Princess Luna walked through the royal garden. She knew her sister liked to spend her mornings there from time to time. The atmosphere was so serene and peaceful. She found Princess Celestia sitting in the center surrounded by animals. There was always something about Celestia that made everything want to crowd around her and admire her beauty. Despite no longer being Nightmare Moon, she still bore some jealousy towards her sister.

“Luna, it’s so lovely to see you. I trust you had an interesting evening with Spike.” She said as she gave a slight nod to the animals around her sending them back to their homes in the garden.

“Hello, sister. I assume you know already about last night.” She said embarrassed that she had brought it up.

“And here I thought you had swore to never touch the stuff.” Celestia laughed reminiscing about their younger days.

“Headaches, vomiting, memory loss. I can‘t believe anyone would put themselves through all that just to enjoy a drink.” Luna said watching her sister stand up.

“Isn’t it ironic that the night goddess would be against such a prominent nighttime activity? But you didn‘t come here to discuss a drinking problem,” Celestia said to her little sister.

“Aren’t you going to tell me what the problem is before I even say it?” Luna asked.

“Luna, you say that as if I already know things ahead of time.” She said smiling innocently.

“I’m your sister, Celestia. I know you already know about my feelings.” Luna said.

“Luna, you’re acting silly.” Celestia said.

“You’re just waiting for me to say it.” Luna said getting annoyed.

“I have no idea what you mean, dear sister.” Celestia said.

“Why are you so difficult?” Luna shouted.

“Luna, I’m going to count to three and I want you tell me what’s wrong.” Celestia said calmly.

“I’m not doing this sister.” Luna said turning away from Celestia.

“One.”

“You might as well stop. It’s not going to work.” Luna said.

“Two.”

“I’m walking away. It’s not working so just stop.” Luna said taking a few steps away from her older sister before stopping.

“…Three.” Celestia said reaching the end of her count.

“See I told you I wouldn’t tell you I have a huge crush on Spike.” Luna said proudly.

“Yep, little sister. You got me.” Celestia said faking surrender, despite already winning. Luna realized her loss almost immediately. Luna reluctantly turned around and walked back to her big sister’s side.

“How do you always do that?” Luna asked in a huff.

“Years of practice, but I was honestly surprised to see you of all ponies take a romantic interest in anyone. As I recall, you would turn down any advances almost immediately.” Celestia said.

“What are you trying to say?” Luna asked.

“Do you want my honest opinion, Luna?” Celestia said walking up to a flower and taking in its aroma.

“Of course, I do.” Luna stated looking at her sister.

“You used to be a bit frigid. Remember your old nickname?” Celestia stifled a laugh.

“Don’t remind me.” Luna said remembering.

“What was it again?” She asked despite clearly remembering. Luna just sighed and relented.

“The Ice Queen of Equestria.” Luna said reluctantly.

“They used to say you had a stare so icy you could freeze blood and a shoulder so cold a stallion could die of hypothermia.” Celestia reminisced.

“That was so long ago. I’ve changed since then, sister.” Luna said. Before becoming Nightmare Moon, ponies from all over Equestria tried their hand at wooing the pony sisters. While Celestia was more receptive and playful, Luna remained cold and aloof to just about everyone except her elder sister.

“Tell me, sister. Why were you so distant back then?”

“Back then I thought such feelings were unnecessary. My duty was to guide the ponies of Equestria. I thought love would get in the way of that duty. So I began to resent my title as princess as I saw others fall in love and enjoy themselves. I remained cold and shunned others away. As I grew colder and colder, I began to resent you. You were a princess like me. Yet you still went out and enjoyed the company of others. I realized that back then I was only ever mad at you for being happy.” Luna held her head down. Celestia walked over to her little sister and knelt down to cover her body with a wing in a gentle embrace.

“Luna, I share some of the blame as well. As your big sister, it’s my responsibility to watch over you as well as Equestria. I should have been there for you when you needed me most.” Celestia said remorsefully.

“Don’t say that, Celestia! You were a wonderful sister and you still are. I was so blind back then,” she said as she started to raised her head, “but I have the chance to do things differently now. I don’t want to be distant or frigid anymore. I want to explore my feelings instead of pushing them down. I’m ready to be more than just a princess.” Luna said feeling different already. She could feel an inner warmth building inside of her. Celestia noticed this and smiled.

“Sister, I’m so happy for you. I want you to tell me all about your new feelings.” Celestia said excited for her sister. Just then a white pegasus guard flew into the garden.

“Pardon my intrusion, Princess Celestia, but you and your sister were supposed to attend the royal staff meeting thirty minutes ago. They can‘t begin without you.” He said.

