ROUND 3: Real Training!

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The great beams of the sun's illuminated Equestria, announcing the moment the dawn starts to raise, and for Spike it only means one thing; morning chores. His body ordering, begging him to sleep but his will and mind telling him otherwise. It didn't took the dragon long to stand up, his body still aching from all the cleaning he did to the toilet the day before, which has been clog by his rock hard poop and like what Twilight pointed out the other night, it was as hard as a rock literally.

Looking around he noticed Twilight was not in the room, surely she was in the kitchen cooking any food still available to them. Quickly Spike's nostril picked up the aroma of Twilight's cooking, making his body move instantly to its source, and sure enough, it was the dining room of their tree house. Entering the dining room Spike eyed Twilight sinking her teeth to the freshly toasted bread she just made. But it was not the only delicacy she made: on the table many kinds of breads were in the plate, along with many kinds of fillings ranging from jams to jelly to butter, but what caught Spike's attention the most was a big basket in the center. Sitting there, much to his unbelieving eyes, he saw a plate filled with a big bundle of gems shining brightly against his pupils, urging him to take them and bite them like there was no tomorrow.

"Morning Spike, come and join me." Twilight said using her magic to fling a nearby chair, placing it just a few inches to Spike's side inviting him to sit. Her once rumbled hair was now the way she liked it, straight and perfect.

Spike didn't need any further encouragement. The teenage dragon, almost voraciously, grabbed a large quantity of gems and savagely chomped the expensive stones with his mouth and fangs, this scene has happened between them a lot since they arrived in Ponyville. Still it's a habit Spike would never want to change. He liked it, he loved it.

Looking at her friend, Twilight noticed his happiness, she saw it everyday yet she never grew tired of the smile, or his humor, or his carefree attitude, or him in general. She knew she needed him more than he could ever need her, still a mist of suspicions lingered inside her mind.

"Twilight where did you get the money to get these gems?" The dragon asked, pulling Twilight out of her trance.

Twilight replied with a smile. "Oh, that? Celestia sent us a package earlier this morning and by my surprise it was a package full of gems and a lipstick"

Spike only let out a small chuckle, he knew what kind of lipstick she was talking about, it was not his birthday but her foster mom had given her gifts of equal proportions to each of them.

"And she also sent a note." She grab a small envelop marked with a royal signet that Twilight and Spike were all so familiar of.

"Thank you for the gift my son. Please send two of 'IT' next time. One for me and one for your aunt if you can do it... It's sad and boring without a toy that can last more than a day, if you know what I mean.

Come and visit me again soon, I miss you two.

With all my love, Princess Celestia"

This time all of Spike joy burst to his mouth, laughter filled the library as his eyes let out tears of overwhelming happiness.

An enjoyable meal followed suit, it was the kind they kept having every morning but Spike, in his opinion, would never change a single detail. It was simply perfect.

Spike eyed at the clock, knowing that he had an appointment with Pinkie Pie later that day, but he also knows Pinkie well enough to know she will sure came up with something either random, IF NOT SURPRISING.

Looking at the side he stopped eating, his sight narrowed as he looked at the window seeing Pinkie's face pressed flatly against the glass. He knew that his pink haired friend would appear soon but he didn't expect her to came this of course didn't go unnoticed by Twilight.

"Pinkie!" She shouted waving at her friend "Come on in!" Pinkie smiled back and ducked, a second later she was opening the entrance door of the library.

"Oh hi Twilight! I'm here for Spikey-Wikey!" Twilight raised an eyebrow at her sentence, did she just called Spike the same way Rarity used to call him and not only that, Twilight also saw her blush upon mentioning that name. A single thought came in the deepest part of Twilight's mind, it was not all that clear but it was clear enough for her to understand, where they a couple?. WAIT if they indeed are then... could it be?

Before Twilight could even respond Spike stood up and went to the door but not before saying his regards.

"I'm going to work now Twilight, I'll be back at night..." He reached at the door yet a pair of hands instinctively hold his, stopping him and making him look back at Twilight.

