Chapter 19

Dave was hurried towards a chair by Twilight and quickly sat down

“So where are we going?” She asked excitedly

“We? Oh um… I was planning on it just being me and Spike” Dave rubbed the back of his neck “I was going past a camping shop and I remembered that I promised him we would go camping somewhere, so decided to grab some stuff quickly”

Twilight’s face drooped “Oh ok… well where are you going?”

“I got a map so me and him could plan out a route to take” Dave tapped his bag with his foot “Only for a night or two”

Twilight looked over towards the bedroom door “When are you going?”

Dave rubbed his neck “If we get it all planned out quickly enough then… this afternoon some time”

Twilight leaned forwards “When you come back do you want to… pick up where we left off?” she smiled

“Oh I umm… wait you agreed to take it slowly” Dave put his finger on her lips to stop her from complaining “And besides… I need to have a private talk when we come back”

“Why don’t we have it now?” Twilight sat next to Dave with a hoof on his leg

“Because…” Dave carefully pushed the purple hoof away “you might… no WILL freak out a little”

Twilight tilted her head “Why? What is it about?”

Dave saw the bedroom door slowly begin to open so he quickly lent in and whispered in to the unicorns ear “It’s about us”

Spike grinned as he jogged down the stairs and landed in front of Dave “I’m ready to go” he sniggered loudly “I have never been camping before”

Dave grabbed Spike’s bag for him “Yeah well I will try and make it a good trip for you” Dave picked up his own bag as he headed outside “See ya Twilight, we will be in sugarcube corner before we leave”

Twilight waved to the pair as they stepped out of the door “Good bye you guys, I will see you later before you go”

Dave and Spike walked back along the road leading towards the main shop part of town, Dave looked around as if he felt something stare at him with an evil intension

Dave decided to make a detour to Rarity’s boutique, they walked up to the front door and Spike eagerly knocked

“Why are we here?” Spike asked while knocking rapidly

“Umm… I need to ask Rarity to make me a hat quickly,” Dave pointed at the large orb in the sky “to protect from the sun a bit”

‘Sure… hat’ The voice would have rolled its eyes if it had any ‘not getting paranoid are you?’

“Oh that makes sense” Spike rubbed the scales on his head “I should ask for one too”

The door was opened by Sweetie Belle who smiled at the guests “Hi Dave and Spike… what‘s with the bags?”

Dave heard Rarity running from inside the shop “Is Dave here?”

“And Spike” Sweetie Belle reminded her sister who pushed her aside

“Welcome Dave oh and Spike” Rarity fluttered her eyelids at Dave “How may I assist you? Oh and do come in”

Dave nervously stepped in after the carefree dragon “I was wondering if you could make me and Spike some hats quickly for when we go camping later”

Rarity’s eyes lit up “Make you something? Of course, I will have it ready for you in a flash! Oh and yours Spike” her eyebrows tipped when she saw the bags of camping equipment “Why would you want to do anything as revolting as camping?”

“Camping is not revolting, it’s…” Dave was about to provide an argument but was cut off by an excited filly jumping on top of him

“Did you say CAMPING?” Sweetie Belle grinned massively into Dave’s face

“Yeah why?” Dave looked at Spike for support but he was literally blowing heart shaped smoke from his nostrils whilst staring at the working Rarity

“Me and my friends were going to try and see if camping was our cutie marks but we didn’t want to be doing all the boring stuff my sister wants to do” Sweetie Bell looked at all Dave’s equipment before hopping off of him

“The things I want to do are not boring” Rarity threw her head in the air “they are the perfect mix between pleasure and practicality” She winked at Dave who shuddered before she started to work on the hats

“Can me and my friends come camping with you?” Sweetie Belle’s eyes swelled sweetly “We will be good”

Dave who recovered from Rarity’s insinuation looked at the begging child “I guess I could… only if it was ok with your families”

Sweetie Belle threw herself at Rarity’s hooves “PLEASE Rarity can I go?”

