Just relax, Spike… Everything will to be alright… He’s gonna say yes, and everything is going to be perfect…

Despite how many breaths he took, the drake still shivered with unease with each weak exhale that came out of his mouth. His scales, which normally shone a shimmering purple, now carried a heavy red hue across his cheeks. His necktie was loosely draped around his neck, but his growing apprehensions were making it feel like that red silk was tighter than a noose. And even after applying deodorant at least three times after showering profusely, Spike was paranoid he would leave noticeable sweat stains in the pits of his black suit jacket.

Fortunately, this turned out to be one of the rare moments in Spike’s life where Dusk Shine was there to calm him down, instead of the other way around. As he helped the drake fit properly into his custom-made suit, the lavender Alicorn was trying his hardest not to tear up with a prideful smile on his muzzle. He used his magic to double-check all the buttons on the dragon’s jacket and pants as he said, “Oh, Spike… I can’t believe this is actually going to happen!”

“C-Come on, Dusk,” groaned Spike in growing hesitance while looking away from the Prince bashfully. He may have been grateful that his adopted brother/guardian/mentor was so happy about his upcoming plans, but the dragon was still rather embarrassed at how giddy he was getting about it. Granted. He couldn’t blame Dusk in the slightest after being informed of what he was doing tonight (and helping to secure the ring the dragon made specifically for his mate), but Spike’s cold feet seemed to be quite the vast contrast to the stallion’s hooves fidgeting like they were on hot coals. “I’m already on edge about doing this, and… and I really don’t need to be any more freaked out than I already am.”

“Oh, Spike!” At seeing how frazzled his little drake was becoming, Dusk Shine was quick to stop his inspection and pull him in for a warm hug. “Believe me, I completely understand what it’s like to feel so overwhelmed about making such a big gesture.” After feeling the drake sigh timidly and hug him back, Dusk smiled as he pulled back and said with a confident smile on him, “But you remember what Prince Bolero said when you told him you were doing this, right? A proposal might be a big thing to do, but in the end, it’s just a simple question. And you should treat it like one.”

“Yeah, I know,” said the dragon with a meager shrug and a small smile underneath his blush. However, it slowly dissipated as he huffed in growing worry, “I just… I just don’t know how to make that happen! I mean, this is Apple Buck we’re talking about! And… And I don’t want him to say no…”

Spike’s head lowered with a fretful bite of his lip, which caused Dusk to start looking concerned as well. Fortunately, the Alicorn was quick to pull his head back up with a hoof and say with insistence, “Spike, Buck has been your coltfriend for over four years now. He’s been there through thick and thin for you, just as you have for him. And after all that you two went through, and how much you both love each other, do you really think he’ll say no now?”

With the way Dusk stared at him so sternly, there was no way Spike could turn away from him. After the Prince pulled his hoof away from the drake’s chin, it took a moment before Spike could close his eyes and take a calmer breath. Thinking it over, he knew that his former guardian was right. Apple Buck was one of the greatest things to ever happen in his life, and Spike knew that the farmer felt the exact way about him.

After breathing out with a more natural smile on his face, Spike shook his head as he said with a more confident tone, “N-No, he… he probably won’t say no, will he?”

“That’s the spirit!” Dusk Shine gave his drake one last hug for good luck, and let out an excited squeal while lifting him off the ground and spinning him around the room. “Eeeeeee! I can’t believe I’m going to have a Brother-In-Law in the Apple Family!”

“Aaaaack!” The dragon may have not minded having so much support from the Prince, but that hug was cutting off the oxygen in his lungs as he wheezed weakly, “D… Dusk! I can’t breathe!”

“Oh!” Upon realizing how easily he forgot his Alicorn strength, the nerdy Prince put Spike down and giggled sheepishly. “Uhhh… Heh heh heh… Sorry about that~”

Even though Spike’s heart was still racing by the time he arrived to the Prench restaurant, his chat with Dusk Shine was helpful enough to keep him from shivering too strongly in anxiousness. Of course, the instant he saw Apple Buck sitting in a chair by the hostess both, the drake’s cheeks immediately blushed once more in response. Compared to the adorable little colt Buck used to be, he had grown up to be quite the masculine-looking stallion (especially compared to Spike’s still baby-sized build). The pony carried a bulky and muscular form similar to his brother Applejack, but still fitted into his light grey suit like it was made perfectly for him; of course, that may have been because of Elusive’s boundless skills as a tailor for both Buck and Spike. His cherry red mane, which was usually a little messy when it wasn’t bound in his trademark bandanna, was now neatly combed back for the occasion while his red cloth was tucked into a tasteful triangle in his jacket pocket.