"At night? But we have a lot of things to do like...like..." Twilight couldn't think of anything for Spike to stay, for days her research had been put to a halt because of her lack of customers but the knowledge of Spike leaving her, even if it was for work or to help a 'friend'; Twilight just felt a sudden desire for him to stay, nothing rational or logical, just a deep, burning desire for him to stay by her side. She desired to tell him to stay but all that came out was her stumped voice.

"Don't worry Twilight I'll be back sooner than you know it! and I'll do the chores as I promised." Then he left, leaving Twilight alone.

But all that loneliness was brushed away by a single thought circling in the lavender lady. Where Spike and Pinkie now a couple? Spike didn't had a chance on Rarity, not a single one, and sure enough Spike finally understood that, but if Pinkie had fallen for Spike and he returned those feeling, where they now dating? Was this so called 'work' a date in disguise? Then that would mean... that means! Twilight once again look at the window, in her sight she was able to catch a glimpse of Spike happily walking next to Pinkie as they were having a good conversation, if the smiles on their faces was anything to go by, then they turned on a corner and she lost sight of them. Silence was all alone with her now along with her property and the library. Gripping her blouse, close to her heart, Twilight felt it tighten. Then she asked herself "Am I …..jealous? No...I...I can't be…..but…..What if I am?"

As much as Twilight protested she can not restrain her assistant's will to leave, and as like his words tell they didn't had much to do anyways. Twilight knows why, and it's because of machines called computers are now available to this modern age, ponies and beings alike preferring the more 'advanced' way of reading and it does not involves the dusty old book she adores.

It saddens her knowing that nopony wanted to read her books anymore, which may result to the lost of her business. But what worried Twilight the most is that if she can't do anything to save her home, how could she even dare to face her mentor about her studies all because of bad business? What's worse is that she did nothing to prevent it.

During that time Spike had accompanied her during her struggle with depression, she won the fight barely thanks to her dragon friend. She owed her life to him.

She trusted Spike wouldn't do anything 'dirty' to anypony, but then again she couldn't say the same about the pink haired pony. Pinkie VIOLATED the prisoners anally, multiple times and in most cases leaving horrible scars on them, both mental and physical, which caused them to be transferred to the asylum for therapy, some even committed suicide. That is what Twilight feared, Spike may have grow into a handsome and tall gentle drake but if he works for Pinkie now then it was possible...things may not be good for Spike, but even so she hoped for the best and ultimately decided to trust Spike on this one, but she was going to be weary of him..

Still she knew she was in no position to judge Pinkie for her actions, but for some reason the knowledge that Spike is with somepony else, even if they aren't on a relationship, made her feel an urge to convince Spike to stay with her, the silence, cold and loneliness in her room only fed that desire more. Upon that silence Twilight could have sworn that she kept hearing a voice in her head, telling her to to stop Spike from leaving, was it paranoia of being abandoned or just envy and jealousy? She always asked herself that same question, yet the answer avoided her, even though she wished for him to remain at her side, holding her close and whispering to her ear everything was fine, the she needed nothing else but him and he nothing else but her, only her..

Looking at the mirror Twilight could see herself, alone, all her friends were now too busy to even accompany her, Rainbow was at the Wonderbolt academy, Applejack and her family having their hands full of work in their farm, Rarity was now living at Canterlot and the rest of the Elements either too busy with their lives or work to even visit or at least to say hello. But thankfully they never forgot about her, nor she about them, and a series of mail always arrived by the end of the week telling her the happenings on their lives, and her to them, yet not all was good.

The paranoia that Spike might do the same, that he would leave her haunted her mind. Still she trusted Spike wouldn't abandon her, he had promised her and Celestia he would never leave and would stay by her side, forever. And she is thankful for it, she even promised she wouldn't abandon him as well. Smiling at that promise, all that Twilight could do right now was to sit back and wait until her dragon (lover) returned.

-At the Sugar Cube Corner-

Pinkie invited Spike to her bedroom and even with his suspicions about the invitation, she managed to drag the dragon to her room without much effort. Her room was surprisingly clean to what Spike had imagined, being the most energetic being Spike knew, he was sure she would have her stuff littered all over the floor, but then again, nothing is what it seems to be.

"Spike, I brought you here because I want to show you something to help you in your fight." Pinkie quickly went to her closet, throwing away all her clothes to the bedroom floor.