Rarity hardly took her eyes from her creations “yes so long as you don’t cause any problems for that hunk… I mean human”

“THANK YOU!” Sweetie Belle screamed as she whizzed out of the front door, she shot back in “I will get my friends and where should we meet?”

“I um… sugarcube corner” Dave stammered

“Yay we can get cupcakes before we go!” Sweetie Belle cheered before charging out the door again

Dave was slightly confused by the events that just occurred “Right… well we should be back in a couple of days”

Rarity placed one hat aside, it was larger than the other so it must have been Dave’s “Do inform me when you arrive as I have something to show you that I have been working on”

Dave shuddered in fear ‘I hope that it isn’t some outfit she made for me… oh god what if it is something kinky and she has a matching costume?’ Dave started to feel slightly ill thinking about it

“What is it?” Spike asked as curiosity managed to subdue his love

“It’s a secret for Dave’s beautiful eyes only” Rarity smiled at the nauseous human

‘OH GOD IT IS ISN’T IT?’ Dave replied the smile nervously “I can’t wait”

Spike looked between Dave and the unicorn of his dreams “I wouldn’t say Dave’s eyes are beautiful… no offence”

“None taken” Dave giggled in a more relaxed tone

Rarity on the other hand did take offence “Yes taken!” she replied as she brought her face close to Dave’s “Just look at those glistening sapphires that almost seem to scream TAKE ME”

Dave gulped as Rarity almost lent in for a kiss “How are those hats coming along?” Dave nervously chuckled

“Hats? What hats?” Rarity sighed happily

“The ones we came here for” Dave said quickly as Rarity almost made contact with her lips

Rarity’s head snapped back “OH OF COURSE” she giggled loudly “Oh I have them done, I assume you wanted ‘simple’ again right?” She took a few steps back before levitating over a pair of matching tan hats

They both fitted comfortably on the both the boy’s heads and they had a wide enough rim to protect from the sun whilst not blocking any vision

“Thanks Rarity we owe you… again” Dave chuckled as he adjusted his hat

Spike’s hat had thin slits in the top so he could place his green scales through them “These are so cool that they match” Spike adjusted his hat so it matched Dave’s “We are like twins”

“Yeah really messed up twins that have gotten mixed up at birth but yeah twins” Dave chuckled as he pulled Spike’s hat over his eyes

They both then thanked Rarity as they left her to continue with her private project, they then proceeded to walk to sugarcube corner

Dave’s hat was so light that he almost forgot he was wearing it until a cyan blur took it from his head “HEY!” he called but rolled his eyes when he realised it was Rainbow Dash

“Cool hat” she playfully called as she flew away “Catch me if you want it back!”

Dave groaned as he dropped his bag “Think you can take this to sugarcube corner alone?”

“You can count on me, go show her who’s boss” Spike saluted as he grabbed a handle on the top of the bag, Dave returned the salute and tossed Spike a bag of money before quickly pursuing the winged menace

“Come back here!” Dave called as Rainbow Dash flew backwards laughing at him

“Na nana na na you can’t catch me!” she teased

‘She is making fun of you’ the voice growled but then it turned slightly playful ‘prove her wrong’

“Will do” Dave whispered happily as he quickly gained a burst of speed and dived at her

Rainbow Dash finished wiping a tear of laughter from her eye to see Dave about to crash into her “Uh oh”

They both tumbled to the ground and began rolling for a few feet before coming to a stop, they both allowed their bodies to go limp as they laughed

Dave opened his eyes to see Rainbow Dash laying on top of him, still wearing his hat “Thank you” he giggled as he removed the hat before replacing it back on his own

Dash raised her head above Dave looking down at him “No problem, it looks cooler on you anyway”

“So where were you hiding?” Dave asked still laying on his back looking up at the cyan Pegasus

Rainbow laughed again “Didn’t you see a cloud follow you from Twilight’s place?”

