Hello everyone! Here is the final part of ‘The Darkness of Love’. This is the part where Spike really becomes a Mary Sue(A term I do not use lightly). It would really help if the story didn’t go on and on about how awesome Spike is. Personally, I don’t think a character is a badass if the character doesn’t have to earn any of their victories and the story just lets them win. This should be the last of the Darkness trilogy for now.

If you have a fanfic recommendation, comments, or criticisms please leave a comment or PM me at my fimfiction account or my blog on Tumblr. Please NO clop or fanfiction with extreme violence. I am not going to do those. I want to do a more family friendly series and it is going to be relatively clean. Besides everyone else does them. Okay, I might do one for a special occasion. But otherwise no clop or extreme gore fics. Ok, enough rambling. On with the fic!

Special thanks to Grimm Reaper for letting me do his story. You are awesome!

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Doctor and Ditzy’s Science Theater

by Rixizu

Episode 9 - Part 1

Ditzy and the Doctor were planning on having a small party after the experiment to celebrate the ending of their grounding. Four weeks confined mostly to a small room was taking its toll on both of them. It was going to small party mostly using the games and treats that were left over from the Nightmare Night celebration that was ruined due to Eldritch Abomination attack. Besides, Ditzy didn’t like to waste anything.

Dinky decided to be a little generous and allow them to prepare for party for a little while before the experiment. Only the treats setup on a long table with a white tablecloth were done. In three bowls were a various types of candies like miniature chocolate bars, suckers, tootsie rolls of various flavors, bubble gum, and various other different candies. A pitcher of lemonade and orange juice sat on the table. The Doctor and Ditzy agreed not to put up any decorations, as it would be a waste of time. They decided to set up the games later.

Ditzy was humming to herself as she brought out a tray with blueberry muffins into the main meeting room on her back with perfect and practiced grace. She walked up to the table and set the tray on the table with her mouth without spilling a single muffin.

The Doctor watched this impressed. He still hadn’t gotten that good of a handle on his pony body yet, even after almost a year. His hoof writing was still atrocious and almost completely unreadable. His body still didn’t feel as fluent and as functional as he would have liked. All the growing pains of adjusting to a body that was completely alien to his old one. He would give anything to have hands right now. Fingers and opposable thumbs were definitely underrated appendages. All the work he did in his workroom really did help improve his hoof to eye coronation. That was one of the reasons he continued working in there. Even if his efforts to create a way to escape were pointless, he would get something out of it.

“So Doctor, what game do you want to play first after the experiment?” Ditzy asked interrupting the Doctors train of thought.

“Hmm.” The Doctor mumbled.

“I thought we could play bobbing for apples.” Ditzy said excitedly. “That is one of my favorites!”

“Fine with me.” The Doctor said simply, not seeming to be very interested.

“Perfect! Then we can play spider toss!”

“Even though you almost never hit anything?”

“Well, true.” Ditzy said hesitantly. “But it’s still fun all the same.” Ditzy’s eyes gave her poor depth perception and made it hard to focus on a small single target. Never invite Ditzy to an obstacle course; she will just end up crashing into everything.

Ditzy looked at the clock. “Hey, it’s almost time for the experiment!”

“Good, then we can end this ridiculous sentencing.” Being confined like that was against everything the Doctor was. His very nature was freedom itself. It was bad enough he was stuck in this facility. Being confined to room like that just ate away at him.

“Good afternoon my little test subjects.” Dinky said on her view screen.

“Hey Dinky.” Her captives said without much enthusiasm.

“Good news! These are the last few chapters of Darkness of Love.” Dinky said in a happy tone.

“Good!” Ditzy said with a tone of harshness in her voice. “The sooner, the better!”

“Agreed.” The Doctor said simply.

“Today you will be reading chapters ten through twelve of ‘The Darkness of Love’ by Grimm Reaper with the epilogue. Enjoy.” The experiment alarm went off as soon as Dinky finished saying this.

“Let’s finish this thing!” Ditzy said with a cheer. The Doctor nodded and the two entered the theater.

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There was an eerie calm about the town as three days had passed after Spike’s little visit to the Carousel Boutique.

Ditzy: It was the calm before the zombie apocalypse.

He could feel something was on its way,

Ditzy: Spike had never felt a power level quite like this before.

and it threatened to separate him from the friends he was making.

Doctor: Or at least attempting to make.

He mentally hit himself as he agonised over the thought of leaving them again. This was exactly what he wanted to avoid.

Ditzy: True, considering how bad he is at making friends.

