Highschool Dragon
Chapter 78: Royal Lunch Date
Previous Chapter Next ChapterThe very next morning at Spike's place, the boy was in the living room with his girls, as Twilight spoke to him, "You sure you'll be all right?"
"I'll be fine, Twilight. I'll be with the princesses after all." he assured her.
"Yeah. Ya can't get much safer than being with them." Rainbow agreed.
"I know, but I still don't know why the princesses would only want to see you?" Twilight questioned.
"Yeah. Usually they'd call on all of us." Pinkie added.
"Guess it's something only Spike has to hear." Applejack suggested.
"Guess so." Spike replied.
"Well, just make sure you get yourself back here safely." Rarity told Spike.
"You know it," Spike promised, as a portal was projected for him, "I'll see you girls tonight." he entered the portal.
"Well, I better get started on preparing for Spike's Welcome Back Party tonight." Pinkie said, as she left the room to prepare.
In Equestria, Spike appeared in Canterlot in dragon form. He looked around the city before seeing the castle in the distance, "I think I'll walk there." he started walking the streets of the city.
As Spike walked he greeted various ponies who knew him from his status. Spike could never get over the fact how big of a fan base he had in Equestria. While he had dreamed of fame and fortune he never in his wildest dreams expected it to be from being a dragon hero.
He walked until he heard three fan squeals, "The Dragon King!" Spike stopped in his tracks and saw three mares running up to him.
The first was a unicorn with a pale green coat, her mane and tail were blonde and both had a green bow tied into it. The second was a pegasus with a purple coat, and her mane and tail were bluish gray each with a blue bow tied in them. Finally the third mare was an earth pony had a red coat and a lighter red mane and tail with a red bow in each. What all three had in common aside from wearing bows in their mane's and tails were that they each supported a D-cup bust line.
"Oh, my gosh it really is you!" The unicorn cheered.
"The famous hero of both Canterlot and the Crystal Empire." The pegasus added while sounding wooed.
"Yeah, that's me. And who might you three be?" Spike asked, while trying to keep his eyes above their neckline.
"I'm Swoon Song." the Earth pony introduced herself.
"My name's Fond Feather." the Pegasus said.
"And I'm Dear Darling." the Unicorn finished.
"And we're big time fans of yours." Swoon told Spike.
"You don't say?" Spike asked playing modest.
"It's true," Fond assured him, "You and the elements of harmony are so awesome and heroic."
"And you're so romantic, charming, and kind," Dear put in, "You're a mare's dream guy."
"Especially when you have Princess Twilight and the rest of the elements of harmony's hearts." Fond finished.
"Well, don't let that part of my rep define me the most," Spike replied, while trying to remain cool, "I'm just a simple dragon who cares about his home and Equestria. And do whatever I can to protect it and those I care for."
The three ponies sighed, "So selfless." Swoon sighed romantically.
"And so courageous." Dear added.
"Hey think we can get a picture of you?" Fond asked, while holding up a camera.
"Well, maybe a quick one." Spike answered.
"Great! Huddle together, girls!" Swoon ordered, as the three started crowing around Spike.
As they huddled around Spike to make sure they were in the right spot for the picture, Spike himself was constantly feeling their busts press against him all around. He blushed from the soft sensation, but held it together, as he smiled for the camera they held out before them. When the camera clicked, the girls looked at it.
"Perfect." Fond said, as the girls looked at it.
"Thanks for doing this, Spike." Dear thanked him.
"No problem, girls." Spike replied, still savoring the soft feeling of their bosoms against his body.
"Now we'd like to do something for you." Swoon said.
"Something for me?" Spike raised a brow.
"Yes, please accept this as a token from your devoted fans." Dear said, as each girl pecked Spike on his cheeks leaving the dragon boy frozen in shock.
"How was that?" Fond asked.
"That was uh..." Spike stammered while blushing fore answering, "I better go!" he took off like a shot.
The three smiled, as they watched Spike leave, before Swoon spoke to her friends, "He's so cute when he's bashful." the three swooned lovingly.
