In this retelling of the Friendship is Magic series, there will be many things different from the usual. Chief among them are the existence of three additional Elements of Harmony (which will be introduced later) and Spike getting more respect from the start.

This retelling is partially inspired by SuperPinkBrony12's MLP (What If?) series. (Start here if you're interested.)

My Little Pony (C) Hasbro.

After coming back from a 10-year mission to catalog the complete globe and learn more about other countries. The Mane 6 Return to Ponyville, but not the one they remember. all their friends and families have all changed, some slightly, some drastically.

It's said the Purple Dragon inn can do any request no matter how crazy or impossible. It's members are monsters and it's guild master a mysterious individual. But these are all just rumors....right?

After saving the world for the tenth time things finally calmed down for the triple S adventuring group known as Harmony. The party split to focus on personal goals but one member wished to avoid the fame they had gathered. What better way than taking up a guild as it's master, helping others grow famous so he could hide away. But as we all know the best laid plans never go perfect no matter what prep you have.

All characters are adults unless stated. Rule 63 discord (so they are Eris)
featured 3/6/21 let's go!

"Spike, dear? This isn't working."
"What isn't?"
"This, Spike. Us."

After a second date cut short, Spike spends a night out on the town (read: seedy bar) with Big Mac to commiserate the loss. After deciding that he wanted a final snack before bed, he heads to the best bakery in town to find something to take the edge off of his buzz.

Think of this as a spiritual successor to The Days Passed, in the same family as the premise of the first one: Who would Spike seek out after a break with Rarity? This time, instead of ending up on Fluttershy's doorstep, he finds himself at Pinkie Pie's. And this time, it will be more focused on the character growth of Spike while keeping up with the relationship growth between the ship. I hope it lives up to the standards that TDP grew to have, and I had for it

Cover is spliced together pics from TG Weaver , used with permission (careful with that link, while the pic is SFW the Twitter is not!)

EDIT: Already featured, 2-9-2021! Thank you so much

Twilight Sparkle, aspiring student of Princess Celestia has been tasked with the most difficult challenge a Magian must face. Making friends. Along the way she will discover what it means to truly be a friend and uncover a power unlike any other.

Image by smilingdogz who without, this story wouldn't be possible.

There are three rules of any good mercenary always be cautious, never underestimate your target, and finally always have your comrades back.
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Starblade

Twilight Archer, Pinkie Pie Duelist, Rarity Golem Summoner, Fluttershy Druid,
Rainbow Dash Barbarian, AppleJack Warrior, Spike Gunslinger

Smaug is the mightiest of all beasts in Middle Earth. No creature can match his prowess. As the last of his kind, he has no obligations to anyone being other than himself. The only thing he cares about is his hoard.

But this new creature, this alicorn, may just change that.

Spike is forced to survive on an alien ocean planet with its own dark secrets

Suicide tag is for mentions of it.
Disclaimer: I don't own Subnautica, that belongs to Unknown Worlds Entertainment

A big thanks to MegaCartmanX and DerpTape for proofreading this for me and to ShirtMechanic for making the cover art.

Spike longed for years to have a family of his own. With Twilight's help, he applies for adoption.
Can he succeed in the trials of parenthood?
Can his daughter survive the life of royalty?
Can the royal coffers endure the doting of three zealous aunts?

Set seventy years after the end of Season 3.

Featured on Equestria Daily!
Cover art by EZTP also featured on Equestria Daily! [#3]
Additional supplemental art provided by MelonDraws, spokenmind93, EZTP, EifieChan, Ayemel, and Ninny, with more to come in the future.

Edited by the amazing Shahrazad

*Note*: [Sex] tag added for the use of innuendo and mention of the topic in later chapters. No 'on-screen' content included.

This story's update frequency is incredibly sporadic, but I promise, no matter what happens, no matter how long it takes, this story will reach completion. (Update 12/28/22: YES, I PROMISE I'M STILL WORKING ON IT!)

Ten years ago, Spike ran away from his home determined to grow strong and learn about his past. He now is back in Equestria to hunt monsters and reconnect with old friends. Will he be able to become their friend again or did he lose them?

Big thank you to my editor Adamastos!