Overall, Apple Buck looked absolutely perfect the instant Spike walked into the restaurant. And as soon as the little drake stepped through the doors, his heart skipped a beat as he sighed with a blush and smiled lovingly at Buck.

“Spike!” exclaimed the stallion excitedly as he got out of his chair and rushed over to the dragon. Not caring that the hostess booth was in clear view of most of the ponies in the restaurant, the yellow pony picked up his mate with relative ease and hugged him tightly while carrying a massive smile. “There you are, sugar-cube! Ah was startin ta worry ‘bout ya!”

“Yeah, sorry,” said Spike in a weak groan, once again feeling a little crushed by the stallion’s powerful grip. But unlike Dusk, Spike didn’t mind too much about being this close with the pony he cared so much about. After closing his eyes and hugging him back, Spike was soon put back on the ground before he said up to him, “I was a little… preoccupied with some stuff.”

“Hey, that’s fine,” assured Buck with a wave of his hoof and a genuine smile. “Ah was only waitin’ for a couple minutes. Ah’m just happy neither of us were late for our anniversary dinner.”

“Hey, believe me,” said Spike with a smile and a shake of his head, “the last thing I would ever do is miss a night like tonight.” He then blushed a bit as he realized how that may have came out, but it didn’t look like his coltfriend caught on to the wording too much. Instead, the two stayed close to each other as they were lead by the hostess to their seats. Even though the drake could feel a couple curious eyes on him and his partner, spending his whole life as a dragon in Equestrian society made him nearly immune to feeling uncomfortable from it. Plus, the fact that he was planning to make one of the biggest life choices possible made any other worries practically nonexistent.

However, by the time Spike and Buck were seated at their table and received their glasses of water, the dragon’s blush was heavy enough to make his partner’s brow raise in slight worry. “Uhhh… you alright, Spike?” asked the pony, taking a moment to make sure he was okay before huffing and growing a playful smirk. “The last time Ah saw your face that red was after our first ‘walk’ together~”

Of all the things Spike wished he could’ve avoided to keep from squirming in his seat, having Apple Buck start teasing him was near the top of the list. Especially when the waiter came back to their table with a bucket of ice holding their bottle of champagne. But despite the pony’s introduction, Spike could tell from his mate’s sly grin that he most likely won’t let up. The drake’s face may have grown a little redder, but he still tried to take a breath and reply to his coltfriend’s question. “I… I’m fine, Buck. Just… a l-little overwhelmed, that’s all…”

The unicorn waiter raised a brow when he saw how the little dragon was looking. Fortunately, Apple Buck was able to chime in before Spike could try and say anything more. “It’s alright, sir,” assured the yellow stallion towards their server. “It’s our four year anniversary. Kind of a big deal, ya know?”

“Oh!” The unicorn may have looked rather stiff with his prim mustache and light silver coat, but his face lit up after hearing that detail. “Well, congratulations, monsieurs!” he said with a thick Prench accent. “Is zere anysing you two would like for such a… romantic occasion?~”

Spike breathed out a little easier with that small detraction from his nervous appearance. He had considered contacting the restaurant beforehoof to let them know what he was planning, but that felt a little bit cheesy and predictable. This place has been open for long time in Ponyville, and he knew of at least four different couples who used the whole ‘Hide the engagement ring in a slice of cake’ method when proposing here. Alas, considering how this was where he and Apple Buck went on their first date, it only made sense to make his proposal here despite the clichè.

“Hmmm…” The yellow pony browsed through the menu for a moment while humming to himself, which caused Spike to do the same so he wouldn’t appear too suspicious. Buck took a few seconds before looking back at the waiter to say with a smirk, “Can ya give us a moment, please? Ah’m still not sure yet.”

“Uhhh… m-me too,” said the drake as he put his menu down and nodded in agreement to the waiter.

The unicorn seemed to have realized why Spike looked so flustered, as evidenced by his smile as he nodded and made his leave. “Alright, zen. Just let me know ven you two are ready~”

After the waiter left the two to enjoy their champagne, Buck glanced back at his blushing mate with a growing smirk on his muzzle. With the way the pony’s ember eyes narrowed on him so sensually, Spike had to gulp in realization of what he might try to do. On any other night, he’d probably be alright with it, but he’d rather not deal with any teasing while feeling the ring box in the inner pocket of his jacket. Unfortunately, the drake wasn’t able to say anything before Buck picked up the champagne bottle from the bucket and uncorked it.