Spike hid around the corner of a building and panted, "Wow! I was not expecting that. Fans can be very bold when they want to be, huh, Bahamut?"
His dragon answered, "No kidding. But just remember why you're here in the first place."
Spike remembered, "Right. The Princesses." he got himself together before moving onto the castle.
Upon arriving at the castle, the guards showed him inside and through the halls. The doors to the throne room opened, and Spike could see the royal sisters.
"His honored and exalted excellency, Spike Drake!" a guard announced.
Spike bowed his head in respect, as the Princess of the Sun dismissed her guards. The sisters came down from their throne and greeted him, "It's so good to see you could come, Spike." Celestia embraced him making the boy's heart race from close contact.
"No problem." Spike answered, while feeling the Princess of the Sun's mounds press into his neck.
"I hope there were no problems with your arrival." Luna said.
"No, ma'am. Unless you count the fans I seem to have growing at an alarming rate." Spike replied.
"Yes, we've heard of your rapid increase in popularity among our subjects in Canterlot and the Crystal Empire." Celestia admitted.
"Is dealing with supporters something you both deal with on a daily basis around here?" Spike inquired.
"Unfortunately." Luna sighed.
"From fans, admirers, or ponies who always need our help with something." Celestia named them off.
"And I always thought being ruler of a land or nation would be fun," Spike replied, "Guess childhood fantasies aren't always what you think. So now that I'm here, what should we do?"
The sisters smirked to each other, as Celestia spoke, "We were thinking about eating out right now."
"Would you be interested?" Luna asked.
"Well, sure. Though I'm surprised you'd suggest eating out when you have a whole cooking staff."
"We like to enjoy the smaller things in life, plus it allows us to get out of the castle." Celestia explained.
"In that case I'd be all for going out to eat, though won't we attract a lot of attention?" Spike asked.
"True, the Princesses with the Dragon King vessel would cause a lot of gossip." Luna admitted.
"Fortunately we've come prepared for this occasion." Celestia smirked.
"You have?" Spike wondered.
Celestia nodded, as she and Luna concentrated before their horns glowed and their magic covered their bodies. Spike watched in surprise, as the two sisters started growing shorter. When their magics died down they stood before Spike in teenage unicorn bodies. Celestia's coat remained white , but her mane and tail were pure pink like Pinkie Pie's coat. She was now wearing sandals, skin tight jeans, and a pink top. Luna's coat had become a lighter shade of blue, and her mane and tail had become cerulean colored. She wore sandals, black shorts covered by a blue translucent skirt, and a white top. What partially disappointed Spike was that their enormous busts which had beaten any girls in his harem had shrunk down in size to match Twilight's.
"What do you think, Spike?" Luna asked.
"You two can really do that to yourselves?" Spike asked in disbelief.
"A concealment spell so that no pony can recognize us," Celestia answered, "Plus we've come up with aliases for when we go out looking like this. Call me Sunspot."
"And I am Moonbeam." Luna reintroduced herself.
"Clever." Spike admitted.
"So shall we go?" Celestia asked.
"Let's." Spike agreed, as the two sisters stood by Spike's sides linking their arms with his.
Out in Canterlot, Spike and the disguised sisters were walking around the streets of the city. Spike noticed he was still getting the glances and looks, but could tell no pony recognized the Princesses through their concealment spells, 'I can't believe the sisters have every pony here fooled. Makes me wonder how long they've been doing this.' he thought to himself.
"Ah here we are." Luna said, as they stopped before a cafe.
Spike looked up at the sign and read it, "The Tasty Treat."
"One of our favorite cafes in Canterlot that has any discernible character." Celestia explained.
"What do you mean by that?" Spike asked.
"You'll find out." Luna said, as the three entered the cafe and were greeted by a grown stout unicorn stallion and a young lady unicorn mare, "Welcome to the Tasty Treat." the stallion welcomed with a South-Asian accent.
"Coriander. Saffron. So good to see you two." Celestia began.
"Sunspot and Moonbeam! Good to see the both of you as well." the mare named Saffron answered.
