Two weeks had passed since the camp out. Spike and Twilight had just returned from Canterlot from his rehabilitation with some surprising news. He no longer needs to be in a wheelchair. Spike’s rehabilitation along with his dragon healing factor as caused his recovery to speed up a bit. He was given a pair of forearm crutches to use, although Celestia, Cadence, and Twilight would prefer him remain in the wheelchair so that he wouldn't get hurt.

When they made it home, their friends weren’t waiting for them at the train station like they’d normally would. They were at home getting ready for a big event that was happening tomorrow. An event dubbed by most stallions as: “Black Week”. Basically, every year around this time every mare in Equestria enter their estrus cycle at the same time. Many stallions fear this week because all the mares become sex crazed lunatics. They lose all control and will most likely bang the first stallion they come across, whether they were married or not. No matter how many times they do it, the mares are constantly begging for more. Most stallions barely survive the first day while the rest runway and hide until the week is over. Only a few stallions can handle the insatiable desires of the mares, and by a few that means Big Macintosh. There is one way to calm the mare down, and that is if the stallion they bang releases inside of them, but if that were to happen then the mare is pretty much guaranteed to become pregnant by the end of the week.

Spike was in his room waiting for his game to finish with it’s next update when Twilight walked in; wearing her purple skirt and a white tank top. “Hey you, what’cha doing?” she asked as she got in his bed and moved to sit next to him.

“Waiting for this game to finish updating so I can play.” Spike groaned. “It’s been well over an hour now.”

Spike let out a another groan as Twilight giggled and wrapped her arm around him; pulling him close to her and resting her head against his. “Tomorrow’s the big day.” Spike said, causing Twilight to blush. “You done preparing?”

“Y-yeah, Stargazer said he’d pick me up later on.” Twilight explained.

“So, you’re gonna do it at his house this year huh?”

Twilight blush deepen as she slowly placed her hand over Spike’s and gave it a light squeeze. “Y-yeah.....but i’m mostly worried about you. With Starlight in the Crystal Empire with Sunburst and me with Stargazer, are you gonna be okay by yourself all week?”

“Of course I will.” he answered. “This isn’t the first time you’ve left me home alone you know.”

Twilight smiled. “Yeah I know, but you weren’t injured then. And i’m afraid that something might happen and I won’t be here to help.”

“Nothing’s gonna happen Twi.” Spike reassured. “What you SHOULD be worried about is whether or not Stargazer will last long enough for you.”

“Hey!” Twilight said in a defensive tone. “I’ll have you know that Stargazer can go all night long if he wanted.”

Spike laughed. “Yeah, all night for about ten seconds.”

“Cut it out Spike.” Twilight laughed as she slightly pushed him. The two continued laughing for a while before going silent. Twilight snuggled closer to Spike and closed her eyes; enjoying his company. Lifting her head, Twilight slowly moved in and gave Spike a small kiss on the cheek.

“I love you, Spike.” she said softly.

“Love you too, Twilight.” he replied.

Their sweet moment didn’t last as Twilight’s cell phone started vibrating. She pulled it out and saw the Stargazer sent her a text message telling her that he’s right outside the castle. “Well Spike, it’s time for me to go.” she said.

Spike was a bit upset that Twilight had to leave but he understood. “Okay Twi, have fun.”

“I will.” she said with a giggle.

“And make sure he uses a condom.” Spike added. “I don’t wanna be "Uncle Spike" just yet.”

Twilight laughed.

“One last thing, make sure to save some action for me. I wanna get in on that.” he joked.

Twilight laughed extremely hard to the point that tears were about to flow. After a while, she calmed and moved in to give Spike one last peck on the cheek. Deciding to play along with his joke, Twilight spoke in a sultry tone “If you’re a good dragon by the time I get back, i’ll let you play with my breasts for as long as you want, okay.”

“Yes Ma’ma!” Spike said saluting, earning a giggle from Twilight. Giving him one last hug, Twilight walked out of his room, grabbed her things and went on to meet Stargazer outside. Spike was now all alone by himself. He looked at the TV and saw that his game was still no where finished updating. “Oh come on!” he yelled in a frustrated tone. “Might as well head over to Sugar Cube Corner and grab a couple of Mr. Cake’s cheese stuffed pretzels.” Spike grabbed his crutches that were laying next to his bed, and began to leave his room.

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It took a while for Spike to make it to his destination. His legs were a bit wobbly, but with the help of his crutches he was able to walk straight. Even though every now and then he’d have to stop for a while whenever he started to feel pain or get tired. Spike walked in and immediately grabbed the attention of Mrs. Cake. Before any words left Spike’s mouth, Mrs. Cake screamed with excitement after seeing Spike no longer in a wheelchair and pulled him into a powerful hug, smashing his head in between her F cup breasts.