“Send word that my sister and I will be there shortly.” Celestia said standing up as the guard flew off to deliver the message. She turned to her sister who was also getting up. “It seems we’ll have to pickup this discussion later.” Celestia said disappointed that they couldn’t continue.

“I look forward to it, sister.” Luna said happily.

“Oh Luna, could you do me a favor this time?” Celestia asked as they made their way to the meeting.

“Of course.” Luna replied.

“Could you not daydream about Spike in the during this meeting? It’s becoming difficult to explain to the staff why you constantly say his name under your breath.” Celestia said mirthfully as her younger sister turned red.

“I promise it won’t happen again.” Luna said embarrassed as they entered the meeting hall.

Meanwhile in Ponyville

A different kind of meeting was taking place. The topic of Snails’ infidelity to his girlfriend was the current being discussed. Spike decided to open with a simple question.

“Who is she?” Spike asked after picking himself up off the floor.

“You guys wouldn’t believe me if I told you,” Snails said laying on Spike’s couch looking depressed.

“Dude, you just told us you cheated on your girlfriend.” Snips said.

“Any suspension of disbelief we might’ve had is long gone.” Spike said.

“Diamond Tiara.” Snails said. Snips and Spike just looked at each other.

“Really?” They said sounding absolutely flabbergasted.

“I knew you guys wouldn’t believe me.” Snails said getting angry.

“We believe you. It’s just that she’s a little bit out of your league.” Snips said.

“You’re one to talk, Snips.” Spike quipped.

“That’s totally different. Anyway why would Tiara kiss you? It’s pretty obvious to everyone that you and Twist are an item. I doubt she’d go after a guy with a girlfriend.” Snips said.

“Tell us exactly what happened after we talked last night.” Spike said.

“Well, I tried to find Twist to apologize like you said, but I think she left right after our fight. I decided to walk to the bar and have a drink, but I bumped into Diamond Tiara instead. I thought she was going to get mad and call me a loser like she does every time I annoy her. Instead she just giggled and asked me if I wanted to hang out with her, I didn’t see any harm in it at the time so I said yes.” Snails recalled. Spike found that last part kind of fishy. Snails wasn’t exactly the smartest guy but he should have been smart enough to see that Diamond Tiara was flirting.

“Dude, it was pretty obvious she was flirting with you. The giggle and the offer to hang out are classic signs of flirting. The only way it could have been more obvious is if she was playing with her mane the whole time.” Spike said skeptically.

“Alright, I knew she was flirting, but it’s just that Diamond Tiara….I couldn‘t resist. When girls flirt with me, I kind of forget about everything else.” Snails relented.

“Even Peppermint Twist?” Snips asked. Snails could only sigh as he thought of his betrayal. His lack of resistance made it all the more bitter.

“Yeah, I know it was wrong, but I couldn‘t resist.” Snails said pathetically.

“Ok, so what happened next?” Spike asked.

“We shared a couple of drinks, danced, and talked about stuff. It was all pretty much completely innocent. After the party ended, she asked me to walk her home. Nothing really happened until we reached her doorstep. We just stood there for a few moments. It was awkward at first. After awhile she looked up at me and asked me if I wanted to kiss her, I just nodded and we kissed.” Snails said remembering the tender moment under the night sky.

“Alright, you kissed her and then what happened?” Snips asked.

“We said goodbye and that was it.” Snails sighed. “What am I going to do guys? If Twist finds out, it’ll break her heart. I never wanted to hurt her guys.” Snails said moodily.

Spike motioned to Snips to talk privately. Snips nodded as the two walked to the corner of the room to discuss the matter of their friend.

“Snails outdid himself with this one. He’s pulled some stupid stunts in the past, but this one’s a real doozy. It‘s like he didn‘t even try not to cheat” Spike said.

“Honestly, I’m not surprised. Snails was always sucker for a pretty face. I mean more of a sucker than usual. As long as I’ve known him, he could never say no to a pretty girl. Now that I think about it the only reason he’s never cheated till now was because girls don’t really talk to him.” Snips said.

“That sounds pretty bad, but he doesn‘t really act that way around Peppermint Twist. I mean last night he was arguing with her because he thought she was being too bossy.” Spike asked.

“I think deep down Twist is more than just a pretty face to Snails.” Snips said.

“So what you’re saying is he‘ll do anything for a pretty girl, but he won‘t let Twist completely control him because he loves her?” Spike asked slowly trying to make sense of it all.

“That‘s pretty much it.” Snips said.

“This is just great.” Spike said smacking his face.

“So how do we get him out of this one?” Snips asked.