POP!~

Spike flinched a little from the sudden popping noise, which luckily wasn’t much of a distraction in the restaurant. Meanwhile, Apple Buck placed the little piece of cork in front of the drake’s empty plate before pouring their glasses. “Soooo… Ya sure you’re feelin’ alright, Spikey? You seem a little bit… warm~”

“Ummm…” feeling his nervousness building back up, the dragon quickly pulled the cloth napkin from his bundled silverware and used it to wipe any sweat from his face. The two may have been in a crowded restaurant, but he still felt like he was completely alone in the room with Apple Buck and his leering grin. Again, the drake would’ve absolutely adored that feeling on any other night like this, but now he was feeling more than a little frazzled as he replied shakily, “I’m fine, I’m j-just, uhhh… I had to… run a little on my way here.”

“Uh-huh. Sure,” said the stallion with a raised brow and a disbelieving smirk. After topping off both champagne glasses, he handed one of them to Spike while holding his own in his hoof. “You know, if you don’t want your suit ta get all sweaty,” he said while narrowing his eyes on Spike even more with lustful intent, “you could always just… take somethin’ off?~”

“Nnnnghhh…” Spike blushed a bit more and writhed in his seat, needing to bite his lip while avoiding his stallion’s dominant gaze. He wanted to say something to make Buck stop, but it was difficult to do that when the only thing to come out of his mouth was a guiltily aroused groan. As he tried to tense up his little legs a few times to help redirect blood flow, he was finally able to speak up while making sure his jacket’s buttons were secure. “B-Buck, I… I really shouldn’t…”

By this point, Buck was chuckling a little to himself in glee while sipping his glass. For him, teasing Spike in a public place and getting him riled up was a regular occurance. The dragon would blush and squirm helplessly, and there’d be nothing he could do until asking to go elsewhere. From then, the stallion would really have his fun and give Spike exactly what he needed. Sometimes that meant giving the drake a good rutting in a nearby restroom, and other times it’d just be something simple like playing with his tiny little cock and teasing it until it came a pitiful load. And with the way Spike’s face was growing hotter, Buck was determined to give him whatever he wanted for their anniversary.

“You know,” purred the pony with a playful smirk as he licked his lips and leaned in, “you don’t have to take off your jacket if ya don’t want to. That’d be too obvious…”

Spike instinctively used one of his arms to tightly latch over the area his ring box was in, just in case Buck were to notice the small rectangular bulge. But before he could collect his breath and say something, his body tensed up the instant Buck grinned even wider and added cheekily, “Your pants, though… Those could be taken off with no problem~”

“Mmmmph!~” Spike shuddered in growing arousal as his legs clenched together under the table cloth. But alas, his little draconic member was already growing hard in response to the stallion’s relentless teasing. If it wasn’t for what he was wanting to do tonight, the drake may have considered giving in to Buck’s kinky request right then and there. But instead, he closed his eyes and tried to breathe out shakily before replying in a whisper, “B-Buck… I really don’t think I should… d-do that now…”

“Well why not?~” asked Apple Buck in casual tone, not even looking around in case any nearby tables overheard his suggestion to Spike. While the drake’s face grew redder, and his bottom lip was bitten even tighter to conceal his shuddered groans, his mate leaned in even more and continued enticingly. “Nopony’s watchin’ us, and Ah doubt the waiter would try to look under the tablecloth~ Just think about, Spikey… As long as you keep your cute little butt in that chair, nopony but me would know you’re eatin’ with your tiny little dick out~ Heck, if any ponies were to catch on, Ah really doubt they’d be able ta see it~”

Spike’s eyes closed even tighter as he squirmed more evidently in his seat. He could feel his cock growing tremendously hard, but he know it’d barely make much of a tent in his nice suit-pants. Heck, he was sure that given the underwear he had on, he wouldn’t even be able to leak enough pre to stain the inside of the trousers right now. With the countless times Buck had gotten him so riled-up in public, he knew those facts from personal experience. Meanwhile, Buck kept his face a few inches from the dragon’s as he whispered teasingly, "You’re thinkin’ about it right now, aren’t ya?~ You wanna see if you can get away with it… Just like all those times you went through the park naked, or that day in Sugar Cube Corner durin’ lunch rush. So how about you admit it like a good little pet?~ Or better yet… how about you just unbutton your pants and take 'em off right now?~”

A feeble moan finally escaped Spike’s mouth, but he was fortunate enough to cram his claw inside of it before more than a milisecond of sound could come out too audibly. Much like the uncorking, nopony seemed to look in the direction of the couple while Spike bit down hard on his digits. Unfortunately, that didn’t seem to do much to counteract his now throbbing erection. Or his shameful urge to actually do what his kinky coltfriend wanted him to do.