He sat up on the roof of the Apple Family barn and looked down on Ponyville. He’d spent the morning trying to escape Twilight as she’d entered her… season.

Ditzy: Twilight was determined to be on the Ponyville Hoofball team this year.

As a baby, he never had to worry about her going after him, but now he was an adult, certain pheromones from both parties would be as impossible to avoid as the results of being ensnared by each other promised to deliver.

Ditzy: I find cold showers help with that sort of thing.

He shuddered at the thought. Despite his attempts to do otherwise, he’d re-established his friendship with Twilight and tightened the bond; and sexually pursuing her was a method of reversing the outcome that he shuddered to think about.

Doctor: It would make things really awkward between the two of them.

Rainbow Dash had been a mistake and he knew it.

Ditzy: He got tired of her constantly hitting on him.

It was further damaging to find out that those she had claimed to be with denied having had any such relationships with Rainbow Dash.

Doctor: Knew it.

Ditzy: So why did she claim that Soarin is a hermaphrodite?

Even Applejack, who couldn’t tell a lie to save her integrity, found the idea offensive.

Ditzy: Rainbow Dash and Applejack? It would never work.

Spike explained their reactions to her and she’d revealed to him that it was all a lie. She’d only ever had sex once before him. She didn’t reveal who with, but Spike had a pretty good idea.

Doctor: (Sighs) Let me guess. It’s me.

Ditzy: Probably.

The young dragon smacked his tail against the wooden surface of the roof, feeling the vibrations from the impact through his buttocks.

Ditzy: (Spike) Woah, Woah. Ahhhhhhh! (Crash)

He scanned the sky, hoping they would remain as clear as usual, aside from the odd Pegasus every now and then, one in particular leaving a trail of falling letters as she skimmed across the sky in a rather uncoordinated fashion.

Ditzy: That couldn’t possible be me because I happen to be very good at my job.

Doctor: They wouldn’t keep you around if you weren’t.

Spike took one of the letters that managed to fall towards him. Coincidentally, it was for Twilight; the return address revealed it to be from her parents.

All: How convenient.

The dragon skimmed his talon across one edge of the envelope and pulled out the contents. He read over the letter and smiled. The answer to Twilight’s suicidal problem may have just fallen into his hand.

Doctor: Except depression isn’t an easy thing to cure. Twilight might have to deal with it the rest of her life.

He placed the letter back in the envelope and ignited it in a green flame, sending it off to his friend

“Maybe a baby sister will work wonders on her. I can see myself packing her bags in five minutes.”

Doctor: Even after following her checklist to the letter and quadruple checking it?

he chuckled to himself as he rose to his feet and hopped off the roof. His wings shot out of his back and he was in the air before he touched the ground.

Doctor: He could have just climbed down, but I guess the few minutes saved are worth the tiny corruption of his soul.

Twilight was busy in the Library, happily humming to herself as she tidied the place up. She’d rearranged all the books and was half way through dusting the tables when a green flame flashed in front of her and a letter appeared in front of her, already opened.

Ditzy: (Twilight) I will have to tell that dragon how rude it is to open somepony’s mail without permission.

“Spike, your curiosity astounds me.” she said as she picked up the letter. She looked at the return address and hurriedly opened the note within the envelope.

The ponies who were reading silently in their own areas nearly lost the use of their eardrums as an excited shriek escaped the Librarian’s mouth.

Doctor: It was both adorable and really painful.

Windows would have shattered, had the tree been fitted with any.

Ditzy: But...it does have windows.

“Oh my gosh! I’m going to have a baby sister!” she cried out, hugging Carrot Top who looked up from her gardening book.

Ditzy: Hey, Carrot Top has a cameo in this!

Doctor: It’s nice to see a familiar face.

“Congrats, Twilight.” she said before the unicorn was running into her room, calling out Spike’s name.

The dragon had just entered the door when he heard his name called out from upstairs.

“Yeah, yeah; I’m reading your mind. I’ll pack your bags in a minute.” he strolled through the Library, his wings retreating back into his body. He stretched himself out afterwards.

Ditzy: (Twilight) No Spike. First we have to make a checklist for the checklist we need to make for our trip to Canterlot!

“Ooh, that transition was a little off. I’ll have to watch out for those.” he said to himself as he twisted his body, forcing his spine to pop,

Ditzy: Unfortunately his super strength caused him to accidentally break his spine.

which felt fantastic.

Ditzy: You need to see a chiropractor Spike.

His housemate rushed down the stairs and hurried over to him.

