Author's Notes
Dear Bronies,
Whew! That was something! It took me five and a half hours to write this thing non-stop! Man, I hope this gets on Equestria Daily. I hope their new submition system is working okay. Anyway, this story was actually in my head for a loooooong time. It probably came to me a day or two after "The Secret of My Excess" first aired. I was browsing around TVtropes when I saw a WMG about the Fire Ruby being a seventh Element of Harmony. At the time, I also was thinking of how Tirek could come back in Generation 4 (Friendship is Magic). And so, this story, but my other stories kept me from writing this. Also, I just wasn't in the mood. But then, it hit me. This isn't about Lord Tirek's return. This is about Spike becoming the bearer of the Seventh Element of Harmony, Love.
And then I realized, he doesn't just love Rarity. He loves Twilight, deeply. He was crushed when he thought Twilight didn't love him anymore in "Owl's Well that Ends Well". This led me to wonder if he had a sort of love for the rest of the Mane Six as well. Well, "Dragon Quest" confirmed it 100 percent! He clearly said that not just Twilight, but all of his friends were his family. you normally love your family. The Mane Six are Spike's family. Therefore, Spike loves each of the Mane Six. I may have taken a few liberties during the whole "Spike's Memories of Loving Each of the Mane Six" sequence, but I felt that it all made sense and was justified.
I got most of the information for the Rainbows of Light and Darkness straight from the Generation 1 movie <a href="http://mylittlewiki.org/wiki/My_Little_Pony_Special">"Rescue at Midnight Castle".</a>Seriously, the only problem with it was the way the ponies were drawn and the way they acted. It was a kiddy show. However, if they had done it with the certain intangible more grown up tone that Friendship is Magic has, I'm pretty sure there would have been Bronies back then, because the movie's plot isn't that bad at all. Of course, the whole Dark Matter Comet thing was something I made up on the fly. I had to have a reason for his return, right? Also, I mentioned Generation 1 Spike. I may have gotten his role wrong. If I did, then just pretend it's Tirek trying to trick Spike with lies or something, but I'm pretty sure that's what Generation 1 Spike did in the movie.
One last thing, I'm pretty sure Lord Tirek's return and rise to power and evil plan and corruptions and stuff would be a pretty awesome FanFic on it's own. However, I feel no will to try and write all that. If you want to, go ahead, cause I'm not doing it. Too long and too complicated. I wouldn't even know what to write.
Well, that's it for the author's notes. I hope you enjoyed the story and review, like, and favorite it!
Signed,
Matthais Unidostres