"Pinkie, please, all I need is training or at least somepony to help me be physically prepared to face my fights not some-" Spike was not able to finish his sentence. All his sight was put to the strange garment Pinkie was holding, it was a pink latex suit, which kinda looked like a divers gear but with a great difference, which send chills down Spike's spine, the difference were two odd looking designs he couldn't describe in the chest part. But that it looked utterly horrifying.

"Spike, I want to give to you this suit, it will your fight and look it's pink AND it has MAN NIPPLES!"

If Spike's eyebrow could raise any higher it would put a hole through her ceiling, he was speechless at his pink friend's idea for his battle clothing.

"Nipples..." Spike couldn't choose the right words to urge the pink mare to stop her antics, or to express his revolt for it. "But, I'm a dragon, I don't have nipples" Spike murmured as Pinkie's grin grew only wider as she bounced around the room shaking the floor below.

"Yes Spike, nipples, as the Batman and Robin film showed me, men having hard nipples is scary."

"Dear Celestia!" Spike facepalmed so hard her almost fell down just as he shook his head, showing his disagreement to Pinkie's idea and belief.

"Please Spike, wear this and your opponents will feel the darkness of your power, the terror of man nipples!."

"NO!"

"PLEEEEEEAAAAASE." Pinkie tilted her head, making a sad puppy face. Spike could only describe her as utterly adorable, still, he wasn't going to wear such a thing.

"Pinkie, I said no." He said seriously, crossing his arms as he said those words. "And what in the name of Tartarus is Batman and Robin?"

Still, that didn't stop the Pink haired girl in her attempts. "Spike, please, I worked hard on this all night." Then Pinkie held the garment in her chest and not a moment later a small tear escaped her light cerulean eyes. "Please...Spike... Just try it…...just once.." She begged as a couple of fresh tears fell down.

If there's anything Spike hated to see, that would be seeing a lady cry, no matter the reason (except from laughter or happiness), and what Pinkie was doing is, even if it was just to make him wear that horrible suit, was no different to him. So as the noble dragon that he is, he decided to sacrifice a bit of dignity and pride in order to please his friend. He was certain he would regret it in the future, that was a given.

"Fine, I'll wear it but only for a short while, and if I don't like it then I won't wear it again, alright?" And with his words Pinkie's joy resurfaced while she nodded her head fast and hard, her squeals of delight accompanying her along with it.

The moment Spike began to put on the suit he noticed the cloth was extremely tight to his scales, surely do to a problem of size, Pinkie had failed or forgotten to ask him. Thankfully after an hour of perseverance, Spike finally fitted himself with the funny, shameful and trauma-inducing suit. Exiting the bathroom Spike could see Pinkie eager as ever to see her work on the skin, or scales, of her friend and what she saw didn't disappoint her.

"So do you feel the power, Spike?" She asked

Spike grabbed the lower part of the suit and stretched it with all his might removing the part of it that caught in his buttocks.

"No power at all Pinkie, all I can feel is the latex trying to get inside my ass and gripping my balls."

"That's the awesome power I meant." Pinkie laughed

"This suit is raping me!" Spike shouted back at her, a fierce blush appearing on his face.

The next whole hour ended up with Spike telling Pinkie that he would NOT wear that stupid excuse of a suit during his fight, and Pinkie urging him to wear it, fortunately for Spike he won the battle over the argument. Yet, much to his dismay, Pinkie had yet to lose the war.

Below in the basement of the Bakery, the lively couple Mr. and Mrs. Cake had listened to the two's conversation and argument from the very beginning, while one may say it's bizarre, even for her, to do those kind of things, the two knew that it's just Pinkie's way of being friendly and supporting.

"Atta girl Pinkie, that's how a real girl invites a boy to bed." Mrs Cakes let those words slip her tongue as her husband looked at her amused, yet inside his mind, a miniature version of himself telling and reminding him just exactly how their relationship started.

"I just remembered that you said you needed me to help you at the bakery, yet you brought me to your bed and we had our first time." He blushed at the reminisce of said events..

"I know my love, I know."

-Back with Spike and Pinkie-

"Don't worry Spike I'll make another and this one will have a mask." Pinkie said still eager to make another suit for him.