“We got to keep him away from Peppermint Twist until I talk to Diamond Tiara. He‘ll definitely rat himself out in the state he‘s in.” Spike said looking at his friend sigh sadly. Just then someone knocked on the door of the dragon’s home. He already had a pretty good idea of who it was. Somepony looking for some other pony who happen to hang out here often. He opened the door and saw the white pony with a frizzy red mane looking quite despondent.

“Hey, Twist. What brings you around here?” Spike said loudly hoping to warn his friends. He opened the door just enough that she couldn’t look inside and see Snails.

“I’m looking for Snails. I thought he might be here. I really need to speak to him.” She said sadly looking down.

“Really? I can’t say that I’ve seen him today. Can I ask what you wanted to talk to him about?” Spike said trying not to sound to nervous. He had to know if she knew about Snails and Diamond Tiara before she let him see the colt. It was too dangerous to let Snails see Twist before he had a chance to fix things.

“We had a fight last night and I just wanted to apologize. Listen, if you see him, just tell him I feel really bad about last night, ok?” She said remorsefully.

“I will definitely let him know that as soon as I see him. Alright, I’ll talk to you later. Bye.” Spike said as he watched her walk away. He closed the door and saw his friends peeking from behind his couch.

“I really am the worst boyfriend ever. I tell her to stay out of my life and then I cheat on her all in the same night. She deserves a way better boyfriend than me.” Snails said sinking into even deeper into his own depression.

“Well, technically you told her to stay out of your life already. She probably already thinks you broke up with her.” Snips said.

“Snips, do you remember what I said about saying the wrong thing?” Spike asked angrily.

“Hey, I’m working on it. Besides, it’s probably better this way. If she finds out about you and Tiara, she’ll just think you moved on.” Snips said. Snails didn’t take that idea as well as Snips thought he would.

“You’re saying I already lost her. It’s over. I lost the only girl I ever loved.” Snails said with a far away look in his eyes. Spike punched Snips in the arm.

“Ow! I’m just trying to cheer him up.” Snips whined.

“Way to go, Snips. Should I get a chair and some rope or do you want to continue talking him to death?” Spike asked sarcastically. “Listen to me, Snails. Peppermint Twist came over here to apologize. She wouldn’t do that unless she wants to make up. She’s still your girlfriend. I can help you fix this. Okay?” Spike said offering comfort. Snails seemed to regain some life.

“You mean it?” Snails asked hopefully.

“I’m going to talk to Diamond Tiara and see if she’ll keep quiet about last night.” Spike said.

“What are we going to do?” Snips asked.

“Stay away from Twist then meet me in the park in a few hours. I have a plan that will help him work on his problem with pretty girls. Gentlemen, by the end of today, last night will be a distant memory and Peppermint Twist will be none the wiser. Are we all in,” Spike said putting his claw out. He looked at his two friends, Snips put his hoof in, but Snails was still hesitant.

“I don’t know guys. Maybe I should just tell her the truth.” Snails said.

“Come on, dude. You don’t want to lose her, do you?” Snips asked.

“No, but I don’t want to lie either.” Snails said.

“Don’t think of it as lying then. Think of it as you sparing her the pain of knowing the truth. You don’t want to hurt her, right?” Spike asked.

“No, I guess you’re right. I’ll lie if it spares her feelings.” Snails said sadly. He wished it hadn‘t come to this but if lying was the only way to protect her, he‘d do it without question. He placed his hoof in with Snips and Spike. Spike patted the colt on the back.

“Alright, Snails. Trust me, we’ll all laugh about this someday. Let‘s do this guys.” Spike said as they raised their arms and went there separate ways.

As Spike walked to Diamond Tiara’s house, he couldn’t help but wonder if Snails had a point about telling the truth. He remembered the look in his eyes when he told him we would all look back and laugh about this whole mess. There was nothing in his eyes that suggested laughter. He was consumed by shame, guilt, and regret.

He hoped that Snips could keep Snails focused on what’s important. Saving his relationship with the love of his life. Twist didn’t need to know the truth. He was going to smooth things over with Diamond Tiara and he’d help Snails through his problems with girls. She’d never know what happened after she left the party and everyone lives happily after. The truth wouldn’t matter anymore after that.

Spike approached the door of Diamond Tiara’s home and started to feel a little bit nostalgic. The night of his first date came back to him. He couldn’t help but feel like this door was where it all began. He remembered how nothing happened like he expected it to that night. He often wondered what would have happened that night if they had just went on a normal date. Where would such a relationship have went?

Spike pushed the thoughts out of his head. She had made it clear that she didn’t want that type of relationship with him. She wanted him only for purely physical reasons, and he had no problems with that. Until now he hadn’t even questioned it. He figured it was for the best that they moved on as he moved his claw to knock on the door. As Diamond Tiara opened the door, she immediately embraced the dragon.

