“How are you going to get Applebloom to come to Scootaloo’s party?” Princess Luna asked. She was walking next to Spike on the night of Scootaloo’s party. She was in her filly form. Spike thought it would be a good idea to invite her. They hadn’t spent anytime together lately and he figured bringing her to a birthday party would make up for missing his housewarming party.

“Honestly, I don’t know, but for some reason, I think I might be the only one who can convince her to come to the party. She’s avoiding Scootaloo altogether and Sweetie Belle can’t get her to open about it at all. I might be the only person who can get through to her right now.” Spike said thinking about this whole mess.

“Is it because of your eyes?” Luna asked.

“That’s part of it, but because I’m the one who started this argument. I feel like I‘m the only one who can end it.” Spike said looking up. He wasn’t sure what he was going to say but he knew it had to be him who said it.

“What are you going to do if you can’t talk her into coming?” Luna asked. Spike just smiled and put his hands behind his head.

“Then I’ll grab her, you bust in, and teleport all of us to the party.” Spike joked.

“So your backup plan is ponynapping?” Luna said cheerfully.

“Hey, Applebloom is going to that party whether she wants to or not.” Spike said smacking his fist into his other hand. “Even if I have to drag her there myself.” He said confidently.

“I really hope talking works because your backup plan might get us both arrested.” Luna giggled at the prospect of being locked up with Spike, but her mind began to wonder as she imagined herself in a tiny prison cell with Spike.

Inside Luna’s Imagination

“Oh woe is me! We’ve been locked up for kidnapping Applebloom. Whatever shall we do, Spike?” Luna looked over at her partner in crime who was facing away from her.

“Luna, I can’t take it.” Spike muttered.

“It’ll be okay, Spike. We‘ll get out of this somehow. I promise.” Luna said running over to hug him.

“It’s not that it’s just-,” Spike stopped and turned to look Luna in the eyes. “I’m sorry, Luna. I can’t help myself.” Spike said as he embraced the alicorn in a passionate kiss. As he pulled away, Luna spoke.

“Why?” She whispered to him.

“When I’m so close to you, I can’t control myself.” He turned away from her and walked away. “Luna, I’m trying to hold myself back but it’s so hard. I can’t control myself now that we’re in a such a small enclosed space. You must hate me for lusting after you so.” He said holding his hand over his head in shame.

“Spike, I could never hate you. If it’ll satisfy your lust, I shall give you this body. My only hope is that you can find some small relief in my meager offering.” She said turning him around to look into his eyes.

“Oh Luna,” Spike said kissing the princess.

“Oh Spike,” Luna said in between kisses.

“Luna.”

“Spike.”

Outside Luna’s Imagination

“Luna! Luna, are you in there? It’s Spike.” Luna was rudely awakened from her dream by Spike who was looking at her funny. “Are you ok, Luna? We were talking about being arrested and you just started spacing out. Then, you started saying my name over and over again for some reason.”

“Oh! I was just imagining what it would be like if we were in prison.” She said nervously.

“Couldn’t you just teleport both of us out?” Spike said smashing her dream with the cold hard hammer of logic.

“I mean we should spend some time in jail just to plan our escape on the outside.” She said trying to piece her dream back together.

“Ok, it starting to sound like you want to get us both locked up.” Spike said looking at her strangely.

“N-Not really. I mean-” Luna stuttered.

“Forget about it. We’re here.” Spike said as he knocked on the door of the Apple family home. Luna let out a sigh of relief. She didn’t know how she was going to explain her way out of that one.

Spike heard stomping and a door being slammed shut as he stood outside. Obviously not an ordinary evening at the Apple household, he guessed. He also had a pretty idea of what was going on inside too. Applejack opened the door and greeted him.

“Howdy, Spike and who’s your friend?” She said opening the door. Spike remembered it wasn’t too long ago that Applejack would get absolutely flustered around the dragon. Nowadays, they could hold a conversation without Applejack getting hot under the collar.

“This is Moonbeam. She’s an old friend from Canterlot. We’re going to Scootaloo’s party and were wondering if we could talk to Applebloom.” Spike said.

“Good luck with that. She’s deadset on not being anywhere near that party. Worst of all, she won’t even tell me the reason. It’d take a miracle to get her to that party.” Applejack said.

“Don’t worry about it, AJ. We’ll get her to that party.” Spike said confidently.

“You’re welcome to try, Spike. I hope you have a better time of it than me.” Applejack said. As she escorted the two to a door clearly marked “GO AWAY”, Applejack knocked on the door.

“I don’t want to hear it, sis. I’m not going to that party and you can’t make me.” Applebloom spoke through the door. They hadn’t even talked to Applebloom and she had already made it clear she had no intentions of going to the party under any circumstances. It wasn’t exactly the most encouraging sign for Spike and Moonbeam.