Very luckily, the waiter came back before the drake could give in to any actions he would surely regret. Apple Buck leaned back into his seat casually, not showing the slightest hint of embarrassment or shame in his natural smile up at the unicorn. Meanwhile, Spike had to take deep breaths as he wiped his face of all the sweat beading on his scales.

“Your bread, monsieurs,” he said as he floated a basket and a tray of butter onto the table, while also discreetly looking at Spike to see if he was alright. The waiter raised a brow for a split-second in the drake’s direction, but was given a quick nod by him in assurance that everything was alright. While Buck went to get a healthy slab of butter on his knife and start slathering one of the pieces of bread with it, the waiter glanced at him with a smile and asked, “So, do you two need more time to look over ze menus?~”

“Ya know what?” said Buck while looking back at his menu, and shrugged before saying cheerfully, “Ah wouldn’t mind gettin’ that… miniature veggie platter thing ya guys have.”

“Ummm… You mean ze Cruditès Appetizer, sir?” asked the unicorn in clarification.

“Yeah, that one!” Even though he kept his tone of voice friendly and casual, Buck’s smirk and gaze were unmistakably suggestive as he looked back at his mate and said, “Ah happen to have a… regular craving for tiny things~”

Spike was able to make his aroused moan come out as more of a weak hiss, but his little legs still writhed hard underneath the table while remaining rock hard. Meanwhile, the waiter wrote down Buck’s order on a notepad before turning to Spike. “And… for ze drake?”

“Ummm…” Spike hadn’t even looked at the menu yet, but figured anything was better than nothing as he picked up his glass of champagne. “I’ll… h-have the special, please…”

The waiter raised a brow in suspicion, knowing for a fact that he hadn’t listed the special to them yet. However, he figured that Spike saw it listed at the hostess booth as he wrote it down. "Alright, zen. Vone Cruditès Appetizer, and vone… tofu rump roast…”

Spike’s blush deepened immensely before the waiter left with their orders, not seeming to overhear Buck’s muffled snickering at what the dragon got himself. Spike let out an embarrassed groan before downing the glass of champagne in one go, not even able to get the chance to taste it. Keeping a hoof over his muzzle, the stallion giggled with a cheeky blush before saying between rapid breaths. “Oh… Oh man! Ah hope that roast is as nice as your rump, little Spikey~”

“Nnnnnnn…~” Spike had to clutch that ring box from the outside of his jacket with his claw, needing to actually feel that item to ensure he wouldn’t get too sidetracked from Apple Buck’s incessant teasing. Despite how hard his little nub was throbbing within his pants, he was determined to make this proposal happen before their dinner was over. Although, it was growing increasingly difficult to keep that goal in mind when he heard Apple Buck keep going like before.

“In fact…” The stallion’s leering grin grew back to the teasingly wide angle he had it before as he said, “maybe when your little dish comes out, we could compare and see which rump is better~ Ah bet Ah could get a platter and lay ya down on it~”

“Unnnfff… B-Buck,” groaned Spike in a clearly overwhelmed tone, barely able to think straight as he grew more aroused from his coltfriend’s teasing, “I… I r-really wasn’t wanting that…”

“Yet, your worthless little nub is itchin’ to come out of your pants at the thought of it, isn’t it?~” asked Buck enticingly, before he chuckled in delight to the drake’s blush deepening. As he leaned back in to make Spike squirm even more, the stallion groaned in pleasure and picked up that cork he left on the table earlier. “Ya know… Ah bet you’re wantin’ to be seen as a little dish yourself, aren’t ya? Maybe thinkin’ about takin’ off all your clothes and layin’ out on the table for me… lettin’ everyone see just how cute you look with that thick butt and tiny little nub between your legs. Heck…”

He brought that cork closer to Spike’s face before saying teasingly, “Ah’m willin’ ta bet this little thing’s at least twice as big as your ‘lil prick right now, ain’t it? Even with how hot you’re gettin’, your useless little nub probably makes this cork look huge in comparison. You wanna find out?~”

Spike had to hold his claws together tightly to keep himself from involuntarily unbuttoning his trousers in relentless arousal. As the little drake writhed in shameful pleasure from Buck’s words, the pony kept going while the two sat in their table away from the others. “Ah’m willin’ ta bet that nopony would notice if ya whipped it out right now. Just take this cork, unzip yer pants like a good little bitch, and lemme see how they compare~ Ah know you’re wantin’ ta do it really bad~”

“Nnnnghhh… Buck,” moaned Spike faintly while blushing extremely hard.