“Spike, it’s been like forever since I saw you. What brings you here? Like I don‘t already know.” She whispered into his ear. He couldn’t help but enjoy the softness of her fur and the scent of her expensive perfume which smelled like strawberries.

“Actually, I’m here on business, not pleasure.” Spike said. He was trying his hardest not to take her up on her offer.

“Business? I know were not exactly boyfriend and girlfriend, but calling it business is a little too formal. Don’t you think?” Diamond Tiara said playfully as she broke the embrace and led him to the couch in the living room.

“I’m actually here about Snails.” Spike said sitting on the couch. He remembered it well. It was the same place he sat while waiting for her to come downstairs, It still looked the same as it did on that long ago. This time she sat next to him on the couch making eyes

“Ugh. I thought that was all just some really weird dream.” Diamond Tiara said bringing a hoof to her head.

“Let me guess. You had a lot to drink.” Spike said. He had figured that was the case.

“Yeah, Silver Spoon came over and started to whining about Snips again. I keep telling her to like dump him if she going to complain about him all the time, but she keeps saying he has this really sweet side. Seriously, all I could do was like drink to drown her out.” She said remembering last night.

“I understand what it’s like to have your friends drive you to drink.” Spike said remembering his own friends coming to him with their own problems.

“After that most of it is a blur, I remember like hanging out with Snails and dancing with him. You already talked to him. What did he say happened after we left the party?” Diamond Tiara asked.

“You kissed him.” Spike said.

“Ugh, I’m like sorry I asked. Could you let him down gently?” Diamond Tiara asked.

“That won’t be a problem. He feels bad enough about cheating. I’m just here to make sure you won’t tell Peppermint Twist.” Spike said.

“So you want her to like hear it from Snails? I totally understand that.” Diamond Tiara said. Spike was surprised that she would want Twist to know the truth. He had to know why.

“Yeah, I can’t believe you’d be so cool with him telling the truth and all.” Spike said pretending that he wasn’t trying to cover this mess up.

“I mean I’m not exactly friends with Twist, but I think she like deserves to know the truth. No girl wants her boyfriend to cheat but if he does, he should like come clean as soon as possible.” Diamond Tiara said.

“But I could understand why someone would hide it. I mean what if they wanted to spare the other pony’s feeling. Lying would be the best option, right?” Spike asked hoping for an answer that would support his view. Diamond Tiara looked at him incredulously.

“You’re kidding, right? It‘s too late to like try and spare someone‘s feeling after you cheated on them. If he wanted to spare her feelings, he shouldn’t have cheated on her. Hiding it now wouldn‘t be sparing her anything. If anything, he‘d just be hurting her even more by lying. Is Snails really going to tell Twist the truth?” Diamond Tiara said suspiciously.

“Yeah, he just told me that he wanted to tell her the truth.” Spike said. That much was true before Spike talked him into lying, of course. He still believed they were better off with his plan. Lying seemed so much more painless to him.

“That’s good, so I guess you’re done with your business.” Diamond Tiara said cuddling closer to him.

“Yeah, but I should go. The guys are waiting for me in the park.” Spike said trying to move away. Diamond Tiara only became more aggressive as she stood up over him and held his shoulders to the back of the couch.

“You wouldn’t leave a lady in distress. Would you?” She said innocently.

“That’s funny because where I’m sitting….or rather being pinned. I feel like I’m the one in distress.” Spike said as she moved her face closer to his. He could have easily threw her off but he couldn’t really find the willpower to do so.

“You’re in distress. I’m in distress. We should help each other out. Don’t you think?” She said close enough to feel her breath. She removed her forearms from Spike shoulders and wrapped them around his chest and arms. Spike could feel the weight of her entire body pressed against his as they started to make out.

Spike couldn’t help be turned on by Diamond Tiara’s dominant approach. It was almost like a competition to see who could get the upper hand. Spike certainly wasn’t going to let Diamond Tiara take the lead as he rolled over on top of her causing her to loose her embrace around Spike‘s arms. With his newfound mobility, Spike moved his fingers to pussy. Slowly teasing her as he rubbed the outside of her lips. He could feel her getting wet but Spike held back.

“Stop holding back already!” Diamond Tiara said wishing he’d just stick his fingers inside but Spike just smiled wickedly.

“I don’t know what you’re talking about. We always do it like this.” Spike said feigning innocence. He wanted to get back at her for taking control.

“No, it’s different.” Diamond Tiara argued.