“Oh Spike I can’t believe it!” she screamed as tears started to flow. “You’re walking, you’re walking, you’re walking. I’m so happy!” Spike hugged her back, enjoying the warmth of the hug. Mrs. Cake slowly broke the hug giving Spike a chance to breathe. “I can’t wait to tell Carrot and Pinkie.” she said.

“Where are Mr. Cake and Pinkie anyway?” Spike asked.

“Well I haven’t seen Carrot since this morning.” she explained.

“He’s probably hiding since “Black Week” starts tomorrow.” Spike thought.

“And Pinkie is still locked up in her room. It’s been two weeks and she still won’t talk to me or the others about what happened between her and Dizzy.”

“Has Dizzy been here lately?” Spike asked.

“He’s been coming by everyday to try to talk to Pinkie but she just screams that she doesn’t want to see him.” Mrs. Cake explained. “I tried to ask him what happen but all he said was it’s his fault.”

“Let me try.” Spike suggested. “I know she won’t talk to Twilight or the others, but if she finds out i’m no longer wheelchair bound maybe she’ll at least open the door.”

“It’s a worth a shot.” Mrs. Cake said. “Sugar Cube Corner just isn’t the same without Pinkie’s cheerful smile.”

Spike nodded and the two began to make their way upstairs to Pinkie’s room. Once upstairs, Mrs. Cake knocked on the door.

“Pinkie, you in there?”

“Go away!” she yelled.

“Pinkie, there’s somepony here to see you.”

“Tell Dizzy I don’t wanna talk to him!”

“Pinkie, it me.” Spike spoke up. “There’s there’s something I wanna show you.”

“I don’t wanna see it anything or anypony Spike.” she said on the verge of crying. “Just leave me alone, please.”

“Pinkie, i’m no longer in a wheelchair.” Spike told her. “I’m actually walking.”

At that point, both Spike and Mrs. Cake heard loud thumping and then the frantic raddling of the door being unlocked. The door opened up and revealed Pinkie Pie wearing only a short yellow shirt and matching yellow panties. Her flat mane and tail suddenly inflated a bit once she saw Spike standing right in front of her. Just like Mrs. Cake earlier, Pinkie screamed and pulled Spike in a strong embrace. Mrs. Cake smiled, happy to see Pinkie’s smile once again.

“Pinkie, can I come in?” Spike asked.

Pinkie nodded.

“I’ll leave you two alone for a bit.” said Mrs. Cake. “Call me of you need anything.” While Mrs. Cake started to head back downstairs, Pinkie brought Spike into her room. Spike sat down on Pinkie’s bed and Pinkie lunged at him; knocking Spike on his back with her on top of him. She held him tight and began to cry out of happiness. “Spike, you have no idea how happy I am.” she said as she rose up to look at Spike.

“I figured you would be.”

“What did the others say when you showed them?”

“I didn’t show the others.” Spike explained. “When me and Twilight came home, nopony was there. I figured that you all were getting ready for your heat week.”

Sadness started to creep on on Pinkie’s face. “Pinkie, I......”

“I know what you’re gonna ask Spike.” she interrupted. “Please, I don’t wanna talk about it.”

“Pinkie, please tell me.” Spike said. “I can’t stand seeing you like this. I wanna help you like you helped me.”

Pinkie looked at Spike with her bottom lip trembling before she collapsed back on top of him; her large round F cup breasts smashing against his chest. “O-okay, Spike.”

Spike slowly wrapped his hand around Pinkie and began to slowly rub her back up and down. “Tell me what happened.” he said softly.

Taking a deep breath, Pinkie spoke up. “It happened at the camp out two weeks ago.........”

Pinkie told Spike everything that had happened. She told him that after the guys left to gather more firewood, she secretly followed after them in hopes to pull a small scare prank on Dizzy, but by following them she wound up overhearing a conversation she wished she’d she never heard. She told Spike about what the guys had planned that night and that Big Mac confronted them about it; leaving out the part about Spike being setup to get attacked by Amethyst’s mate and his friends. Pinkie buried her face in Spike’s neck and sobbed hard; her mane and tail deflated as she did so. Pinkie was beyond devastated, she was heartbroken. She felt so...used. Spike tried his best to calm her down by whispering comforting words to her and rubbing her back ever so gently. He managed to sit up causing Pinking to straddle his lap and rock her back and forth. Pinkie’s grip on Spike tighten as she cried even harder; cursing every chance she got.

After about an hour, Pinkie’s crying died down and turned into sniffles.

“You feeling okay?” Spike asked.

“A little.” Pinkie answered softly. “Can you stay with me for a little while?”

“Sure.”

The two of them sat there in silence with Spike gently rocking Pinkie. A few minutes passed before Pinkie finally spoke up.

“Why Spike?”

“Huh?”

“Why didn’t you tell us they were saying bad things about you?” Pinkie asked as she pulled back to look Spike in the face.