“Ya want me to request for my appetizers to be extra small, Spikey? Ah bet even if they cut ‘em in half, they’d still look big compared to your little nub~ Heck, the tiny little peas they include with it might be bigger than what you got in that measly ‘lil coin-purse~”

“Buuuuuckk… P-P-Pleaseeeee…”

“Please what, Spikey?~ Please do it? Please lemme see how tiny and pathetic that ‘lil prick is, babe? ‘Case if you wanna, Ah can easily do it. And nopony would ever know it’s happenin’. Unless… you wanted them ta see how tiny you are~”

“Mmmmmghhhhh…” Spike could feel his submissive impulses nearly boiling over, and his clouded mind wasn’t sure how much more he could take before completely losing focus. As the waiter came back with Buck’s appetizer, the dragon was tensed up with his face sporting a beet-red shade of blush. Before Buck could pull back from the pent-up drake, the unicorn noticed that blush and asked, “Uhhh… Monsieur Spike? What--”

“R-R-RED LIGHT!”

Spike quickly gasped and covered his mouth with his claws, not expecting to blurt out his safe word that loud. As several ponies looked from their tables towards the couple’s, Apple Buck finally blushed a little himself as he leaned back in his chair and smiled embarrassedly. As for the waiter, he only paused for a moment before shrugging his shoulders, clearly not wanting to ask what that was about. “Ummm… your appetizer, Monsieur,” he said while levitating the plate of miniature vegetables in front of Buck’s side of the table. He then added back towards Spike with an apologetic nod, “And your roast vill be ready shortly.”

“Ummm… thankyou,” muttered the dragon his head hung low while still blushed deeply.

By the time the waiter left the two alone at their table, all of the other patrons went back to their own meals and stopped staring at them. Buck, who clearly hadn’t expected Spike to use the safe-word when things were going so well (at least, sexually speaking), waited a moment before sighing in slight regret. “Uhhh… Ah’m sorry, Spike,” he said in a faint, but still sincere tone of voice. “Ah didn’t mean ta go overboard with the teasin’. Ah just… kinda thought you--”

“N-No, it’s fine,” assured Spike as he put out a claw to make his coltfriend stop his apology. “B… Believe me, I do like it a lot~ But, ummm…” After realizing how awkward things may have become after stopping Buck’s tempting words, the dragon knew that now was better than never to start his proceedings. He closed his eyes for a moment and took a deep breath, feeling much better as he exhaled a surprisingly smooth breath. Meanwhile, Apple Buck tilted his head in confusion, clearly not realizing what was happening yet.

“Apple Buck, I…” Spike reopened his eyes after that brief pause, and smiled warmly at him as he found the words he wanted to say. “I’ve been reading a lot of books lately. Like, a lot, a lot… but… Even with all the time I was spending in Dusk’s library, or in Prince Bolero's quarters, I… I honestly couldn’t find the words to really describe… how much you mean to me.”

Hearing how frail and shaky the drake’s voice was becoming, Apple Buck’s brows started to raise a little. And with those touching words ringing in his ears, the stallion’s heart began to beat harder as he smiled lovingly back at him. “Oh, Spike… you don’t have ta tell me somethin’ li--”

“P-Please,” said Spike with greater insistence as he held his claw up firmly. As he bit his lip tightly, he tried his hardest not to start crying while smiling at the pony he loved so much. “Just… Just let me say this, alright?”

By now, Buck was starting to realize how important this may have been, which prompted him to lean back and nod silently. But before he could grow guilty about how he was acting earlier, the pony’s blush deepened when he heard the dragon continue in a more dedicated tone.

