Poison Kiss

We stare at eachother for a moment. Rarity looks like she just licked a worm. "Eww! Oh my god!I kissed Discord!?" Rarity shreiks pacing the floor.

" So did I." Fluttershy says pouring some liquid soap in her mouth.

" Fluttershy, that's bad for you." Twilight says. She grabs the bottle and squirts a few drops into her mouth. Rainbow Dash and I burst out laughing at their misfortion.

" Whoooeee!Best joke ever!" I say spitting with laughter.

" That was a good one." Pinkie Pie giggles.

" I don't see what's so funny! Wipe that stupid smile off your face!" She says." Rarity says angrily.

Pinkie pie rubs her hoof against her mouth and puts on a funny pouty face.

" He didn't kiss me." Rainbow Dash brags.

" Yes he did. He kissed your forehead when you were asleep." Fluttershy says. Rainbow Dash gasps.

" Eww..." She says.

" Woohoo! Earth ponies rule!" Pinkie Pie says slapping her hoof onto mine.

"Darn tootin!" I say. Pinkie Pie starts to laugh again and snorts really loud. Then everpony joins in. It's the first time we had fun together since Rarity's been with Tunesong. It sounds like the storm is clearing up a little outside. Twilight Sparkle levitates my hat off my head and passes it to Rarity. I leap into the air and try to reach it. Rarity levitates it to Fluttershy. Fluttershy puts it in Rainbowdash's mouth and she frisbe throws it over to Twilight. I get up on my hind legs an try to grab it.

" Earth ponie don't rule now, huh, Applejack." Twilight teases passing it to Rarity. Rarity tosses it to Fluttershy but she drops it and I grab.

" Yeehaw!" I say putting the hat back on.

" What's the matter, Spike. You seem very quiet." Twilight says.

" Nothing, I'm just tired that's all." Spike says.

" You should chocolate. Chocolate has caffine and it makes you really hyper." Pinkie Pie says.

" I think he just needs his beauty sleep." Rarity says.

" Aw, poor little baby dragon." Fluttershy says sweetly.

" I think it's about time we all hit the hay." Rainbowdash says yawning.

" Goodnight everypony." I say.

I lay awake on one of Zecora's old mattresses. I usually have trouble sleeping when I'm not home. At least that'll give me some time to think about what we can do to defeat Discord. I hear the sound of shattering glass and moaning. My ears prick up. What's going on? I gallop to Zecora's potion room. There are colorful bubbling puddles on the floor and tiny shards of glass everywhere. Zecora is nowhere to be found. I see Spike holding a bottle to his lips. He gags. " Spike, what in tarnation are ya doin?" I ask. Spike falls to the ground.

" What did you drink? Spit it out." I say. Spike doesn't answer he just grabs the bottle again and takes another large gulp of it. I snatch the bottle from him. It says Pony Potion on the label. I lift it high in the air so he can't reach He digs his claws into my neck until my skin breaks and blood pours down my shoulders. I drop the bottle on the ground and it breaks. He starts lapping up the potion off of the floor.

" Ow! Spike, what's gotten into ya?" I ask. Spike lays on the floor hyperventilating and spasming. His toes morph together and turn into hooves. His eyes double in size. I scream and stumble backward. Spike's tail splits into hair like strands. His bones shift in different directions. The grunts of agony grow louder as his legs stretch out. My friends come trotting down the stairs to see what was the matter. Their mouths hang open.

" Spike, what's wrong?" Twilight asks.

" He drank one of Zecora's potions so that he could turn into a pony." I say.

" Spike, how many times do I have to tell you not to touch things that aren't yours?" Twilight says.

" This will be the last time…" Spike says.

" What is all this commotion? He wasn't supposed to drink the entire potion!" Zecora says.

Spike stops changing. He has scales , fangs, and wings like a dragon and the body of a pony.

" Is this about what Discord said to you?" Twilight says.

" That's only half of the reason." Spinke says weakly.

" Why would you do this to yourself, Spike?" Rarity says.

" I thought if I were a pony like Tunesong, then you would love me." Spike says as tears run down his deformed cheeks.

" I will always love you no matter what you are." She lies. I've asked her in the past if she was in love with Spike and she said no. She said he was far too young for her and he just had a kid crush that he would grow out of. She told me she would rather be with her own species. I guess that it all doesn't matter now because Spike made the ultimate sacrifice to try to make her care about him. Now she knows it wasn't just a baby crush after all.

" Do you love me now that I'm a freak?" Spike asks.

" Yes." She says.

" Proove it!" Spike says.

Rarity makes a disgusted face like she ate a lemon and hovers over Spike's head. She closes her eyes and imagines him the way he used to be. She leans over and kisses his lips. Spike smiles and takes one last deep breath. The smile never left his face. Rarity wipes her hoof over her mouth. Twilight cradles him into her arms and bursts into tears. I put my hoof over her shoulder. Spike was everything to her. She hatched his egg and raised her. She was always there for him, feeding him and teaching him right from wrong. Spike was always there for her too. He'd deliver all her letters to Princess Celestia. Twilight was always independent and introverted but now she needs us more than ever.