Rarity's rejection was merely the start down a slippery slope as a landslide of self-doubt drives Spike to find solace in the only pony who seems to understand. Of course, Pinkie Pie has some problems of her own in the form of an unpleasant alter-ego...

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What do you get when you take a hormonal teenage dragon, a lonely zebra with a mysterious past, and a crippling virus that spreads like wildfire across Equestria and toss them all into a bubbling cauldron?

A story of Griffon privateers, drunken bar brawls, traitorous ex-lovers, and a whole lot of sexual tension.

A collaboration written by PrometheusDark(me) and the always awesome GiantMako. Cover art by Bunnish.

Love sought is good, love unsought is better. Or is it? Spike is going to find out the hard way just how bad love can be.

A dragon is a thing to be feared. That is, if he isn't Spike. But somepony forgot to tell the residents of Ponyville that their dragon isn't dangerous. Driven from Ponyville by their fears, he finds himself in Canterlot with the royal sisters. He begins to wonder, are things better this way? Maybe.

Spike's been the piano player at this rundown tavern for a year now, it had slowly become part of him. The usual crowd knows him well, as he knows them. But Octavia wasn't part of the usual crowd.