“You’re going to have to be more specific.” Spike said enjoying himself as he lay over her body rubbing the outside of pussy. He would pretend to push a finger against her lips without actually penetrating. He had never knew teasing someone sexually could be so much fun.

“What?” Diamond Tiara said as she tried to move her pussy forward trying to force his fingers inside.

“I want you to tell me what you want.” Spike said aggressively. Diamond Tiara looked away as she thought about saying it out loud. It seemed so indecent to say it out loud, but she knew he wouldn’t move forward unless she obeyed.

“I want your fingers.” Diamond Tiara said quickly hoping it’d be enough.

“Where?” Spike said already knowing the answer. He could feel his own erection wanting her pussy but held himself back.

“In my pussy.” She whispered.

“Good, now say it all together.” Spike whispered into her ear.

“But I already said it.” Diamond Tiara whined only to feel Spike remove his finger from her entrance. The teasing was unbearable but it was better than him stopping.

Spike got up and pretended to move away leaving Diamond Tiara on her back alone. It was a risky gamble considering he had a full erection that would be left unattended if she let him leave but he knew it would payoff.

“Wait!” Diamond Tiara said as she watched Spike standing between her legs with an evil grin on his face.

“You have something you want to say? I suggest you say it loud enough for me hear.” Spike said cautiously. Diamond Tiara sighed and finally said what Spike wanted to hear.

“I want you to put your fingers inside my pussy.” She said aloud but reluctantly. Spike just leaned over and kissed her as he pushed his two fingers deep inside her pussy. She instantly felt her entire body twist with passion as Spike started to work his fingers.

Spike watched for awhile as her pink pony body convulsed as he pushed his fingers inside. Her pussy was felt nice and warm as he moved his fingers inside. Spike started to stroke his cock as he pulled his fingers out and prepared to enter her with his cock. Spike toyed around with the idea with teasing her again but he couldn’t waste anymore time playing. He was already supposed to meet the guys at the park by now. Spike decided to speed things up as he pushed his cock into Diamond Tiara full force.

“Oh Celestia, that feels good.” Diamond Tiara cried out. As Spike penetrated deeply almost immediately, she couldn’t help but enjoy the heat emanating from his member as it just settled inside of her. He usually took his time when it came to this sort of thing so this felt entirely new. It was rough and uncomfortable but she enjoyed it more that way.

Spike went to work immediately as he started thrusting himself into Diamond Tiara. He noticed that Diamond Tiara seemed to be enjoying herself more than usual. She was more passionate than usual which was saying something. Suddenly, Spike realized something about Diamond Tiara. The humiliation and roughness were the only possible reason she could be reacting this way, but that would mean Diamond Tiara got off on being treated badly. Spike was kind of interested in finding out now that he had a glimpse of this new side.

Spike grabbed her flanks roughly letting his claws dig into her body a little. It was just enough to scratch her without leaving any marks. Diamond let out a small yelp. Spike watched closely for any sign that she might want him stop. Nothing. Next he decided to start pumping more violently by reducing his speed and slamming himself inside with more force.

“Oh yes, fuck me like that!” Diamond Tiara shouted getting into it. She didn’t know what had gotten into Spike but she enjoyed it more than anything else they did. It was like the pain intensified the pleasure she felt. She wouldn’t mind it if he was like this every time they did it.

Spike took her scream for more as the go ahead and decided to kick things up a notch. He released her flanks and her forelegs down squeezing her wrists tightly as he leaned over her face.

“You like it when I fuck you like this.” Spike said hovering just inches wearing a menacing smile as he slid himself inside more forcefully.

“Yes.” She shouted in ecstasy.

“I want you tell me what you like about it.” Spike said looking down at his prey. He realized that he spent his whole life being nice to girls. He never really acted mean towards them, especially not like this. He felt a new sense of dominance as he held Diamond Tiara down.

“I like it when you fuck me.” Diamond Tiara said staring into Spike’s eyes.

“I told you to tell me what you like about it.” Spike said squeezing her forearms even tighter.

“Aaah! I like it when you’re rough.” Diamond Tiara screamed as the pain raised her excitement level.

“Good girl.” Spike said patronizing her as he pulled himself out only push his way back inside.

“That’s so good!” Diamond Tiara cried out again. Everything he was doing was making her so hot. She loved the way he was acting.

“If you like it, I think you should beg for it and you better do it right.” Spike said threateningly as he looked into her eyes. He could tell she was enjoying this perhaps even more than he was.

“Please fuck me hard.” Diamond Tiara said under her breath.

“Louder.” Spike ordered as he pushed down harder on her wrist.

“Please fuck me like there’s no tomorrow.” She shouted.