“Applebloom, mind your manners. You have a guest who wants to talk to you.” Applejack said chastising her little sister.

“Tell them to go away. I don’t want to talk to anypony right now.” Applebloom said through the door.

“Well, it’s a good thing he’s not a pony then. Spike is here and you’re going to listen to what he has to say. Whether you like it or not.” Applejack was done putting up with up her little sister’s attitude. She opened the door and ushered Spike and Moonbeam inside.

Applebloom was sitting on the edge of her bed arms crossed as she looked away from the door. Applejack wanted to say something but figured that anymore arguing would just make things more awkward. Spike watched as Applejack closed the door leaving the three in an almost unbearable silence. Applebloom didn’t turn to face them at all. Spike spoke up after a few seconds which seemed to pass like hours.

“Hey, Applebloom. This is Moonbeam.” Spike said trying to get Applebloom to say something, but the earth pony just continued to look away from them. “Anyway, I wanted to talk to you about Scootaloo. She told me about your argument.” Applebloom started to turn her head but stopped herself and continued to look away. Spike hopped on the bed opposite Applebloom.

“I agree with you completely by the way. She shouldn’t change herself just to be with me. She should be with someone who appreciates for who she is.” Spike said. Applebloom turned her head slightly and finally spoke up.

“So you know how she feels about you?” Applebloom asked.

“Yeah, but it‘s not important.” Spike said not bothering to look at Applebloom who was starting show some interest. Moonbeam looked at Spike in disbelief.

“Spike!” Moonbeam said disapprovingly.

“What did you just say?” Applebloom said angrily.

“I said her feelings don’t matter.” Spike said in a matter of factly tone. Spike kicked his legs on the bed and lay back on the bed making himself comfortable. Applebloom turned around and glared at him. The anger in her eyes clear to even Moonbeam.

“How could you be so cruel? Do you even know how hard it was for her to tell you?” Applebloom shouted. Spike just yawned as he placed his hands under his head.

“Applebloom, I thought you of all ponies would understand. Didn’t Scootaloo hurt you with her feelings for me? What about your feelings? You think Scootaloo gave two bits about how you felt while she was chasing after me. I don’t think so. She even accused you of being selfish when you tried to help her.” Spike said showing some concern.

“I-It’s not like that. She didn’t mean to do it on purpose.” Applebloom said feeling conflicted.

“Does it matter? She still did it and here you are sitting at home on her birthday getting revenge. She kicked you to the curb so you decided to stay home and show her how it feels to be abandoned by a friend. The way I see it she totally deserves to feel bad on her birthday. It‘s only fair after what she did to you.” Spike said taking her side. Applebloom went from angry to confused as she thought about what Spike said.

“I don’t want to hurt, Scootaloo. She’s the last person I’d ever want to hurt.” Applebloom said realizing what she was doing. She hopped off the bed and headed to the door.

“Are you sure? She might hurt you again. Is Scootaloo worth going through that kind of pain again?” Spike said as he sat up and stared at Applebloom. She stopped at the door and looked down for a long time before she turned around and smiled.

“I don’t know,” She stopped and look down. “But If I don‘t go, I’ll probably regret it for the rest of my life. If that’s the case, I willing to risk it.” She said proudly before walking out of the room.

“Well, that really wasn’t the answer I was hoping for, but I guess its better than a no.” Spike said hopping off the bed.

“Are you ready to go?” Luna said happily.

“Can we teleport? I don’t think walking with Applebloom is a good idea.” Spike said nervously.

“Shall we?” She held out her hoof . Spike walked over and took it in his hand.

“Let’s.” He said taking her hoof as they teleported out of the room.

“Well, Spike. I don‘t know how, but..” Applejack walked into the room to find no one there.

“Spike? Moonbeam? Now where did those two get off to?” Applejack said scratching her head.

Spike and Moonbeam appeared in front of what they thought was the Sugarcube Corner. It looked more like a night club than a bakery though. The windows were filled with blinking lights and a huge neon sign that said “Club Sugar”. There was techno music that could be heard or rather felt outside.

As they walked to the entrance, they noticed Pinkie Pie standing at the door wearing a black suit and sunglasses. As they approached, Pinkie Pie stood stock still not moving an inch in front of the door. It was weird to see the earth pony so still.

“Hey, Pinkie-” Spike was interrupted as Pinkie pulled a clipboard from out of nowhere.

“Name?” She said. Her voice was all business.

“Pinkie, you know who I am. You know everypony in Ponyville.” Spike said. Pinkie just shot him an annoyed look.

“If you’re not on the list, you don’t go in. Name?” She responded in an annoyed manner. Spike couldn’t believe this.