“So you were the feeling I was getting earlier… so I’m not paranoid” Dave couldn’t shake the feeling that it was evil though

“Oh my!” Dash looked around “It looks like we are completely alone” she smiled cheekily at him

Dave turned his head as much as he could from where he was sitting and saw that they had travelled to a small lake and Rarity’s boutique was now quite far away “So we are”

Rainbow Dash remained standing above Dave as she rubbed her neck “Actually I planned this because I wanted to talk to you”

“Talk? Really? Umm I mean ok I’m listening” Dave was surprised at the Pegasus and her intentions ‘maybe it is not every time I’m alone with a pony it delves into my relationship status’

“I want you to break it off with Fluttershy” Dash stared down at Dave seriously

‘Apparently I was wrong’ Dave rolled his eyes “Oh you saw that” Dave brought his eyes back to the creature standing above him “And why do you want me to do that?”

“Because she isn’t good enough for you that’s why”

“Let me guess and you are?” Dave would have crossed his arms but Rainbow Dash lowered her body

“Yes because unlike Fluttershy I can do more than whisper, I am brave and I’ll do anything” Rainbow was now almost fully laid out on top of Dave

“Anything?” Dave smiled wickedly

“Absolutely anything” Dash winked with a smile

“Then go tell Fluttershy that you intend to take her boyfriend away” Dave was going to have to break it with Fluttershy as well, what if Celestia found out? Dave tapped his chin “What was the element you are supposed to be?”

“Loyalty” Dash sighed sadly but continued to lay atop Dave “But I have to be loyal to myself and I will always be loyal to you”

“Like you would always be loyal to your friends?” Dave almost grinned as the Pegasus squirmed

‘That is getting a bit harsh now’ the voice in Dave’s mind strictly told him ‘almost by my standards’

“Fine, I’m sorry Rainbow Dash” Dave stroked the mare’s mane “What can I do to convince you to leave me alone?”

Rainbow Dash licked Dave’s outstretched hand before glaring at him “You and me right now”

Dave wiped his moist hand on his trousers “Two things. Number one, that was disgusting you don’t know where my hand has been”

“Hopefully one place” Dash winked

“EW, and number two… You and me what?”

Dash dropped her entire body down and smiled seductively “You and me mate right now”

“Hell no” Dave said simply as he turned his head away as much as he could

‘you just passed up a good deal, you could have got her off your back by getting her onto her back‘ The voice laughed loudly at it’s own joke ‘She would be satisfied, provided you performed well and Fluttershy would be none the wiser’

“I am not sleeping with you” Dave kept his head away

“FINE” Dash groaned loudly “How about I leave you alone for a while for one smaller favour”

“In exchange for what kind of favour?” Dave raised an eyebrow

“Just a teeny tiny make out” Dash smiled happily

Dave opened his mouth to protest but Rainbow Dash did not give him the chance to respond as she dove in with her tongue

Meanwhile…

Twilight closed the door to her library as she stepped out onto the streets of Ponyville “Greetings Twilight Sparkle” came a voice from behind her accompanied by a flash of light

She turned around to see a smiling purple alicorn “Oh hello Princess Luna” Twilight bowed “I wasn’t expecting to see you around here”

Luna kept her fake smile “I have been meaning to visit my subjects recently so I decided today would be a good day”

Twilight nodded “Well the weather today is quite exceptional, do you want to do anything?”

“Yes I would enjoy company as I have been rather… upset? No bored, I have been bored lately” Luna was going to keep her feelings about Dave as secret as possible until she figured out how to win him over

“Well I was going to see Dave at sugarcube corner before him and Spike go on their little camping trip” Twilight began to lead the princess to the cake shop “Do you want to come?”