Spike froze. “H-how did you.......”

“Big Mac mention it when he was telling off Dizzy and Pearl.”

“Wait, how did Big Mac find out?”

“He said that Blueblood told him.” Pinkie answered.

“He pinkie promised me that he wouldn’t tell anypony.” Spike thought.

“Spike.” Pinkie said, catching his attention. “Why didn’t you tell us?”

Spike looked away from Pinkie. This was a topic he was hoping would never come up, but with Pinkie staring right at him, he knew he had to talk about it. “W-well.” He started. “I....I was....scared....to tell anypony.

“Why?”

“I thought that if i’d told you girls, you wouldn’t believe me.” he explained. “I thought you would all think that I was just being jealous and was trying to break up you relationships because I wasn’t in one at the time. I....I didn’t want to destroy our friendship.”

“You idiot!” Pinkie yelled, forcing Spike to look up at her. “Of course we would’ve believed you, Spike. You’re our friend, our family, you mean more to us than anything.”

Pinkie pulled Spike into a strong hug; resting her head on top of his. “We love you Spike.” Pinkie gave Spike a small kiss on his forehead and then his cheek before resting her head on top his shoulder. Two thoughts ran through Spike’s mind at this point.

One: what Pinkie said was true, he is an idiot. How could he have ever believed that the ponies he knew, the ponies he grew up with would assume that he was simply jealous at the fact that they had special someponies and he didn’t. How could he believe that they would just cast him out if he told them what their coltfriends were saying about him behind his back.

And two: How in the world of Equestria did this switch around from making Pinkie Pie feel better to making Spike feel better?

“I....i’m sorry Pinkie.” Spike said. “I....I guess I didn’t want to take that chance.”

“Idiot.” she said softly. The two of them sat there in silence once again for a little while longer until they both heard a knock on the door. “Pinkie, Spike, you two okay in there?”

“Y-yes Mrs. Cake.” Pinkie said. “We’re alright. What’s up?"

“Oh, um well.....Dizzy is downstairs.” she said. “What should I tell him?”

Pinkie looked at Spike; wordlessly asking him what she should do. “Pinkie, I think you should talk to him.”

“I...I don’t want to.”

“But you still love him, don’t you?” Pinkie looked away from Spike and slightly shrugged her shoulders. “Maybe you should go see him, at least hear what he has to say before you make your decision. Who knows, maybe he truly IS sorry.” Pinkie thought for a moment before she made her decision.

“Mrs. Cake?” she called. “Tell him....I’ll be right down.”

“Okay honey.”

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Pinkie and Spike came downstairs where they were confronted by Mrs. Cake and Dizzy. Dizzy’s eyes widen a bit once he saw Spike with Pinkie. He wasn’t expecting him to be here. He was hoping to have this conversation with Pinkie alone. “P-Pinkie.....hey.” he said.

Pinkie looked down to avoid eye contact. “What do you what?” she said coldly.

Seeing this was going to be a heated and emotional discussion, Mrs. Cake grabbed Spike and brought him into the kitchen leaving the two alone.

“P-Pinkie, look, i’m so sor.......”

“I’m not the one you should be apologizing to.” she interrupted.

Dizzy lowered his head. “Y-you’re right, and I will talk to Spike after this.”

“That’ll be a first.” she said coldly. Dizzy said nothing as he lowered his head. Both he and Pinkie stood there in the lobby in silence for a few minutes until Pinkie spoke up.

“W-why?” she asked in a soft. “Why would you do something like that?”

“P-Pinkie.”

“You tried to use me against Spike by trying to get me to basically have sex with you in front of him.”

“Pinkie...I.....”

“Do you hate him that much to the point that you had to USE me?”

“What...no!”

“Then why?! Why do you hate him so much?!”

“Pinkie....I ....I just.....” Dizzy stopped and took a deep breath; knowing that he had to tell the truth. “B-because I.....didn’t like how you were all over him. Constantly hugging and kissing him all the time, I hated it.”

Pinkie rose her head to look at him as he continued. “Everything you’d do with me you were now doing with him. I mean....you’re MY marefriend, not his, so why are you all of a sudden dotting on him? And then, Big Mac told us everything. He told us how close you all were with Spike; that he was more than just a friend of yours, he’s family. After that night, Big Mac’s words continued to play around in my head over and over, and that’s when I began to realize that the kind of bond you all have with him is one I’ll never understand.”

“You’re damn right.” Pinkie said with a bit of anger. “You never understood our bond with Spike because you never tried to.”

“I know, that’s why I wanna apologize to both you and Spike.”

“You think simply apologizing will make everything better?” Tears started to form in Pinkie’s eyes.

“No of course not, but Pinkie.....please believe me when I say that I truly am sorry and really want to make things right.”