“Isn’t this great, Spike? I’m going to be a ‘big sister’, not just a little sister, but a big one too.” she clopped her hooves together in joy before wrapping them around Spike and giving him a big kiss. Clearly, she hadn’t thought about where she’d kissed him as she trotted away happily.

Ditzy: Or the fact she used a lot of tongue action.

“Oh… I’m sure you were a big pain to Shining Armour at times.” he muttered as he went off to pack Twilight’s bags.

Ditzy: Really? No checklist? This really is some bizarro world.

Twilight, who had been so excited at the news, left the Library to tell her friends. It wasn’t until she’d taken a few steps from the tree that she noticed a familiar sensation tickling her lips. She paused, brought out of her reverie of sisterhood. Bringing her hoof to her lips, she caressed the tingling spot on her mouth and it rushed to her cheeks. It felt like pins and needles in her face.

Ditzy: Twilight Sparkle is pinhead.

She shook her head madly, trying to get blood flow back into her cheeks, but she just ended up tickling herself with the mild stabbing sensations that came with the symptom of localised blood flow deprivation.

Doctor: Causing her accidently walk right into a hole.

She tried to recall what she’d done prior to getting this strange sensation and it dawned upon her. She’d kissed Spike. And not just a kiss, but a full-on smooch. As this realisation hit her like a sack of bricks, she blushed redder than Big Mac’s coat.

“Oh, Celestia!” she said, running full speed to the only pony she could rely on for advice in the matter that had just crept upon her. And she headed for the Carousel Boutique.

Ditzy: But I’m pretty sure Rarity gets her romantic knowledge from trashy romance novels.

“Oh, darling! Your reaction is symptomatic of the most obvious thing in this world.” Rarity declared as Twilight explained the situation.

“I know what’s wrong with me, Rarity. I came here to ask you for advice on how to proceed with this.”

Doctor: Simple. Forget about Spike and find someone better.

“Well you can’t ignore it, darling.”

“Why not?” Rarity gave her painfully regal laugh as the replied.

All: Hohohohohoho!

“I used to be a dragon lover, like you. But then I took a talon to the roof.” she extended a hoof to her ceiling which still showed the Rarity-proclaimed battle scars of the fight that occurred  three days prior.

Doctor: This could happen to you too Twilight.

“But what do I do?” Twilight urged, becoming hysteric as she thought out scenarios in her mind, but her data was insufficient to return working result.

“I suppose there’s nothing you can do until you discover he shares your feelings,” Rarity paused for a moment.

Ditzy: Just tell him how you feel?

Twilight… are you sure you actually love Spike in this manner, and it isn’t just your seasonal… for lack of a better term, horniness, getting the better of you?”

Ditzy: That was a terrible pun.

Rarity had a point, and Twilight considered it.

Doctor: Is it lust or is love?

“I’m sure. Because I felt this once before my season started. Which leads me to believe he does feel the same way.”

Ditzy: So what is this season they keep talking out?

Doctor: I think it is referring to Twilight’s estrous cycle.

Ditzy: Her what?

Doctor: I’ll explain later.

“So you kissed him today and your lips started tingling, and before that, you woke up with the same tingling? You think Spike kissed you in your sleep?” Rarity asked. Twilight shook her head.

Ditzy: How could it leave such a big impact when he didn’t even kiss her?

“Maybe he stopped himself at the last second. The first time wasn’t as powerful as this one, which leads me to believe he may have been struggling to resist kissing me that night.”

Ditzy: (Twilight) After all, how could he resist a smoking hot filly like me?

Twilight was working her mind furiously, trying to gather more relevant data for her conclusion.

Doctor: She created complex mathematical equations to calculate Spike’s feelings for her.

“Perhaps you should ask him about it. If he acts strange around the subject, then tell him how you feel and wait for his response.” Twilight blushed as she played that thought through her head.

Doctor: Maybe you could tell him how you feel during a romantic cataloging session.

She began to jump ahead to the evening activities and she giggled.

Ditzy: Gee. At least take him on a few dates first.

“Is the sex starting now? Darling, much as I love pairing two ponies, or in your case a pony and a dragon, if you’re going to start staining my couch, I’m going to have to kill you.” Rarity pointed a mop in Twilight’s direction. Twilight snapped out of her fantasy and giggled sheepishly.

Ditzy: (Rarity) No Twilight I’m serious. If I discover any stains on my couch, I will make sure they never find your body dear.

“Sorry, Rarity. I’ll head off then. Got to see a dragon about a kiss.” she teased.

