “At least you two can relate to how magical it feels to use your fingers to pleasure yourself…”

Gabby tilted her head. “Huh? How exactly do you know that?”

“Oh, right. Uh, this is gonna sound weird, but…There’s a magic portal to another world, and in that world, I have a whole different body. I’m much taller, I don’t have a horn, but I do have fingers and toes.”

It took Gabby a few seconds to fully comprehend what Sunset was saying. “Thaaaaat…sounds exhausting switching back and forth.”

“Believe me, it was so confusing the first few times. But I’ve kinda gotten used to it. Though sometimes I wanna finger myself and I just…forget that I have hooves.”

Sunset looked off to the side, hesitating on what she wanted to say next. “Alright, this is gonna sound weird, but I gotta ask, considering you two actually have hands and stuff…how do you like…finger yourself?”

“...Well, I didn’t expect that to be the topic,” Spike said bluntly.

“Look, aside from Twilight, I’m pretty much the only one that just goes back and forth between two bodies. And sometimes I don’t think I’m doing it right.” Sunset threw her hooves up in resignation. “It still feels weird to me sometimes.”

“I mean…I guess I could do a bit of edging, if that’ll help,” Gabby suggested. “What about you, Spike?”

“Fine, I’m not desperate enough to lose, but a bit of toying with myself wouldn’t hurt I guess. ‘Sides, I’d like to see your technique too, Gabby,” Spike smirked, lightly elbowing the griffon in the ribs.

Gabby playfully jostled Spike back before turning to Sunset. “But what about you? How will we know if you’re doing the right thing when you have hooves?”

“I mean, we could always head to Twilight’s Castle and take a quick trip to the mirror to find out…” Sunset playfully suggested. “It’s been a while since I’ve seen you as a dog, Spike.”

“Wait, you turn into a DOG?!” Gabby gasped. “Ohmygosh, I have GOT to see that!”

“Hm…what to do, what to do…” Cozy Glow wandered aimlessly through the streets of Ponyville, trying to find some way to spend her time. She had plans ready, but Chrysalis’s venomous warning kept ringing in her mind. As fun as it would be to mess with the likes of Ocellus or Pharynx, Chrysalis would make the consequences swift and potentially painful.

As she kept her mind running with different ideas, she heard someone else echoing her previous thoughts.

“Hm…what to do, what to do…”

Cozy shrugged to herself. Might as well, considering she had nothing better to do. “Heya! You look troubled, anything I can do to help out?”

The green pegasus stallion looked over at the mare calling out to him. “Oh hey! You’re like, uh…Cozy Glue, right?”

Cozy choked down an angry growl. “It’s Cozy Glow, actually,” She said, still trying to give a friendly smile to Zephyr.

“Riiight, sorry about that. Well, as it happens, I am in a bit of a pickle, actually. Might be something you could help me with if you're willing to hear me out.”

“Sure! What’s on your mind?”

Zephyr’s eyes shifted from side to side, as if hiding some sort of secret. “Alright, so! You know about the whole No Clop thing going on right?”

“Yeah, I’ve got a few…” Cozy paused, trying to choose her words carefully. “...Friends that are playing this month!”

“Huh, no kidding! Well, here’s the deal, I know I’m pretty much a shoe-in for the orgy at the end of the month, but, uh…”

“You’ve got someone in mind to enjoy the orgy with and you’re worried that they won’t make it in with you?” Cozy preemptively guessed.

Zephyr let out a short chuckle. “Heh, not exactly. I’m pretty sure she’s gonna make it, it’s more the issue of if she’s gonna wanna share the victory with me. You know who Rainbow Dash is, right?”

“Well of course I do!” Cozy nodded. She had no idea where the idea that Dash had a good chance this year was coming from, but it didn’t feel worth it to argue that point.

“Alright, good! Ya see, I’d love to enjoy a long session with her at the end of the month, but I’m worried that she’ll be too starstruck by my presence and my overwhelming stallionhood that she’ll be too nervous to ask me for some fun!”

Absolutely none of that sounded correct to Cozy at all. “Riiiiight…”

“So!” Zephyr pointed at himself. “I thought it’d be better if instead, I’d be the one to ask her, take the pressure off of her, ya know?”

“Uhuh…” Cozy nodded suspiciously, not buying any of Zephyr’s excuses.

“Thing is, I wanna make sure to do it right, and not intimidate her, and I’m…kiiinda drawing a blank on that.”

Cozy clicked her tongue. “Basically, you wanna know the best way to ask Rainbow Dash out?”

Zephyr nodded enthusiastically. “Yeah! You know, I wanna make sure she’s not too busy freaking out and swooning over me to say yes.”

The sleazy smile from Zephyr made Cozy fairly certain that Rainbow Dash wasn’t the problem here. How to tell Zephyr that was a totally different beast that she was not willing to tackle today.

Cozy Glow placed both her front hooves together, taking a deep breath. “Alright, so…if you wanna make Rainbow Dash happy, why don’t you start with stuff she likes? …You do know what she likes, right?”

“Pshh, ‘course I do! I know Rainbows better than anypony!” Zephyr scoffed. “She’s gonna love it when I give something to her and I’ll be all like ‘Hey, Rainbow Dash! Maybe this’ll take the edge off your nerves when you’re making out with a handsome stud like yours truly!’”

“Yeaaaah, that’s another thing…” Cozy added. “Might wanna work on your approach, too. I know you think you’re awesome, but you know who else wants to hear they’re awesome?”

“...Er…”

“...Rainbow Dash!”

Zephyr’s eyes lit up with understanding. “Ohhhh! Right, right, I knew that!”

Cozy rolled her eyes. “If you really wanna make someone like Rainbow Dash happy, you gotta make it all about her. Which means you can’t make any of it about you, got it?”

“Yeah, of course! I gotcha!”

Unconvinced, Cozy continued. “Make sure you tell her about how cool and awesome she is. Bring up stuff you like about her or something she’s done recently. Don’t talk about yourself at ALL.”

Zephyr pursed his lips. “...And you’re sure that’s gonna work?”

“If you do it like I said, then yeah.”

“...Huh…” Zephyr looked at the ground in contemplation, then back up to Cozy. “Well, I guess it’s worth a shot…”

“Trust me, one of the things Rainbow Dash loves to hear is how awesome she is,” Cozy smirked. “You do that, and you’re pretty much golden!”

Zephyr nodded, gaining a bit more confidence. “Alright, if this works out, then I’ll owe ya one, Cozy! Ooh, I know she’s been having her eyes on a tortoise nightcap, I can use that to win her over!” He quickly flew off, already prepared to start spending.

It took a bit for Cozy to fully process what just happened. She was pretty sure she just helped out somepony without any sort of ulterior motive in mind. Granted, part of her advice was based off her personal experience on how to manipulate Dash, but still, seeing how happy it made Zephyr, it almost felt…nice.

…It probably wouldn’t work out anyway, but at least she tried to make his love life a little better.

Author's Note

Spike is surrounded by two lovely ladies and yet he still ends up the bitch.