“I don’t even know if I CAN believe you.” she said as she closed her eyes and let her tears flow freely. Dizzy slowly approached Pinkie wanting so much to hold her once again, but decided against that action believing that it would be inappropriate at this point.

“Pinkie, look at me.” he said softly. “Please.”

Pinkie very slowly picked up her head and saw that Dizzy was now standing close to her.

“Pinkie, I promise you, i’ll do anything....ANYTHING....to make things right. I love you....and I don’t wanna lose you.”

Dizzy slowly wiped the tears from Pinkie’s eyes but that action prove to be futile because new tears immediately formed. Pinkie stared into his eyes and saw that he was indeed being sincere. She saw nothing but remorse and regret within them. She saw a stallion who truly wanted to make things right between them. A stallion who wanted desperately to hold her in his arms but was holding back. Pinkie lowered her head and began moving close to him until her head rested against his shoulder; her tears freely flowing. Taking this as a sign, Dizzy slowly brought his arms around her and held her tight against him.

“If you ever do something like that again, I swear to the stars above i’m done with you.”

“I promise you, i’ll NEVER try to use you like that again.”

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About ten minutes had passed and Spike was eagerly awaiting the fresh batch of cheese stuffed pretzels that Mrs. Cake said she would make for him. The scent of the pretzels as they came out of the oven caused Spike’s mouth to practically turn into an ocean which caused Mrs. Cake to giggle upon seeing his expression.

Pinkie and Dizzy soon walked into the kitchen with Pinkie attached to Dizzy’s arm. Her mane and tail were inflated back to their original state and Pinkie wore her signature smile. Mrs. Cake was very happy to see Pinkie back to normal; what ever happen between the two that had her so upset seemed to have been resolved.

“What smells so good?” Pinkie asked.

“Oh, just a couple of my husbands cheese stuffed pretzels I made for Spike.” Mrs Cake answered as she started packing them up. “I wish I knew where he was though.”

“Oh, he’s under my bed.” Pinkie answered bluntly causing everypony to immediately stop what they were doing and stare right at her. “What?”

“He’s been in your room the entire time?” Mrs Cake asked.

“Yep. He’s been hiding there all morning. I guess he’s worried seeing as how tomorrow begins Estrus Week.”

"DAMN IT PINKIE!" came a muffled scream from upstairs. Suddenly, Pinkie let out a very loud gasp.

“W-what is it?” asked Dizzy.

“TOMORROW IS ESTRUS WEEK!” she screamed. “I’M NOT PREPARED!” Pinkie began to run out out the kitchen with Mrs. Cake right behind her.

“Where are you going?!” yelled Mrs. Cake.

“RARITY!”

With both mares now out of the room, Dizzy was left alone with Spike causing them to be in a long awkward silence. The two of had no idea what to say to one another; with Spike knowing that Dizzy doesn’t like him and Dizzy feeling like a complete asshat for hating Spike for no reason at all. After a few minutes passed, Spike was the one who finally spoke up. “S-so....I guess things are alright between you and Pinkie, huh?”

“Y-yeah....I guess.” Dizzy answered.

There was another awkward silence between them as Spike got up from his seat and went to the package with his pretzels inside. Dizzy had gotten up from his seat as well and grabbed the package before Spike; causing the dragon to look at him in confusion. “L-let me help.” he said.

“Um, okay.”

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The walk back to the castle was a long and even more awkward one. Both Spike and Dizzy said nothing to each other for a while until Dizzy suddenly stopped walking causing Spike to stop as well. “What is it?” Spike asked.

Dizzy couldn’t take the awkwardness any longer. He knew he had to be the one to break it. “There’s some very important I need to get off my chest.” he said having Spike’s attention. “I’ll be honest, I hated how much Pinkie was all over you. Constantly hugging and kissing you; all the things she would do to me and only me. But that was because I didn’t understand how much of a bond you all had with each other. I let my jealousy cloud my judgment and I almost lost Pinkie for that. On top of it, I wound up saying horrible things behind your back, but I’m sure you know that part already.”

Spike nodded.

“What i’m trying to say is......i’m sorry.” Dizzy said sincerely. “I shouldn’t have said things about you without even knowing you.”

Dizzy slowly stuck out his hand; hoping Spike would accept his apology. “I wanna make this right.” he said. “I know it’s not much but hopefully it’s a start.”

“Y-yeah....a start.” Spike said as he took Dizzy’s hand and shook it; accepting his apology. It took a while for Spike and Dizzy to reach the castle. Spike invited Dizzy to come in for a while but he had to decline. He wanted to get back to Pinkie but told Spike that they would hang out soon.

Spike entered and castle with his package of food and went up to his room. “All right, I got my food, got the entire castle to myself, all I need to do now is.......” Spike stopped to look at his TV and saw that his game STILL hasn’t finished updating. “OH, COME ON!”