“Apple Buck, I… I can’t imagine being with anyone as amazing or wonderful as you. You… you mean so much to me, and… you know exactly what to do or say to... make me feel like how I want to feel…”

A stray tear started to roll down Spike’s cheek, but he didn’t even try to wipe it away as he continued staring at Buck with a warm smile. Seeing how much the stallion’s expression changed from curious surprise to wide-eyed realization, he knew he couldn’t back down now. But with how warm his heart was growing in his chest, the dragon couldn’t have stopped talking if he were to try. “You… you mean the world to me, Apple Buck. And I… I can’t see myself loving anyone as much as I do for you…”

His claws came out slowly to rest on top of Apple Buck’s hooves, which the pony didn’t try to move away from in the slightest. Instead, the stallion’s eyes remained wide-open as he realized what this was about. Even though he didn’t want to make any hasty assumptions, his ember eyes were already starting to tear up as he smiled shakily back at him. “S… Spike…”

“I… I love you so much,” said the drake in a feeble creak while crying even more. As his smile trembled a little, one of his claws pulled back to reach inside of his jacket. “You… you’ve made my life so much better since we first started dating four years ago. And… and I’m willing to spend the rest of our lives to make you feel that same way…”

Apple Buck couldn’t handle it anymore, and he pulled his hooves back to cup over his mouth while panting rapidly. By the time Spike grabbed the box in his pocket, his stallion was already starting to cry tears of joy while struggling not to sob. Several of the tables were quickly taking notice, but none of them caught the attention of the couple as Buck watched his mate pull out that box.

“A… Apple Buck…”

Spike didn’t get out of his seat to get down on one knee, but he still held out that box in front of Buck before opening it. A couple pleased gasps could be heard from other tables as the box was opened, revealing a stunning white-gold hoof-ring embroidered with an Emerald gem. And within that gem was Apple Buck’s cutie mark, engraved clear as day.

“Will… will you marry me?”

Apple Buck tensed up in his seat as his eyes squinted from overwhelming emotions. A couple tears streamed down his face, and he struggled not to choke on his muffled sobs. The stallion looked absolutely floored by Spike’s gesture, but he only needed a couple seconds to breathe in before lunging across the table with a hearty, “YYYEEEESSSSS!!!”

The champagne bottle and bucket fell off the table from Apple Buck’s emotional lunge (and luckily caught by the unicorn waiter with precise skill), but nopony in the restaurant minded in the slightest as they applauded the couple hugging each other tightly in sweet embrace. Spike and Buck both cried while nestled against each other’s shoulders, and their elated smiles shone just as brightly as the chandelier hanging above them. As soon as he got himself together enough to speak more clearly, Apple Buck nodded enthusiastically as he got that ring on his hoof as fast as possible. “Y-Yes! Yes, Spike, a million times yes! Yes, Ah’ll marry ya!”

Another round of applause came from the restaurant patrons after the ring was securely on Apple Buck’s hoof, and the two kissed deeply with tears rolling down their faces. By the time they settled into a long and caring hug above their table, Spike was still crying while nuzzling his fiancè’s chest lovingly. “I… I love you so much, Buck…”

“Ah love you too, sugar,” said the stallion in return as he nuzzled the top of Spike’s head. The dragon’s heart grew immensely warmer as it thundered in glee within his chest, causing all of his nerves to tingle for a surprisingly long time during their hug. Of course, before the drake could try to settle down and let the waiter bring out the rest of their food, Apple Buck leaned his muzzle in close to Spike’s ear to whisper lustfully, “S-Spike… You better believe Ah’m gonna give you a night to remember~”

Upon hearing that obvious promise of something unbelievably kinky, Spike’s eyes widened in an instant as he grew a shaky smile. He had no idea what his new future-husband might try, but the dragon’s throbbing little nub made it clear he would be more than eager to find out.

As the next morning arrived in Ponyville, the sun began to shine a bright ray of light through the window blinds of Apple Buck’s apartment. The small one-bedroom space began to illuminate with the start of a new day, and the strewn items and clothing on the floor made it evident that the stallion and Spike had quite the eventful night in celebration of their engagement. Upon the messy and fluid-stained bed, Apple Buck was sleeping with a dorkily-pleased smile while his ring remained on his hoof. However, the little dragon was nowhere to be seen within the bedroom.

Thee yellow pony finally began to stir awake when the light reached his face on the bed, causing him to groan tiredly and try to roll over. He tried to pull a hoof out to rest on the other side of the mattress, hoping to rest it across Spike’s body and pull him in for an early-morning snuggle. However, Apple Buck’s eyes began to open slowly as he patted his mattress a couple times, realizing that he was the only one in the bed.