“Now was that so hard?” Spike whispered into her ear before he started to give her exactly what she asked for. Diamond Tiara made her pleasure known as she began moaning loudly. Spike was completely focused as he gave he pushed himself harder against the inside of her pussy. He was thrusting harder than he had ever done with anyone.

“Oh yes! I‘m so close! Fuck me harder!“ Diamond Tiara yelled. Spike couldn’t do it any harder than he was right now. Suddenly Spike had an idea. He released her wrists and proceeded to flip her on her stomach with his cock still inside of her. Spike grabbed her flanks and continued to thrust even harder than before.

Diamond Tiara was in heaven as Spike rammed her from behind. Her flanks felt like they were on fire as Spike worked hard on her backside. Suddenly, she felt her entire body spasm violently as the most powerful orgasm she ever experienced rocked her entire body.

“OH FUCK YEAH!” The prissy pony shouted at the top of her voice.

Spike felt himself about to release as the pony shouted then fell limp on the couch. He pulled out and came on the exhausted filly who was too conked out to really feel anything at that point. Spike looked over the scene and didn’t know what to say. He waved his hand in front of Diamond Tiara’s face trying to get her to react but she seemed totally out of it. He also noticed that the couch was an absolute mess as Diamond Tiara’s released an unusually large amount of cum ruining the upholstery.

He thought about just bailing on the whole scene, but he couldn’t bring himself to do that to Diamond Tiara. Spike dragged his hand across his face as he went in search of towels to clean up this mess.

“Sorry, guys,” Spike said as he started the cleaning process.

Later at the park

“Where is Spike?” Snips said anxiously awaiting the dragon near a bench in the park. He should have been here two hours ago. Snips was having enough trouble hiding from Peppermint Twist who was looking for him, but Snails was starting to talk about coming clean to her. He was starting to crack under the pressure of it all.

“What if Diamond Tiara is planning on telling Peppermint Twist and Spike is trying to stop her?” Snails hypothesized. Snips sighed. Snails had been like this ever since they left Spike’s house.

“Calm down, Snails. If anyone can get her to stay quiet, Spike can. Trust me on this. He has a way with the ladies.” Snips said.

“How do you know for sure?” Snails asked starting to calm down.

“You haven’t seen him talk to girls like I have. It’s like he can say all the right things to make them do whatever he wants.” Snips said remembering the night he asked out Silver Spoon. He was getting absolutely nowhere til Spike swooped in.

“You make it sound like he can read minds or something.” Snails laughed at the idea.

“Sometimes I think he can.” Snips said seriously.

“Come on, Snips. Even the most powerful unicorn magic can’t read minds. It’s impossible.” Snails said.

“I know, but maybe dragons can do something like that.” Snips said in his own defense.

“Guys!” Snips and Snails were broken out of there conversation by someone running up to them.

“Spike! Its about time you showed up. What kept you so long? We’ve been waiting forever.” Snips said angrily. As the his friend drew closer, he could make out the faint aroma of strawberries on Spike. Snips wondered why Spike smelled like he had just got through taken a bath when it dawned on him what happened.

“Sorry about that. It took longer than I thought to convince her, but she won’t tell Twist anything.” Spike said out of breath. He had to not only clean Diamond Tiara and the couch. He had to carry her to her bed so he could clean the couch properly. He had no idea how hard it was to carry someone on your back. He had developed a newfound respect for Twilight who carried him around so often.

“Yeah, so how did it go?” Snips asked with a sly smile across his face.

“What do you mean? We talked. Nothing happened?” Spike said nervously.

“I was just wondering if she took it hard or did you lay it on her gently?” Snips asked nudging the dragon.

“She took it well.” Spike said glaring at his friend hoping he would stop. Snips just giggled.

“That’s good.” Snails said showing some relief.

“I bet there was some resistance at first, but after Spike got to the heart of the matter, it was just a matter of pounding away at her defenses until she-”

“Ok, Snips! I think that’s not important right now.” Spike said interrupting his friend. Snails felt like he was missing something but decided not to question it.

“So what this plan to help me get over my obsession with pretty girls?” Snails asked.

“I’m glad you asked. We’re going to forget about Twist. You don’t need her anymore.” Spike said casually. The two colts just looked at Spike completely dumbfounded.

“What are you talking about? Of course, I need her she’s my everything.” Snails shouted.

“Come on, man. You’ve been with Diamond Tiara. Don’t you see what that means? You could do so much better. I‘m talking about girls who don‘t lisp when they talk. Girls who actually do something with their manes instead of hopping of bed and shaking their head. Don‘t sell yourself short on Twist. You‘re better than that now, Snails.” Spike said coolly. Snails’ anger was almost palpable as he glared at Spike holding himself back. Snips decided to intervene by getting in between the two.