Spike looked at her with a very serious, almost pleading look on his face "Pinkie, I speak in my adopting mother's authority, Princess Celestia herself, and ask you to not make anymore suits for me ."

"Oh, C'mon!, I'll even add SWAG!" She insisted for a while longer but Spike simply disapproved all of her ideas.

Thinking of anything to possibly change the subject, and in order to save any remains of dignity he had left, Spike questioned about his upcoming fight this night and to his luck Pinkie responded quickly to his favor.

"Oh! you mean your next match, well, I got nothing." Pinkie said rather disappointed

Spike was confused at first but he slowly came to understanding, after what came out of Mr. Hentai no one would dare to fight him now, now that they knew what awaits if they came in contact with his magical flames, and that is the Princesses chambers of pure desire. Chambers that no living creature had endured long enough to remain their sanity.

Still, Equestria is a big place and the number of contests are almost limitless, as well as possible challengers, and all you had to do was to search in the right places to find them.

"We should check the internet for fights, maybe we can see an arena willing to participate us in their fights." Spike suggested.

"Sure, let the manager do her thing Spike."

Browsing the net the two came into contact with an event in Cloudsdale, it's called Chaos in the Clouds, a small fight that the griffons thought, why the griffins made that? Nopony knows, although many are the theories around it, some say it was created to show how superior the griffons are to the ponies they live with and also to mock them of their power, others just because it was an easy way for them to get meat. But both Spike and Pinkie knew what would come of it now that the fight would include a dragon, one willing to show the griffons what real fights look like.

Using Twilight's hot air balloon Spike and Pinkie rode the vessel to the skies until it landed in Cloudsdale, it was Spike's first time to step his toe-claws on clouds, it felt nice. To his surprise Pinkie was focused on enlisting him in the arena and Spike respected her decision, maybe even a hyperactive being like Pinkie can be serious at time, even if rarely.

Arriving at the arena Spike saw a group of griffons cornering a mare in a dark alley, this was not a good sight, griffons were well known to be very aggressive creatures, specially to those that are not the same species as them.

He never liked the idea of bullying and a memory of Twilight being harassed on her early schooldays had cemented that in his mind.

With great speed Spike sprinted at the location, only to see the mare being senselessly beaten to the floor. With a roar full of hate, the assailants quickly halted their doing.

"Lookie here a dragon playing hero." One of the griffons spoke.

Spike clenched his fist "Leave her alone or else."

"Mind your own business dragon, this mare has a lot of paying to do." Replied the second griffon.

Spike didn't flinched at the word or the phrase, it only managed to made him angrier. He was about to attack but the bruised mare stood up, this was all what Spike needed to take a look at her good, and to his horror, it was none-other than his loyal friend Rainbow Dash. He gasped at the sight.

"Yes, leave us dragon, this mare lost her bet so she must pay up." Upon finishing his sentence the griffon swung his fist around eager to hit the beaten mare once again, it didn't hit Rainbow though.

Spike lunged at front of his bruised friend, shielding her from the attack. Again Spike hated seeing a friend being bullied but as noble as he is he also hated fighting an unfair fight. But this was not an unfair fight, they had hurted his friend, he was going to hurt them in return now.

Spike unsheathed his claws, showing his fury to them while he puffed out some fire out of his nostrils.

Both griffons stepped back and gulped, they were strong fighters but they were not stupid, they knew they had no chance against a dragon, not one like Spike was. "Tell your friend she has two days to pay up or we will burn her house down." And with that they left.

A sigh of relief escape Spike's lungs, he was happy to know he didn't have to fight such brutes even though he can could win easily, he didn't want the possibility of being damaged before his fight could happen.

Looking back at Rainbow, Spike was sadden to the things just happened but if what the griffons said was true, then Rainbow Dash may need his help. Taking his sight to the check in his pocket Spike felt an urge, an urge he was very familiar of.

"Sorry Twilight, but the new library will have to wait…. a friend is in need." He said to himself taking the wounded friend in his arms. Rainbow said nothing and only gripped her dragon friend tight.

Author's Notes:

MAD: Many many thanks for fimfic author Bennet001 for proofreading and editing this chapter.