“You know I was invited Pinkie. You even told me I had a special invitation. Remember?” Spike said letting his annoyance show.

“Listen, pal! Either you give me a name or you wait in line. It’s your choice.” Spike looked up and down the street for a line. There was no one around waiting for anything.

“What line? There is no line.” Spike said angrily. Pinkie just looked past him and spoke to Moonbeam instead.

“Would you like to come in, Miss?” She said acting super friendly.

“I-I guess. I don’t think I’m on the list though.” Moonbeam said shyly.

“It’s no problem at all. Go on ahead.” Pinkie said nodding towards the door. Moonbeam opened the door. A barrage of loud techno music came outside as the door opened. Spike tried to follow Moonbeam inside but Pinkie moved in front of the door blocking his entry.

“Fine. My name is Spike.” Spike said crossing his arms in frustration. Pinkie looked at the clipboard.

“Ah, yes. You’re on the list but I am going to have to see some ID.” She said without missing a beat. Spike just stood there with his mouth open.

“What!” Spike shouted barely able to contain his rage.

“I’m just kidding, Spike. Go on ahead, you silly dragon.” Pinkie said returning to her old self and bouncing out of the way.

Spike’s anger instantly faded away as he entered Club Sugar. The room was bathed in low light as the floor was filled with dancing fillies and colts. There was an actual bar where the cash register used to be. At the back of the room, Vinyl Scratch was at the back working the turntables. He would have stood there all night if it weren’t for Scootaloo who greeted him.

“Hey, Spike. I’d like to welcome you to coolest party in Ponyville.” Scootaloo said proudly.

“Yeah, this is amazing. Pinkie really outdid herself with this one.” Spike said slowly still taking in his surroundings.

“Who’s your friend?” Scootaloo asked looking past Spike at Moonbeam.

“I’m Moonbeam. I came from Canterlot to visit Spike. He brought me to your party. I hope that’s ok.” She said politely.

“Of course, it is. Any friend of Spike is a friend of mine. Hey, do you guys know if Applebloom is coming?” She asked trying to hid her anxiety. Spike finally regained his composure and answered.

“Don’t worry about it, Scootaloo. I told you she would be here and I can promise you she’s on her way right now.” He said proudly. As if on cue, Applebloom walked in after them practically out of breath.

She didn’t let the surroundings distract her as she ran towards Scootaloo and hugged her. Her friend couldn’t help but be surprised by the sudden display of affection. Spike put his hands behind his head and smiled.

“I told you.” He said proudly. Moonbeam poked him in the sides.

“I think Spike and I should give you two some privacy.” Moonbeam said pulling him to the bar.

Spike watched as the two talked for a bit. They both seemed really happy to see the other. He hoped things worked out for them. Spike and Moonbeam sat at the bar and looked for the bartender. As they looked around, Pinkie popped up out of nowhere and smiled.

“What’ll you have?” She said happily. Spike looked at Pinkie trying to figure out how she could be the bouncer and the bartender. He decided to stop fighting and just go with it. She could be in two places at once and turn a bakery into a nightclub. She could probably do things that would make Celestia blink.

Spike was about to order but he was interrupted by Snips and Snails who were obviously excited about something. They took notice of Moonbeam and looked at Spike.

“What? We’re still friends.” He said. Snips and Snails just looked at each other and shrugged.

“We need to tell you something huge. It’s actually kind of private.” Snips said nodding over to aa corner.

“Hey, Moonbeam. Could you wait here while I talk to the guys?” Spike asked.

“Sure, go ahead.” Luna said trying to not to look to dejected. She was hoping the two of them could spend the rest of the party together.

“I promise I’ll be back in a second. You won’t even know I was gone.” He left the bar and walked to a small table in the corner of the room. Snips and Snails were looking around as if they were being tailed. This had better have been good. Luna looked really sad.

“Alright guys, what is it? This better be important.” Spike said annoyed.

“Snails and I know who she is.” Snips said searching the room.

“She?” Spike asked.

“You know the pony with the magic touch,” Snails looked around the room as well. If they were trying to be discreet, they were failing horribly. There constant surveillance of everything in the room was making them look even more shady.

“Guys, what are you doing? Is she here or something?” Spike asked.

“This entire place might be tapped. We can’t reveal too much.” Snails said cautiously.

“Just know that we know and you will too.” Snips said.

“If its so risky, why bother telling me and making me wait for the answer? Wouldn’t it have been easier to just wait till after the party?” Spike asked. His friends just looked at each other trying to figure out why they didn’t do that.

“Listen, guys. Can you at least tell me why you’re so scared?” Spike asked. This pony must be powerful if she’d got these two afraid of her. Snips was about to answer when someone called his name.

“Snips, I can’t like believe you. Don’t you spend enough time with your friends? Come on, I want to dance.” Silver Spoon said pulling him away.

