STARDUST'S POV
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“You there?” I called, knocking on Fluttershy’s door. I waited about 30 seconds before I heard movement, followed by the handle turning. Fluttershy opened the door, a smile quickly lighting her face up.

“Oh! I didn’t expect you.” Fluttershy said, a glimpse of surprise slipping out.

“Yeah, I just thought I’d walk with you to the party. If that’s alright?” I asked.

“Of course! I was just about to leave. Let me get my coat.” She said, closing the door partially and scurrying across the room. I waited several moments, hearing things crashing and rumbling on the other side, followed by Fluttershy talking with someone. A few seconds later the door flew open and what looked to be a… coat... Came dashing out. Before I had time to react, it came crashing into me, sending us both tumbling to the ground. I looked down at the small figure lying on top of me and pulled the coat up over it’s head.

“Hello!” He said once his face came into view for the first time. Startled, I dropped the coat back down, covering his face. Fluttershy came running out and gasped when she saw the incident.

“Spike! Get off of him.” She said, pulling Spike to his feet.

“Sorry!” He said, attempting to pull me up, only to fall back down due to my weight and his size.

“Okay..” I said, climbing to my feet. “Many questions…”

“I know I know.” Fluttershy said quickly, pulling the coat off the small dragon.

“I know you’re probably wondering why he is trying to run away with my coat.” She said, giving Spike a disapproving look.

“Yeah thats it… Not at all curious why there’s a baby dragon in your house.” I said, brushing myself off.

“Hey!” Spike said angrily, “I’m not a baby! I’m a borderline teenager!”

“The fact that you are...You. Freaks me out a bit.” I said, slightly backing away from the small dragon.

“Oh don’t worry. He won’t hurt you.” Fluttershy said, “He’s the nicest, cutest little dragon ever.” She said, squeezing Spike into a hug.

“I’m not cute!” He whined, trying to struggle free.

“Anyways…” I said, still confused. “Shouldn’t we be leaving?”

“Oh! Of course.” She said, putting on the coat and locking the door. “Twilight should be waiting for you at her house Spike. Go find her. She said she needed help carrying a few things to the party.”

“Oh joy..” The dragon muttered, wandering off down the road.

“Should I even ask?” I said, making our way down the path.

“That was Spike. He’s Twilight’s assistant. He’s been with her ever since she arrived in Ponyville. He’s not as mean as you think a dragon might be. Although, He is special.” She said.

“Special?” I asked, teasing my curiosity.

“Well..” She started to say.

“Hey you two!” I heard a familiar voice say. Sprinting towards us was a very excited Pinkie Pie.

“YOU TWO ARE LATE!” She yelled. “The party started at 2:00. ITS 2:01!”

“Um..” I said, raising a hand, a single finger extended.

“After the party started and you weren’t there, I thought you weren’t coming! Or maybe you were lost. If I found out you weren’t coming that would make me very sad and suicidal.” She said.

“Um… What was that last part?” I said

“Sad!” She replied.

“...Okay then.” Fluttershy said

"Well we were just on our way." I said, glancing over to Fluttershy with a slightly scared gaze.

She shrugged, looking back at Pinkie. Who was just standing there, staring at us. After a long pause, the silence was finally broken.

"See you there!" Pinkie said, her serious look turning back into a smile, turning around and bouncing back down the road.

“That was.. Interesting.” I said. “Is she like this every day?”

“Depends on the situation, but yes. That’s Pinkie.” Fluttershy said with a light giggle. I shook my head and continued with Fluttershy down to Sweet Apple Acres. Took us awhile to get there, but once it came into view I couldn’t believe how many people there were. There were entire crowds dedicated to different activities ranging from dancing, to drinking, to apple bobbing.

“Are her parties normally this big?” I said, taking in the sight.

“This one seems smaller than usual if you can believe that..” She said over the loud music emanating from the makeshift stage. I could see J Dog and his band preparing the instruments.

“So uh..” I started, “Where should we start?”

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TEN MINUTES LATER

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“I don’t approve of this...” I said, being blindfolded by Pinkie Pie.

“Don’t worry Fluttershy!” She said, pulling me off somewhere. The strange thing is that.. We were going straight through where the crowd was a few seconds ago, and I didn’t bump into anyone. After a minute of walking, we stopped. Pinkie was heard bouncing around me as a song began to play. I reached up and pulled the blindfold. The first person I saw was Stardust, standing in front of me. We were in the barn, the door was closed, and there were people gathered around us. I noticed there was only a single light on, beaming down from the ceiling like a spotlight on me and Star.

“What..” I asked, glancing around at all the people.

“Fluttershy.” Stardust spoke up.

“Y..yes?” I muttered, nervous by all the observers.

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“Would you care to dance?” I said, holding my hand out to Fluttershy. Her expression changed from confusion, to utter shock.

“Oh no.. I.. I can’t dance. Especially with all these people watching..” She stuttered.

“Non-sense!” I said lifting her and up, “Just follow my lead. We’ll start out slow alright?”

“Okay..” She sighed in defeat. I pulled her close, arranging her hands in the correct positions.

“Alright, step, step, back.” I said, leading her.

She followed closely, looking up at me as we swayed back and forth. What seemed like an hour passed, and the song was coming to an end. I looked down to see she was resting her head on my chest, eyes closed. I rubbed my hand through her hair as the melody washed over us. She looked up at me, our eyes met. I could see the passion glistening in her eyes. Our lips touched for the first time, time seeming to freeze as the moment stretched on. Our eyes closed as we embraced each other, savoring the sweet warmth of her pressing against me. Our eyes opened as we pulled apart, looking into eachothers eyes. The sound of applause and cheers began to erupt from the crowd. It was then that I realized, we were happy. I looked up at J Dog, who had a grin on his face.