"The usual spot?" Coriander asked.
"Oh, yes. But before we sit down, we'd like to introduce to you a friend of ours. This is Spike Drake..." Luna began, until Saffron interrupted her.
"Vessel to the Dragon King, welcome!" the mare shook his claw.
"Thank you." Spike said, while trying not to stare at Saffron's amble bust in front of her father.
"Welcome, Mr. Drake. I am Coriander Cumin, and this is my daughter Saffron Masala." the adult pony shook his claw.
"Very nice to meet you both." Spike greeted.
"This is a wonderful occasion to have a celebrity and hero like yourself here in our restaurant!" Coriander said with joy, "Please come and sit down." he said leading the three to a table.
The three sat down, as Saffron took their order, "The usual special?"
"Yes, please." Luna answered.
Saffron left to cook, while Coriander kept the three company, "So how long have you been in service here in Canterlot?" Spike asked the host.
"A number of years actually, though business back then wasn't so busy." Coriander admitted.
"How so?" the dragon asked.
"The eating establishments in this city were all judged by a food critic named Zesty Gourmand. Unless you received a three hoof rating from her no other establishment was worth being entered."
"Did she not like your food?" Spike asked.
"She didn't even try it. She was a very strict critic. Unless we made food she liked and had the décor and presentation the way she wanted she wouldn't give us the rating. All other establishments here served the same small portions you could just swallow and be done with."
"What?!" Spike asked in outrage, "A food critic isn't supposed to force cafes to make only what they want and look the way they want it! They're supposed to have variety of tastes and not just like one style. This Zesty sounds like a real bitch if you ask me. Pardon my language." he apologized.
"It is all right. Saffron and I felt the same," Coriander admitted, "It was like this until the two elements of harmony Pinkie Pie and Rarity came to Canterlot and helped make our establishment known through Canterlot and we gained an assortment of customers. When Zesty confronted us, they stood up for us leading to everypony attending to confront Zesty and her outrageous critiques. When word got out she was stripped of her critique license and was never allowed to critique again. And now more of the eating establishments in Canterlot are finally able to do serve what they want in the way they want it."
"That's Pinkie and Rarity for you," Spike smiled, "Always looking to help out others like the rest of the girls."
"Order up!" Saffron called, as she levitated some plates to their table at sat them down. Spike saw their food looked straight out of India.
"Their cuisine is fabulous, Spike." Celestia said.
"And one of their top choices." Luna added.
"For you, Mr. Drake, I have a special bowl of Dragon Curry. Named after you in your honor." Saffron did a bow.
"Wow, you made a curry based off me?" Spike asked, as he looked at the spicy delicacy.
"Of course." Saffron answered.
"Try it and see how you like it." Coriander beckoned him.
"Well, ok," Spike answered, as he took a spoonful of curry and ate it. As he chewed he studied the taste, temperature, and texture. The father and daughter awaited his response, until he swallowed. He turned to them and smiled, "Nice and spicy just the way a dragon would like it."
The two smiled with happiness, as Saffron spoke, "A thousand thank yous, Mr. Drake. We hope you and your lady friends enjoy your lunch." the two went back to work.
"I see being a dragon has given you a craving for spicy foods, Spike." Celestia noted.
"Yeah. Ever since I became part dragon I've been enjoying hot foods more. Why one time I down three ghost peppers and didn't feel a thing."
"Oh, dear. Any one else would have serious heartburn from that." Luna feared.
"That's right." Spike chuckled, "Well, let's enjoy our grub."
"Agreed. And later we can go back to the castle for some more fun." Celestia offered.
"What sort of fun?" Spike wondered.
"That's our little secret." Luna winked at him, as they began eating.
'This day sounds like it's going to keep getting better.' Spike thought to himself with excitement.
Next Chapter: Princesses Love Interest Estimated time remaining: 3 Hours, 15 MinutesAuthor's Notes:
Don't miss next the next part. And the three fan ponies as I'm sure some may realize were from the episode Hard to Say Anything. Though they're identified as Swooning Ponies, I found they have fan names.
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