“I’ll tell you later, Spike.” Snips shouted before disappearing into the crowd of partiers.

“Talk about whipped.” Snails laughed at his diminutive friend.

“Snails, you promised me you weren’t going to talk to your friends tonight.” An angry Peppermint Twist appeared glaring at the tall colt.

“I was just saying hi, sugar bunny.” Snails said pathetically.

“Sugar bunny?” Spike giggled and Peppermint Twist shot him a dirty look.

“I got to go. See you later, Spike.” Snails said walking away with his head hanging low. Spike watched as the two walked away. He had to remind himself to never let Snails live this down.

“Well, I doubt I‘ll see those two for awhile if their dates have anything to say about it.” Spike thought to himself while walking back to Luna. It was strange that they thought the pony was somehow omnipresent. It’s like they were scared she could pop out of nowhere.

“Hmm, could it be…? No, it couldn‘t be her.” Spike said to himself as he walked back to the bar.

As he reached the bar, he noticed Luna sitting at the bar looking down. She looked kind of depressed. Was it because he left to talk to his friends? He thought to himself. Spike pushed the idea away almost immediately. He was only away for a few minutes. She couldn’t be taking it too hard that he left her alone. He walked up to the bar and took the seat next to her.

“I’m sorry about that, Moonbeam. I promise no more distractions tonight.” Spike said confidently. Luna only continued to look down at the bar. Her mane completely covering her face as her forelegs seemed to be cradling a tiny glass containing ice.

“You always do this, Spike.” She said just loud enough for Spike to hear. She sounded like she was slurring a bit, but that couldn’t be right. Spike looked at the glass and wondered for a moment before panic set in.

“Moonbeam, how many drinks have you had?” Spike asked. The unicorn said nothing as she flipped her mane back and brought the glass to her lips trying in vain to find something other than ice in her glass. “Pinkie, where are you?” Spike called frantically.

“Hey, Spike. What your poison?” Pinkie Pie once again popped up from behind the bar. She was cheerfully washing a glass.

“Pinkie Pie, you wouldn’t happen to be serving alcoholic drinks would you?” Spike asked.

“Scootaloo said she wanted a really cool grown up party so I thought where do cool adult ponies party at. At clubs, of course. So I-,” Spike didn’t have time for a long drawn out Pinkie

“Pinkie Pie, I don’t need a story, right now. I just need a straight answer from you. Is there alcohol in the drinks?” Spike said seriously.

“There’s a small amount of alcohol in the drinks, but not enough to get someone drunk unless they had absolutely no tolerance for alcohol. I mean you would have to be the lightest of the lightweight when it comes to drinking to get drunk. Why do you ask?” Pinkie said curiously. This is unbelievable. One of the most powerful beings in existence couldn’t handle her liquor.

“N-nothing I was just concerned about the safety of the young ponies here, but I can party happily knowing that we’re all completely safe.” Spike said nervously. He couldn’t let anyone know that Luna had gotten drunk at Scootaloo’s birthday party. It would shame both the royal pony sisters if this ever got out.

“Okie dokie, Spike. Just call me if you need anything.” Pinkie said before leaving to serve another group of ponies.

“See you did it again, Spike. You always do that thing.” Moonbeam said staring at him swaying back and forth.

“Listen, we need to leave now.” Spike said praying she didn’t do something reckless.

“No, you see, Spike. You’re doing it again. You’re always putting other ponies before me. Is it so hard for Luna to get some attention once in a while? Wh-Why is it so hard for you to be around me for two seconds without thinking about someone else?” She said swaying her chair.

“Moonbeam, I really don’t think this is the time or place for this conversation. We should go now you’re not well.” Spike said trying to reach over and grab her. He failed to make contact as she swayed just out of his reach.

“N-No, we-we’re not going anywhere. Y-You said we were going to have fun tonight and I am going to have some fun with you, no matter what.” She said trying her best to sit up straight. Spike thought she might have been a seductive tone in her voice but her slurring made it hard to hear.

Spike had a real mess on his hands. A drunk Luna was more dangerous than Nightmare Moon in that a drunk Luna was much more unpredictable and emotionally unstable. His only hope was to get home and send a letter to Princess Celestia, but Luna was insistent that she be allowed to stay and enjoy the party. Forcing her to leave would only make her more volatile than she already was. He had only one choice.

“Fine, we’ll stay but you have to promise me no more magic tonight,” Spike said.

“Ok, b-but you can’t focus on anyone but me and that means no running off with anyone else. Tonight is just about you and me.” She said leaning over to grab Spike in a loose hug.

“Sure, I guess I can do that.” Spike said as the filly hung off his neck. Is it the alcohol? Why is she set on spending time with me?