That small oddity was enough to make the stallion look around the bed in confusion. Due to his background of working early mornings on the farm every day, the fact that Spike was up before him was fairly unusual. Unfortunately, his worries began to grow more evident by the time he lifted himself up to sit upright in the bed. As his senses became more awake, Buck began to realize something was wrong when his eyes adjusted to the growing light in the room.

Obviously, both of their suits were strewn about on the floor as soon as they came home, which probably would’ve given Elusive an aneurism if he saw it. However, Apple Buck’s eyes widened when he noticed his own clothes weren’t nearly in as bad of condition as the drake’s. Spike’s jacket and pants were alright, but his white dress-shirt and socks were absolutely torn to shreds. Even the dragon’s briefs were ripped apart and scattered across the floor towards the door. For a split-second, the stallion was reminded of how Saddle Rager’s clothes usually looked when he powered up in Spike’s Power Ponies comics.

Before he could think too hard about that detail, the sound of a scared-sounding yelp caused Buck to jolt out of bed in a panic. “Spike?!” shouted the pony as he rushed out of the bedroom, hoping something bad didn’t happen to his fiancè. “Spike where are you?!”

“Aaaaahhhh!!!” The dragon’s upset-sounding cry could be heard muffled through the bathroom door in the hall. But as Apple Buck rushed up to the door, his steps faltered when he saw a couple large claw marks dragging across the wall and stopping at the scratched door frame. They almost looked like Spike’s, but they were much larger. As the stallion paused and widened his eyes at the sight of something that unsettling, he overheard Spike shout through the door, “D-DON’T COME IN! I… I don’t know what’s happening…”

Even though he could tell it was Spike’s voice, Buck couldn’t help but notice that it sounded a little… deeper somehow. Of course, maybe that was just because of the doorway muffling his noises. Either way, the pony quickly shook his head clear before knocking on the door a couple times. “Spike?” he asked worriedly while hearing the drake groan in a panic inside the bathroom. “Spike baby, what’s wrong? Do you need a doctor?”

“I… I think I need Dusk.” With his ear up against the door, Buck could tell that Spike’s scared voice definitely sounded deeper. However, he was more concerned with the tone as he heard the dragon add feebly, “I… I’m scared, Buck…”

“Okay, that’s it!” shouted Apple Buck with a huff. Before Spike could say otherwise, the stallion turned around and braced himself to give the bathroom door a trademark Apple Tree kick. “Get away from the door, Ah’m comin’ in!”

“NO!! PLEASE DON--”

BLAM!!!

With a swift kick of his hind-legs, Apple Buck said goodbye to his security deposit as he broke the bathroom door of his apartment open. However, as soon as he turned around to rush into the bathroom, he gasped in absolute shock when he saw how Spike looked.

The dragon may have still had the same purple color with green scales that Buck remembered him with, but he looked completely different from the drake he remembered from the previous night. Spike’s legs were trembling as he stood on all fours, with each limb now tall enough to reach the top of the bathroom counter. Instead of being a pudgy little dragon, Spike was now roughly Buck’s length and height on all fours, if not a little higher. As for the rest of his figure, the drake was how much leaner without any muscle mass; of course, Buck was able to see from the mirror that Spike’s rear was about the same in thickness as before. Spike’s face was also a little longer, with a more pronounced muzzle that made him look much older than he did previously.

Of course, the biggest change was seen the instant Spike stood up on his hind-legs, with his head almost touching the ceiling. Between the naked dragon’s skinny legs, his cock was fully erect due to how panicked he had become. As soon as the stallion saw that thick, veiny, meaty appendage Spike now possessed, his jaw almost hit the floor. It may have been the same draconic shape Buck had remembered, but now it was almost as thick as a colt’s hoof, and sporting a length which looked to be at least eleven inches. The drake’s balls seemed to still be a little bit smaller than Apple Buck’s softball-sized nuts, but it was that intimidating dragon cock that made the stallion’s pupils shrink as he stood in stunned silence.

With a look of pure fear on his face, Spike was hyperventilating as he stood with his legs shaking. And with the way his fiancè was gawking up at him, a million terrifying thoughts were running through the dragon’s head to make his heart pound even faster. Unable to fathom what was happening, or if he was going to end up destroying Ponyville again, Spike looked like he was about to cry as he said in a petrified creak, “Wha… What happened to me!?”