“Come on everyone! This party is just getting started!” He yelled into the mic before motioning back to his band to begin the next song. As the upbeat and more fast paced tune sprung from the speakers, the crowd began to dance. I looked down at Fluttershy, who was watching everyone do their own thing.

“Let’s not let them have all the fun.” I said, looking down at her smile as she gave a small nod.

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ONE HOUR LATER

“I don’t think I can eat another bite..” Fluttershy said, holding her stomach. Never thought I’d ever hear that!

“Come on this is just the first course!” Applejack said, sliding another pie across the table. She looked down just in time to see me snatch it away. I was about to dive in, but stopped and looked at her. She gave me a nod, which signaled my stomach to take over.

“PIE EATING CONTEST!” Pinkie shouted, taking a seat next to Fluttershy. “ONETWOTHREEGO!” She said quickly, smashing her face into another pie that I hadn’t noticed before.

“You two have fun with that.. I’m going to get something to drink.” Fluttershy said before getting up and making her way to the cider stand. I was devouring the pie, taking glimpses at Pinkie every few seconds, who was already half way through with it. Though I don’t think it counts if most of it is ON you, rather than IN you. With only a little left, I stopped after hearing a chanting coming from the crowd that was around me. I looked up to see them staring off to the side. I looked left to see Pinkie had stopped eating and was staring along with the crowd. I looked to the right to see Fluttershy chugging an enormous mug of apple cider. I began to chant with the crowd.

“Chug! Chug! Chug!” We all said as Fluttershy downed the 12 ounces of brown tinted liquid. She finished, tipping the glass upside down and tapping the bottom, a final drop sliding off onto her tongue. The large group of people bursting into hurrahs . I dashed towards her and grabbed her hand, holding her arm up in the air.

“We have a winner!” I yelled, making the crowd grow an octave higher. I looked down at her to see a small foam mustache pasted on her face.

“Uh, you got a littl-” I said before being interrupted by a kiss from Fluttershy, transferring the mustache from her face to mine. She pulled away, smiling.

“That’s one way to do it.” I said, licking my lips, and the foam under my nose.

“Fluttershy? Are you okay?” I said, a realization creeping up on me as I saw her flushed face.

“Pinkie!” I yelled, “What was in that cider?”

“Oh let’s see..” She started, “Apples, cinnamon, sugar…. vodka.”

“You spiked the cider?!” I shouted.

“What’s that supposed to mean?” I heard a familiar voice say. I turned around to see the small baby dragon standing behind me.

“I didn’t know I had my own term! What’s it mean?” Spike asked.

“Uhhh…” I hesitated.

“SPIKE!” I heard scream from the back of the crowd. I saw a purple aura flow around the entire area as the crowd was lifted into the air. It was Twilight! She rushed under the now suspended mass of people and grabbed Spike.

“Sorry about that.. He’s not supposed to be here.” She said, dashing back to another section of the farm. The crowd floated down and stared at me. I shrugged. I looked down at Fluttershy, who was in a blissful daze, staring up at the sky.

“Ooo.. I think that bird needs my help.” She said, attempting to fly away. I grabbed her and held her close.

“Oh no you don’t. You aren’t going anywhere in your current state.” I said, lifting her up and carrying her in my arms. I walked out of the farm and down the road, heading home.

“Where we going?” She said with a hiccup.

“My place. You are going to rest until this wears off you hear me?” I said, continuing on.

“Oh.. Okay.” She said, starting to doze off. “I’m just going to take a nap..”

I looked down at her as she nuzzled her head against me. While I didn’t appreciate what Pinkie did, Fluttershy looks so peaceful when she’s asleep. I arrived at the house and opened the door with my magic. I went to the living room to set her down, noticing the couch was soaked, with random pieces of clothes littering the floor.

“What is.. I don’t even..” I stutter, confused at the mess that I know I will eventually have to clean up. Shaking my head I head upstairs to my room. Along the way I heard a small sobbing from the next room over. Curious, but still wanting to tuck Fluttershy in, I headed to my room and placed her gently on the mattress, pulling the covers over her. With her in bed, I gave her a small kiss on the cheer. A smile began forming on her as she opened her eyes for a few seconds. Long enough to say,

“Good night..” And dosing back off. With that done, I head back out into the hallway, putting my ear up to J Dog’s door.

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“J it’s alright… you’re safe…” A female voice said quietly.

After a few moments of silence the mare spoke again, “J. Just lay down… I’ll take care of you!”

The crying stopped after another few seconds and silence filled the room.

After a few minutes of that silence the mare said something too quietly for me to understand.

“Thank you…” I heard J say.

“I wouldn’t do anything less for my mate… As odd as it is for me to say or feel this, I love you J Dog.” The mare said in a loving tone.

J responded but I couldn’t make out what he said.

“Call me Chrysie… And good night to you too lover.” The mare responded.

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Feeling a touch of happiness, I walked back down stairs. I poured a glass of water and brought it back up, setting it next to Fluttershy for when she wakes up. A bit of time passed, me just watching her sleep, her beauty shining bright. I chuckled to myself and headed back downstairs. I stopped in front of the couch and scratched my head. I pulled out my cell phone and started dialing a number. I waited, listening to it ring. A few seconds later, someone answered. I talked for a bit, nodding my head every sentence or so to questions he asked.

I paused, giving a long sigh.

“Yes.” I said, “The carpet is going to need a deep shampoo cleaning..”

“Yeah, and the upholstery.”

“Uhhh… I’ll pay extra if you don’t ask what it is.”