“Good because I want to dance so badly, Spike. Can we dance, pleeeease?” She said acting like a little kid with her head buried in his chest. Just then Spike heard someone calling his name.

“Spike, there you are. I need your help! Everything feels so awkward around Applebloom. I can‘t talk to her like I used to.” Scootaloo said approaching the couple. Spike was about to say something when Snails showed up looking for the dragon.

“Spike, I need your advice. Peppermint Twist keeps telling me you and Snips are bad influences and I shouldn’t hang out with you guys anymore. I finally got mad and told her to stay out of my life. Now she won’t talk to me. What should I do?” Snails said in a panic. Spike looked at the two and just rubbed his brow before he could say anything Snips ran over.

“Spike, I pissed off Silver Spoon. She asked me if I thought she was prettier than Diamond Tiara and she told me to be honest. Now she won’t speak to me anymore. I don’t get it. I told her the truth. Why she’s so mad?” Snips asked confused.

Spiiiike! You promised me. Just you and me remember. You-yoooou said that and now you’re going to break your promise, Spike. Why are you so mean to me? I’m-I’m not mean to you.” Luna said her head still buried in my chest. Spike just sat there trying to figure out what to do next and wondering what he had done to be thrown into such a bizarre and dangerous situation. After a few seconds of silent reflection, Spike slammed his hand on the bar.

“Pinkie, I need four drinks. I don’t care what.” Spike called out to the pony as she cleaned the bar.

“Sure thing, Spike.” Pinkie said bouncing over and placing four shot glasses on the bar. All four ponies just looked on as Pinkie made the drinks. Scootaloo finally decided to speak up.

“Umm, Spike. I don’t see how getting everyone drinks is supposed to help anyone.” She said.

Spike didn’t say anything as Pinkie finished all four drinks. Spike took each one and downed them all one after the other. The three ponies stood there watching dragon launch shot after shot down his throat. After he was finished, he picked up Luna’s chin and looked into her eyes.

“I know I am about to break my promise and I am really sorry about that. I don’t know if my word means anything to you anymore, but I will spend the rest of this party making it up to you. I swear. Just give me a minute, ok?” Spike pleaded. Moonbeam just nodded and sat back in her chair. Spike turned to his three friends and took a deep breath before speaking.

“Scootaloo, you need to realize that things have changed between you and Applebloom. You can’t expect to continue being friends with her unless you talk about your feelings. I know you may not exactly be comfortable doing that considering our past, but I know you like Applebloom. You know you like Applebloom. You need to tell Applebloom that.” Spike said before turning to Snails.

“Snails, you need to apologize to Peppermint Twist for getting angry then you need to tell her that you appreciate her taking an interest in your life but it’s your life. You have to live it and if she wants to be a part of it, she’s going to have live with your decisions, whether she agrees with them or not.” Spike told the colt. He moved his focus to Snips.

“Snips, you need to think before you speak. You can’t just speak without thinking and expect Silver Spoon to always find it cute when you say something weird or hurtful. Go back to Silver Spoon and tell her she’s extremely beautiful, so beautiful in fact that you can’t believe she’s with you because to be honest, I am surprised she didn‘t dump you on the spot.” Spike said as he returned his gaze to the entire group.

“If you have any more problems, I suggest you have a drink and deal with it yourselves. I‘ll be otherwise preoccupied.” Spike turned to Luna and presented his hand. “Milady, I believe I owe you a dance.”

“I believe you do,” she said placing a hoof in his hand as he escorted her to the dance floor leaving the three ponies stunned. Spike had to help her balance at times as they made their way to the dance floor. Before they could dance, the music stopped. The lights in the room got a little dimmer as a slower, more romantic dance song took the place of the techno. Spike got nervous as the dance floor started to fill with couples. He knew she wanted to dance but the song had changed the mood of the entire room. He was about to ask her if she wanted to sit this song out when she spoke up.

“Spike, can we dance to this? I-I really want to dance to this song.” She was still far from sober as she swayed in front of him. It was probably the only song she could dance to without falling over completely.

“Sure,” Spike said. As they started to dance, Spike started to become curious about Luna’s motivations. Was it the alcohol that made her want to be so close to him, or was it something that was there all along? Could he have been missing something that was right in front of his face?

“Spike, I’m sorry I called you mean.” She said suddenly. Spike was shaken out of his train thought after she apologized.

“It’s okay. I guess I do put other people before you sometimes. I should be apologizing to you.” Spike said thinking about his treatment tonight.

“N-No, I like that about you. You’re so nice and warm that you can’t help but feel for the people around you, Spike. I wish I were warm like you.” She placed her arms around his neck as they started to dance even closer than before.

“What do you mean by warm?” Spike asked confused by her usage of the term.