Luna’s eyes grew wide at the mention of Dave’s name “Why yes I would enjoy that very much” Luna wished she had replaced some of the makeup before returning from the palace, “It would be good to see him again”

As they began to walk Twilight’s thoughts began to wander ‘Why does Dave want to talk about our relationship? Does he want to stop it I mean he… or does he want to take it further? He could ask for my hoof in marriage because he is too afraid that some other pony might take me away’

Luna watched the purple unicorn bounce happily as her thought train rode around her brain “Twilight Sparkle why are you so happy all of a sudden?”

“Oh I um… just had an idea” Twilight smiled as they reached sugarcube corner

As they walked in Mrs Cake bowed deeply to Luna “Oh my… Princess Luna! I had no idea you were coming”

“Surprise visit” Luna smiled as she took a seat at a table “Is the element of laughter in? I good do with a laugh of my own”

“Oh no I am afraid you just missed her, she went to the park with Pound Cake and Pumpkin Cake” She bowed deeply again “Is there anything else?”

“Just some cupcakes please” Twilight requested as she dropped some bits onto the counter

Twilight and Luna sat and began to eat their cupcakes as they were delivered, they sat in relative silence apart from the odd question or two

After a few minutes they heard the door swing open, they both turned expecting to see Dave standing tall but instead got Spike dragging a heavy bag

“Hi Twilight, oh hello Princess Luna” Spike breathed heavily a couple of times before dragging the bag over to the table

“Hi Spike” Twilight smiled “Where is Dave? Weren’t you two together earlier?”

Spike sat down next to Twilight “Yeah until Rainbow Dash stole his hat that Rarity made” he grumbled irritably

Luna noticed the hat that sat atop the little dragon’s head “and where are they now?”

Spike shrugged “They should be near Rarity’s boutique, heading away from Ponyville”

Luna stood and headed for the door “I will go see Dave before I depart back for Canterlot”

Twilight stood as well “But Princess you only just got here”

Luna smiled over at her “I am quite busy today so I must be going, it was nice to catch up”

Twilight sighed in defeat “Farewell Princess, hope to see you again soon”

Luna nodded before taking flight just outside the door “Dave is alone with that Pegasus?” Luna scanned the ground as she flew over the boutique “I wonder…”

Luna’s suspicions were confirmed when she saw the unmistakeable mark of Rainbow Dash’s rainbow coloured hair laid across the top of Dave

In fury she dove to the ground and landed gently to the ground a few feet behind them, she noticed how Dash was sprawled across Dave “Oh she had better have a good reason” As she quietly trotted closer she began to hear them talking

“I am not sleeping with you,” Dave complained

“FINE” Dash groaned loudly

Luna felt overjoyed that Dave did not want this pony, she knew that this brute would have no chance with Dave and she also let out a sigh of relief as she began to quietly leave but her head turned back to the pair

Luna gasped as she saw the element of loyalty’s head reach down at Dave’s as their lips made contact “He said no” she growled

Dave saw Rainbow Dash fly off him followed by a purple light, sitting up he saw a fuming Luna and her glowing horn “Oh crap… Luna this isn’t what it looks like” Dave held his hands up in defence

Luna trotted over and threw her hooves around him “It’s ok I wasn’t about to let some common pony take advantage of your good nature”

“Wait… what? You aren’t mad at me?” Dave looked at the princess as she released him and smiled happily “And what are you doing here?”

“COMMON!” Dash yelled as she tackled the princess away from Dave “Say that to my face you fancy alicorn mutant”

Luna stood back to her feet and stared at the Pegasus as she spread her wings ready to tackle again

“Oh shit,” Dave gasped as he saw the princess’s horn glow

‘Oh shit is right’ the voice inside Dave also gasped as Rainbow Dash was plucked from the ground screaming ‘this isn’t going to be quick’

Luna’s voice seemed to echo loudly “You are so proud of your wings you petty creature” Dash’s face turned to horror as Luna’s face grinned evilly “I will teach you a lesson you will never forget for the rest of your life for touching Dave”

“Oh holy shit no, no, no,” Dave gasped as he quickly ran at the alicorn and Pegasus as a blood pitched scream filled the air