Spike's Hearts and Hooves Week

Spike was soaring through the air heading towards the park. Tears were streaming down his face. He didn’t want to talk to anypony right now. He just wanted to be left alone to cry by himself. Unbeknownst to him, a cyan mare was silently following behind him. Making sure to keep her distance from the depressed dragon. As soon as Spike touched down at the park, he made his way towards his favorite spot: the lake.

“Why does this have to happen to me?” He asked himself. When he heard an answer that didn’t come from him, he jumped.

“Why does what have to happen to you, Spike?” A familiar voice spoke from behind him.

Spike sighed. “Rainbow Dash, I just want to be left alone right now. But knowing you, that won’t happen anytime soon, will it?”

“Nope, probably not. So, tell me what happened, Spike. I know this mushy stuff isn’t me, but, nopony deserves to be crying on Hearts and Hooves Day.”

“Well, I went over to Rarity’s to ask her out today. And-” Before Spike could finish his story, Rainbow Dash interrupted him.

“Oh, I see. She rejected you, didn’t she?” Rainbow Dash asked.

“No, she didn’t. Something worse than that happened.”

“What could be worse than getting rejected by the mare of your dreams? I mean, c’mon! You’ve had a crush on her since you moved here a couple of years back.”

“You want to know what’s worse than being rejected?” Spike said sharply. “How about finding out that the one you love, is getting married! How do you think that feels?! She didn’t even know I was there.” He suddenly got a glossy look in his eyes. Rainbow Dash just gaped at him.

After she suddenly gathered her thoughts she apologized to Spike. “Spike, I-I didn’t know. I’m sorry, even though I don’t know what that feels like, I still feel sorry for you. I shouldn’t have asked.”

“It’s fine, Rainbow Dash. I needed to get it off of my chest. I’m sorry I snapped at you.”

“It’s no problem. I would have done the same thing in your situation.”

“You would’ve asked Rarity out? I didn’t know you were a fillyfooler, Rainbow Dash.” Spike gasped.

Rainbow Dash’s eyes widened and she started stuttering. “N-no! It’s nothing like- I can’t believe- I didn’t- Why would you think?”

Spike started laughing and clutching his stomach. “I was joking, Rainbow Dash.” He managed to get in between laughs.

Rainbow Dash blushed heavily. “Heh, good one, Spike.” She said. “So, what did you plan to do if Rarity rejected you?” She asked.

“Oh, I had a plan B. It would’ve been awesome. More awesome than a Sonic Rainboom.” He

said grinning.

“What? Nothing is more awesome than a Sonic Rainboom. Let’s see what you mean. Wait, i’ll go get my camera to record you failing epically.” She said before zooming off and coming back a few seconds later with a video camera. “Ready, Spike?”

“Yep, you might want to step a few feet back, though.”

“Why? I don’t see anything dangerous about this stunt.”

“Well, let’s just say that we don’t want that pretty mane of yours getting singed off.” Spike said, grinning when Rainbow Dash blushed heavily. “Besides, we both have different definitions of ‘dangerous’.” Spike watched Rainbow Dash move back a few feet before zooming upwards. Phase one was in progress.

Rainbow Dash watched Spike fly higher and higher in the air. About halfway to the height you would need to perform a Sonic Rainboom, he stopped and looked down.

‘What are you doing, Spike?’ She thought to herself.

Spike then continued to climb higher and higher. He didn’t even stop when he reached Sonic Rainboom height. Soon after, he disappeared from Rainbow’s line of vision completely. She almost shut off the camera but stopped when she heard a loud roar. When she looked up, she couldn’t believe her eyes. Spike was diving headfirst towards the ground. Soon enough, a cone formed around him. He then shot out a breath of fire and right as he dived through it, it happened. Spike had just broke the sound barrier and forced the ball of fire into a ring. After that a burst of rainbow appeared right underneath that one. Once Spike had landed, he made his way over towards Rainbow Dash, who’s mouth hung open in awe.

“T-that. Was. Awesome.” Was all she could say.

“Hey, Rainbow Dash. You okay?” Spike asked.

When Rainbow Dash looked towards him, her heart fluttered for a moment. Spike’s muscular body was covered in perspiration. “Y-yeah’ i’m fine.” She muttered, coming back to her senses. “I just have two questions. One: How did you do it?, and Two: What was it called?”

Spike smiled at her, making her blush slightly. “It wasn’t easy to perform that. I had to go way higher than an ordinary Sonic Rainboom to make it happen. Also, only dragon’s can do it. Well, I don’t know about other dragon’s yet. You see, I made that trick up.” Rainbow Dash turned and gaped at him. “I call it: The Ring of Fire.”

“This...this is going on the internet.” She said.

“Yeah, okay. But one thing: show to the girls first, I really want to see their reactions. Oh, and one more thing before I go..” Rainbow Dash turned to Spike. “The Rainboom afterwards wasn’t planned.” He grinned towards her. “See you tomorrow, Dash.” He left the park and walked towards the library. By the time he had gotten back to the library, Twilight and the others had heard the news about Rarity’s engagement. He attempted to convince them that he was alright, and that he and Rainbow Dash had a surprise for them. At the mention of Rainbow Dash, they all stared at him suspiciously. He just shrugged it off and went to bed, but not before reviewing the trick he performed early that day. That day hadn't turned out that bad after all.