“I-I can’t explain it but when I’m around you I just feel so happy and fulfilled. It’s the exact opposite of being on the moon. The moon is such a cold and empty place, Spike. After a thousand years of banishment, I started to wonder if I was in charge of the moon because it somehow represented who I was as a pony. After I was freed from being Nightmare Moon, those thoughts still plagued my mind, but when I’m around you, I don’t feel cold and empty like the moon. I feel like a completely different pony. A happier pony who can put the past behind her and move on with her life. You give me strength, Spike. What I’m trying to say is I think I-I…” She trailed off as her full weight fell onto Spike.

“Luna. Luna. Are you asleep?” Spike said as he waited for a response. All he heard was light snoring coming from behind his back. He’d have to wonder what she was going to say as he carried her back to his place.

The Next Morning

“Oh no! What time is it?” Luna said popping up from her slumber as she realized she had fallen asleep during the party. She frantically searched for a clock as she sat up. It was 9:50 a.m. according to the clock on the desk. She looked around trying to take in her surroundings. She was lying on a bed in a room that looked oddly familiar. It was after looking around she realized that she was in Spike’s bed. Suddenly the door opened as Spike stepped in with a tray of toast and orange juice.

“Oh that’s good! You’ve been out like a light since last night. I was just about to try to wake you up myself.” Spike said as he placed the tray on the bed. “I’m not exactly used to cooking for royalty so I decided to keep it simple.”

“Awww, Spike. I’m sure it’s wonderful.” She said. Spike bringing her breakfast in bed was almost enough to make her forget that she was supposed to have raised the moon hours ago. “Wait! I can’t sit here and eat. I have to explain my absence to Celestia!”

“Don’t worry about it, Luna. I sent her a letter last night. She suggested that you rest here and come back when you’re ready. She’s taken care of the moon and sun so you don’t have to worry.” Spike said trying to get her to relax. After finishing her meal, she decided to question him about last night. She remembered having some drinks after Spike left but the rest is unclear.

“Spike, I’m a little foggy on what happened last night. Can you tell me what happened after you talked to your friends? I must have gotten drunk at some point last night.” Luna said embarrassed. She hoped she didn’t reveal too much. If she did, Spike didn’t seem to act any differently towards her.

“It’s okay. Pinkie wanted the party to be authentic so she put a little alcohol in the drinks. You must have gotten drunk after I left the bar. Anyway, you didn’t do much last night. I remember you got mad at me for leaving you alone, I helped my friends again, and then we danced during which you passed out. Afterwards I had to carry you home piggyback. Luckily your transformation lasted till we got home or I would have never made it home alone.” Spike said summing up the night.

“I’m sorry, Spike. I can be a little temperamental when I drink.” Luna said.

“It’s okay. You were kind of right to be mad at me anyway.” Spike said rubbing the back of his head.

“I didn‘t say anything embarrassing last night, did I?” Luna asked nervously looking down at the empty tray.

“Yeah, I was waiting for you to bring it up, but you definitely said some personal stuff before you passed out on the dance floor. I think we need to talk.” Spike said as he sat on the edge of the bed staring at the door.

Luna was extremely scared to be with the Spike at that moment. She had no idea what she told him last night. Did she confess to him? Is he going to reject her? If he rejected her, she didn’t know what she would do. She desperately wanted to run away but that would make it harder to face Spike again. She could only steel herself for what Spike said next.

“Luna, I wanted to let you know that you aren‘t cold or lonely. I don‘t know much about being responsible for the moon or being imprisoned for a thousand years, but I do know the moon doesn’t define who you are. The moon doesn’t listen to me when I’m sad. It doesn’t cheer me up when I’m down. The moon isn’t a great dancer. The moon didn’t get drunk last night and needed to be carried home. Luna, when I look at you I don’t see the moon, I see my dear friend who‘s always there for me. You shouldn‘t need to feel like the moon. I want you to feel like the Luna I know. The Luna who‘s happy and warm.” Spike said looking away from her. Luna felt her eyes water as Spike finished speaking.

“Spike, I don’t know what to say, but thank you.” Luna said trying to weep too openly.

“Can I ask what you wanted to be, Luna? I am guessing raising the moon wasn’t your first choice.” Spike said looking at her. She turned her head and wiped her eyes.

“It’s really embarrassing and I was just a filly back then,” She said blushing profusely.

“Come on, Luna. I won’t laugh or anything.” Spike pleaded.

“I guess as long as you don’t laugh.” Luna relented.

“Of course, I would never laugh at your dream,” Spike said seriously. Luna looked down at her hooves as she started to fiddle them nervously.

“I wanted….. to be a……. mom.” Luna whispered. The thought of holding something, nurturing it, and teaching it as it grew up always appealed to her.

“Wow! That’s so cool! Is it something you still want to do?” Spike asked.