Twilight felt really giddy as she made her way back to her Library.

Doctor: She started bouncing off walls.

She was mentally psyching herself up to tell him. Maybe I’ll ignore all that and just ask him out on a date.

Ditzy: (Twilight) Or maybe I should just jump him when he enters the door and let nature do the rest.

See what he thinks. If he says yes, then perhaps I’ll tell him how I really feel. I can’t lead him on like Rarity did, though.

The unicorn’s thoughts were interrupted as she entered the Library and saw a very familiar figure standing before her, surrounded by other figures.

Ditzy: Oh no! It’s Queen Chrysalis and she’s back for revenge!

Spike had finished packing and had gone out to get some lunch before the inevitable trip to Canterlot. He imagined himself being selected to babysit on occasion; a concept that bothered him slightly. Nearly every emotional wall he’d placed up had been destroyed by the Elements of Harmony. His friends had redeemed him and he was feeling mostly good about that.

Ditzy: So everything you did the last few years was pointless and stupid then?

But the lingering doubt that everything would be fine still waned on his mind. He hadn’t been using his magic much, and he felt that he needed to maintain perfect condition of his every ability. “The calm before the storm.” His mind let out.

.Doctor: Spike just knew the zombie apocalypse was coming.

He sat at a table for two in front of a commonplace take-out restaurant, his usual order of hay fries and burned ‘Caesar Salad’ barely touched.

Doctor: Why does Spike like burned food exactly?

He looked up to the sky and saw that the sun was shining a little more brightly than usual.

Ditzy: It might have to do with the fact he was looking right into it.

So many things plagued his mind, and he wanted them all either answered or gone. One thing in particular ate away at him.

Doctor: What were those black spots on the moon called? It was on the tip of his tongue.

It was connected to the second. What if danger struck Ponyville and Twilight was hurt as a result. These two things burned away at his heart and he felt darkness take hold. I’ll destroy any who threaten the peace of Equestria. He squeezed his eyes shut and shook his head, ridding his mind of such thoughts.

Doctor: (Voice) Kill your family! Kill your family!

Dark thoughts hadn’t really reached him since he’d returned to Ponyville, and his attitude was just a remnant of a powerfully dark emotion; desire.

Ditzy: For a decent daffodil and daisy sandwich.

Spike checked the time on the clock inside the restaurant and sighed. It was time to get Twilight ready for Canterlot.

Doctor: And to triple check Twilight’s checklist for the trip.

He rose to his feet, leaving the barely eaten food at the table. He tossed some bits on the tray and headed out the door.

Ditzy: That cheap jerk! He didn’t leave a tip.

As he made his way to the Library, he wondered how the train ride would fare for the two of them as Twilight’s season of heat had only just begun.

Ditzy: Maybe she shouldn’t go if she’s going to get sick.

Doctor: He’s talking about her estrous cycle again.

Ditzy: Oh.

Would he have to protect passing Stallions from her? Would he have to protect himself from her?

Ditzy: That would kinda hard considering she has telekinesis and teleportation.

Would he have to lock her in the cubicle and take up another one altogether?

Ditzy: Don’t they have medication for this sort of thing?

Twilight was unpredictable when it came to these times of the year.

Ditzy: Stallions tell horror stories about it.

Doctor: (Spike) I knew we should have gotten her spayed.

The Library door was within his view and he reached for it.

Ditzy: Only for it to slam into Spike’s face when Twilight excitably opened the door.

“Hey Twilight, I thought for dinner we could get your mother to make her special macaroni and…” he was cut off as a choice number of spear blades met his throat, each blade bearing the engraved symbol of Celestia. “…Cheese.”

Doctor: (Spike) Um, is this about the taxes I haven’t pay the last few years?

he croaked afterward, eyeing the metal in front of him. He glanced up to see Twilight being treated similarly, Celestia herself standing next to the dishevelled unicorn.

Ditzy: Celestia was determined to punish Twilight for all the movies she pirated.

“What is this?” Spike demanded, his irises turning a slight pinky shade as he fought off the darkness that threatened to seep out after seeing Twilight in that situation.

“Hello, Spike. I’m sorry we couldn’t meet again under better circumstances, but I must insist that you come with me immediately.

Doctor: (Celestia) We have a pickle jar that not even I can open.

We have a matter of great importance to discuss with you, and Twilight and her friends cannot be involved in this.” Spike heard the Princess’ request and a single thought entered his mind as he foresaw this outcome.

Shit!

All: That’s out Spike!

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