After years of being the runt of the litter (despite having no siblings), Spike finally comes into his own and starts to grow up and mature. The result is a unique bit of magic all his own, or so the theory goes: He awakens one morning to find words hanging overhead that call him [The Gamer], along with powers that let him 'live life as though it were a game'.

How he decides to handle all of this, and where things go from there? That would be a spoiler, and you all know how we feel about spoilers around here...

Frequently asked questions will be answered from time to time, and those answers linked here for the curious:
The First FAQ

Spike turns to writing to avoid lying, but insomnia meshes fiction with reality. A mysterious caller knows of his darkest secret.

This story is a sequel to Wily's Wittle Wub

21XX...

A dark period in the world's history. With the rise of Reploids, society was thought to enter a new golden age...until the rise of the Mavericks. Driven mad by viral infection - or simple greed and rage - these Reploids become a drastic threat to the world peace...and the conflict between them and the Maverick Hunters would tear the world apart.

However, a shining light of hope remains in Dr. Light's final creation...Megaman X. With his adopted pony daughter at his side, he shall-

Wait, what was that last part?
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Part of the PWNY-verse.

Edit: Now with cover art by sanyo21!

A thousand years ago, Spike was yanked away from his home and thrown into a strange world of warfare and constant intrigue. A thousand years later, after succumbing to an ambush, he was returned to his erstwhile home... right at the moment he was gone, and in his original, small frame.

Cross-over with A Song of Ice and Fire / A Game of Thrones. Story will take place solely in Equestria.

Cover art by: myself

Featured on 15/11/2016

In his ever so limited free time he receives after long hours of slaving away to clean Twilight's library, Spike plays video games.

The most recent and popular was sent to him by his surrogate mother Princess Celestia! What will he do though- when his life seems to turn into an actual video game?

Coverart does not belong to me!

Spike has yearned to be with Rarity since he moved to Ponyville. Whether for the sake of propriety, or for more personal reasons, she's always held herself back. But one day, she takes his heart in her hoof, and his world changes.

Now if only he could shake the nagging sense that something isn't right...

This story was expanded from its original appearance as a finalist in the June 2016 Writeoff ("In Over Your Head") with the assistance of Moosetasm and Icenrose!
Featured on FimFiction 21Jun.2016

Lately, Spike has become a recluse. He won't go out. He won't try new things. All he does is stay inside the library. And Twilight has had enough.
(Used to belong to a longer series. Not sure what to do with it since I took down the series it was part of, but I liked this chapter. Now it's a one-shot. Might continue it.)

Spike now harnesses the bloodstone scepter making him the ruler of all dragon kind. Of course he hands it off as part of an important lesson on friendship, right? Naw. He immediately goes mad with power.

This is the story of a little dragon and how he had to give up his baby pet Phoenix.

A story commissioned by Jake the Army Guy

This story takes place during the Season Five finale, "The Cutie Re-Mark". As such, there are spoilers ahead.

Starlight Glimmer's plan is working. All she has to do is upset Rainbow Dash's rainboom-creating race in the past, and Twilight Sparkle's connection with her friends will be severed. And she's done it. Repeatedly. Sure, Twilight can go back in time to try and stop her, but Starlight will always be brought back as well. No matter what Twilight tries, no matter how many times she returns, she can't stop Starlight. They're evenly-matched, and it's much easier to disrupt events than it is to preserve them.

That means Starlight wins, right?