“I don’t know. I was so young back then. I didn’t realize what really went into becoming a mother.” She said reminiscing about her childhood.

“You’ve had plenty of time to think about it so what’s really holding you back?” Spike asked curiously.

“I guess I haven’t found the right guy.” She said nervously glancing at Spike for a moment.

“Well what about that guy you said you liked? Does he seem like might be the right guy?” Spike asked looking at Luna. She shifted nervously in the bed. The context of the conversation caused her imagination to stir again as she sat in the bed of the dragon she loved. His gaze focused completely on her.

Inside Luna’s Imagination

“Oh Spike! I feel I must tell you who my mystery crush is before it’s too late.” Luna said putting her front hooves over her chest as she sat up on the bed.

“No, Luna. I have something to say first,” Spike said as he placed his hands over her forehooves. “Luna, I know you love this pony, but I couldn’t live with myself if I didn’t tell you that I‘ve always had feeling of love for you. I don’t know if I could ever live up to him but if you could give me a chance, I promise you I’ll do my best to treat you like the beauty you are everyday of our lives.” He said staring into her eyes as he tightened his grip around her hooves.

“Oh Spike! I have something to tell you. It’s been you all along. I don’t love anyone else but you. I’m so sorry I misled you.” She said looking down. She felt his hand on the side of her face pull her gaze back to Spike’s beautiful green eyes. He sat on the bed next to Luna as he pulled her down and gave her a small kiss on the lips.

“Luna, I don‘t care as long I can be with you.” He said as he pulled back. He threw the cover and the tray across the room in a fluid motion revealing her beautiful form. He pounced on her prone body making her wings expand almost immediately. With his body on top of hers, she wrapped her arms around his head as they made out. She could feel his tongue as it pushed itself against hers. The sensation felt so weird yet pleasurable. Soon she felt something hard pushing against her body.

Spike pulled away from Luna as he moved between her legs. He stopped and looked up at her hesitant to continue.

“Luna, have you ever…been with anyone?” Spike asked holding himself at her lips. She only looked away sadly.

“No, is that weird?” She asked embarrassed by her lack of experience.

“No, it’ll only make it more special than it already is.” Spike said as Luna started to smile again.

“Oh Spike! I love you.” She said as she turned back to him.

“I love you too, Luna.” Spike said as he gave her a small kiss on the lips before returning to her soft wetness. Spike used a finger to feel around the entrance of her lips. Luna let out a tiny moan as his finger probed the outside gradually pushing its way inside . Luna squirmed trying to get it as deep as possible. Spike noticed this and added an extra much to Luna’s delight. Luna felt Spike’s fingers as they moved around deep inside her. She could feel them tickling her insides sending waves of pleasure through her body as they moved in all directions. Spike’s probing fingers felt great but she wanted more than just his fingers.

“Spike,” she said breathlessly. He looked into her eyes and nodded. Luna felt the fingers leave her body as he placed his cock at the entrance of her privates. Luna felt Spike’s cock as he slowly pushed his way inside of her. Luna tried not to scream as Spike slowly pushed his way deeper and deeper. She let out several whimpers as Spike worked his way inside. She could feel herself being pushed apart as the dragon let himself in. Suddenly Spike stopped his progress. Luna wondered if he was stopping out of concern for her feelings. Her concern gave way to complete and utter ecstasy as Spike pushed the full length of his cock into her. Luna screamed as she felt his rock hard member come to a stop in side of her body. She could feel Spike inside her. His every movement sent a wave of pleasure throughout her body.

She could feel Spike move his hands grasped her flanks. His hands felt great on her cutie mark as he traced the outline of the moon. Luna could feel Spike move as he started to thrusting slowly. Luna moaned loudly as he rocked himself back and forth. He started to pick up speed as Luna felt herself getting closer to climax.

“Ahhh….Spike, I’m close.” Luna said as her body burned with Spike’s passionate thrusting.

“Luna, can I…?” Luna looked down at Spike who didn’t finish his statement. He had slowed to a stop. She could tell what he was asking without finishing.

“Spike, are you sure?” Luna said almost shocked that he asked.

“I’ve never been more sure, Luna.” Spike said confidently. Luna started to get teary eyed as she looked at Spike smiling at her.

“Spike,” she said wiping the tears from her eyes as she gave a meaningful nod.

“I love you.” Spike said.

“I love you too, Spike,” She said as Spike made up for lost time.

Spike bucked with newfound purpose. Luna felt even better than before. Spike was moving faster and harder than ever. Every thrust sent out waves of pleasure to every part of her body. Spike was practically slamming himself into Luna. Luna could feel something deep inside. She felt like she was melting away as Spike continued to thrust. Suddenly she felt a wet sensation splash against her face.