“What in the hay are you doing, Spike?” Snips said to his friend. Spike leaned over to Snips.

“Trust me. I’m going somewhere with this just let me work.” Spike whispered. He returned to his position staring at Snails.

“Shut up! I don’t want anyone besides Twist. I‘m not like you. I don‘t want to be with other fillies.” Snails said under his breath. He was snorting like a bull like ready to charge.

“Really? Because from where I stand were pretty similar. We both obsess over pretty girls. We crave them. We need them. We’d do anything to make that next score happen. Face it, Snails! Last night was the first time you were actually honest about it. When you kissed Diamond Tiara, you became just like me and you liked it.” Spike said taking the wind out of Snails who stepped back.

“That’s not true. I just had a moment of weakness.” Snails said to himself as much as Spike.

“It wasn’t weakness. It’s who you are, Snails. Besides you’d just end up hurting Twist again if you got her back. Why risk it all for less when you can have everything for absolutely free? Look around you. You see all these pretty fillies running around and playing. They‘re all just waiting for a couple of studs like me and you to show them a good time. This is what I offer you, Snails. Give up on Peppermint Twist and we can have all of Ponyville. What do you say?” Spike said offering his hand to Snails who was hanging his head in shame.

Snails didn’t answer immediately as he looked around at all the beautiful mares and fillies in the park. The thought that all of them could be his was unimaginable but with Spike at his side it seemed completely within the realm of possibility. He could have it all but would that be enough. Could he be happy with just any girl? Snails held his head up high as the answer became clear to him.

“NO!” Snails said pushing Spike’s hand away.

“Is Peppermint Twist really so important that you would forsake everyone else? Is she really worth more to you than every girl in Ponyville?” Spike asked angrily. Snails looked down for a second before raising his head and answering the dragon’s question.

“Yeah, I guess she is.” Snails said calmly. Spike’s expression went from mad to happy almost immediately.

“Then you should go tell her that.” Spike said smiling as he put his hand on his friend’s shoulder.

“I think I will.” Snails said before running off leaving his two friends behind to find the love of his life. Snips couldn’t believe what he had just seen.

“That was amazing, Spike, but I got to know were you serious about all that stuff about giving him Ponyville.” Snips said.

“I was completely serious. I would have found two fillies talked circles around their heads and then Snails and I would seal the deal as it were.” Spike said confidently.

“What about Twist?” Snips said. Spike looked up at the sky and sighed.

“If Snails had accepted, Twist would have been better off without him. She’d be hurt but she’d get over it and move on eventually.” Spike said.

“Dude, you’re like some sort of evil genius player.” Snips said.

“Join me, Snips and together we can rule the world’s supply of women forever.” Spike said jokingly wringing his hands together.

“Nah, Silver Spoon said she would castrate me with my own horn if I ever tried something like that.” Snips said.

“Ouch! She seriously said that?” Spike asked flinching back.

“Yeah, she says stuff like that all the time then just laughs it off. Is that weird?” Snips said. Spike thought he should say something to Snips but decided against it.

“It’s fine. Come on! Let’s head to Sugarcube Corner. You can buy me a root beer float.” Spike said putting a hand on Snips’ shoulder as the two walked into town.

Snails walked around Ponyville looking for Twist. He realized now that all he needed was Twist too get over his obsession. Spike showed him how much she meant to him. He knew deep down that no girl could ever replace Twist in his heart. Now all he had to do was find her and let her know. Snails searched for hours before he heard that familiar lisp in the center of the town.

“Snails, is that you? I’ve been looking for you everywhere. I thought you were avoiding me or something for a second.” Twist said as she walked up to him.

“Peppermint Twist, I got something real important to tell you.” Snails said summoning all his courage.

“I have something I want to tell you too, Snails. I actually wanted to apologize for being so hard on you last night. It’s not my place tell you who you can be with friends with. If you want to be friends with Snips and Spike, I have no right to make you get rid of them. Can you ever forgive me?” Peppermint Twist asked sincerely.

“Of course, I forgive you.” Snails said. He had no right to be mad at her anymore. Twist just smiled and gave him a hug.

“I’m so glad we can put all this ugliness behind us. I just want to forget about last night and try to move on. So what did you want to tell me?” Twist asked after releasing the hug. Snails stood there for awhile debating whether he should tell her the truth or not. It would be easy to just lie to her. She wanted to put the past behind her and forget about last night as well. Spike had secured Diamond Tiara’s silence so she’d never know about it unless he told her. He realized what he had to do.

“Twist, you mean a lot to me. So much that I can’t lie to you about last night. I kissed another girl last night at the party after you left.” Snails said looking into Twist’s eyes as they started to tear up.