Outside Luna‘s Imagination

Luna was awoken from her day dream as Spike stood over her holding an empty glass of water.

“Whew! It was worse than last night. You went into another one of your trances again. I couldn’t wake you by normal means so I had to resort to desperate measures. What‘s the matter?” Spike said noticing Luna’s anger.

“It’s nothing,” She said looking down. She couldn’t be mad at him for waking her. If he knew what she was thinking, he probably would have done it anyway. How could she get lost in a fantasy in front of Spike? Was she so bad that she couldn’t be around him without dirty overtaking her? What if she said something from her fantasy to Spike? Why was this happening?

“You know when you go into your trances. You remind me of myself. When Twilight would start lecturing me, I would start thinking about Rarity while she blabbed on about whatever. She actually had to throw water in my face to bring me back once. She was so mad after she realized I didn’t hear her she lectured me forever again while levitating a glass of water, It was where I got the idea to wake you.” Spike said. Luna looked at him curiously.

“So when you had these trances, did you ever have them around Rarity?” Luna asked hoping to find out more about them.

“Not really. If I did, it would mean being around her wasn’t enough anymore. My feelings weren’t so strong that I couldn’t be satisfied just by being around her. I think I would have just confessed before I got to that point.” Spike said not making the connection between Luna’s trance and the question.

“And if you couldn’t confess, what would you do then?” Luna asked.

“I would probably talk to Twilight or someone really close to me, you know. Finding someone I could talk to about my feelings would help me get it off my chest.” Spike said. Luna only knew one pony she could bear her heart to right now.

“Thanks, Spike. I feel much better now.” Luna said crawling out of bed.

“Wait! You never answered my question. Does that guy you like seem like he’ll make a good father?” Spike asked before she could leave. Luna looked back at Spike and smiled.

“I don’t know, but I hope to find out some day.” She said with a smile before she teleported away. Spike could only stand their scratching his head as he heard knocking on his door.

Spike walked to the door and opened to find Snips and Snails standing at the door. Snails seemed a bit down as he stood there. Snips spoke first as he and Snails walked into house.

“It’s Pinkie Pie! She’s the masturbating pony. Big Mac told us he saw Pinkie around the time we wandered towards the tree house. She was there to help Scootaloo plan her party but she wasn’t there. We think she got bored of waiting and decided to “entertain” herself that’s when we walked up and heard her.” Snips said quickly.

“Wait a minute! Is that why you guys were scared to tell me, last night?” Spike asked slightly mad at them.

“Dude, Pinkie Pie isn’t normal. I’m pretty sure if we told you in the bakery, she would have found out and tried to stop us.” Snips said. Spike had to admit he had a point. Pinkie Pie managed to show up in places just to respond to something they said or were about to say. Twilight knew that all too well.

“Wait! So why was she masturbating to me? Why is Snails sad and quiet?” Spike asked.

“I don’t know why she likes you and Snails won’t tell me a thing.” Snips said looking at his friend.

“Maybe something happened last night. What was Snails doing at the party after I left?” Spike asked.

“I don’t know. I didn’t see him at all after we talked to you. By the way, Scootaloo wanted me to thank you for last night. Your advice helped her get Applebloom. Last time, I saw them they were leaving together. Very closely, I might add. Silver Spoon also forgave me. Thanks, I promise I won‘t blow it again.” Snips said proudly. Spike just looked at Snails who seemed to be in a funk.

“Hey, Snips. Did you see Twist last night by any chance?” Spike asked.

“No, I didn’t see her at all. I think she left before you did. By the way, how’s your “friend”? She looked pretty tired last night.” Snips asked.

“Yeah, she got a little tired last night and I carried her back to my place. She left a little while ago.” Spike said.

“So are you guys together or what? I couldn’t help but feel like she really likes you.” Snips said.

“Dude, we’re just friends. Speaking of which, we should help Snails. I’ve never seen him like this.” Spike said watching Snails sit on his couch in the fetal position.

“You’re telling me he’s been a total downer all morning. He hasn’t said anything to me since I picked him up.” Snips said. They walked over to the couch and stood before their friend.

“Hey buddy. How’s it going with Twist?” Spike asked. Snails let out a sad sigh.

“Come on. Stop being a baby, Snails. Tell us what’s wrong.” Snips said trying to egg him on. Spike and Snips waited for a minute before Snails finally sat up.

“I screwed up big time, guys.” Snails said sadly.

“Did Twist dump you?” Snips asked. Spike elbowed him in the side.

“You can tell us. We’re bros, right?” Spike said trying to get Snails to open up. Snails sat up and faced his friends as he let out a deep sigh.

“I cheated on Twist.” Snails said running his hooves through his mane.

“What?” Snips and Spike said falling back in surprise.