“Why?” She said quietly. It was all she could think to say as she fell apart emotionally.

“I realize now there‘s no excuse for what I did to you so I’m not going to stand here making excuses for myself. What I did was wrong and you deserve to know the truth. All I can do is tell you that I’m sorry and that if I learned one thing from this mess, its that you mean too much to me for me to step all over your feelings by lying. Can you ever forgive me?” Snails said not looking away. He needed to look at her to let her know he was absolutely sincere. Twist wiped her eyes and looked at Snails with an angry look.

“Snails, I don’t know if I can trust you anymore let alone forgive you.” Twist said sternly.

“I understand if you don’t want to see me anymore.” Snails said depressed as he started to walk away. He felt tears form in his eyes as he walked away from her. He had done the right thing and atoned for his sins but the pain was still there. Suddenly, he felt a hoof on his back.

“But seeing as you told me the truth, I guess I should at least give you a second chance.” Twist said.

“Oh Twist, I-” Snails said trying to hug her but found the earth pony holding him at bay.

“What do you think you’re doing, mister?” Twist said holding one hoof out against his chest.

“Hug?” Snails said weakly.

“I said I’d try to forgive you, but you’re going to have to prove yourself before you can ask for a hug or anything.” Twist said chastising her colt friend.

“You don‘t mean…” Snails said dropping his arms and shrinking back.

“Dinner with my parents. They really want to meet you and its not good that I have to make up excuses every time you say no.” Twist said holding the upper hoof.

“Do I have to? I just know their not going to like me.” Snails complained.

“I don’t care what they think about you, but its important to me that they meet you. It’ll also go a long way in winning my trust back.” She knew her parents wouldn’t like Snails. They had already made it clear that they didn’t like him, but she still wanted to properly introduce himself.

“Fine. When do you want me to go?” Snails said reluctantly. He truly dreaded the idea of meeting Twist’s parents, but if it’d help win her trust back, he’d do anything.

“Before we set a date, you need to do something with your hair and maybe dress up a little. It wouldn’t kill you to look nice for my parents, you know. You also need to work on your manners. I don’t want you to do anything rude. You also need to fix you posture. I don‘t want you to slouch in front of my parents.” Twist said making of list of things he should do.

Snails just nodded as she went on and on about preparing for the inevitable meeting. He couldn’t help but be happy that she decided to stay with him. He couldn’t care less that she was forcing him to meet her parents or creating an extensive list of his personal flaws right in front of him. He was just happy to be with her because despite all of that, he couldn’t imagine being with another filly besides her.

Back at Sugarcube Corner

“So how many girls have you slept with anyway?” Snips asked placing his drink on the table.

“Come on, dude. I don‘t like talking about that stuff.” Spike said looking at his glass as he took a deep gulp.

“At least, I know you slept with one girl. How was Diamond Tiara anyway?” Snips asked.

“What are you talking about? We just talked. I don’t know where you getting this crazy idea from that we had sex.” Spike lied.

“Come on, dude. I could totally smell a girl’s perfume on you when you showed up at the park earlier today. It’s no use hiding it.” Snips said. Spike just hung his head and decided to come clean.

“Fine, you got me. We did it alright.” Spike said giving his companion the truth.

“So what was it like?” Snips asked.

“Girls are weird.” Spike said lifting his glass in the air. Snips met his glass with his own in an impromptu toast.

“I’ll drink to that, brother.” He said as they finished the rest of their drinks.

“Alright, that’s it for me. I’m out.” Snips said leaving a few bits on the table.

“Yeah, me too.” Spike said as he followed his friend outside.

“Hey, Spike.” Pinkie Pie called out catching the dragon’s attention. Spike waved his friend off as he confronted the pink pony.

“What is it, Pinkie Pie?” Spike asked in a sleepy voice. He was anxious to get home and hit the sack.

“I was making cupcakes tomorrow and I need your help.” Pinkie Pie said bouncing up and down with a huge smile on her face. Spike was about to question why a baker needed help baking but he was way too exhausted to try and prolong the conversation.

“Sure, whatever.” Spike said letting out a huge yawn.

“That’s great, Spiky. Be here tomorrow morning bright and early. We’re going to have so much fun tomorrow.” Pinkie Pie said full of energy.

“Yeah, can I go now? I’m pretty tired.” Spike said ready to go home.

“Of course, you’re going to need all your energy for tomorrow. I’ll see you later, okay?” Pinkie Pie said letting Spike leave.

Spike couldn’t help but wonder why he needed all his energy to make cupcakes. Spike walked home and let these questions fade from his mind as he slipped into bed and fell asleep.