When their final plan has failed, what can the bearers of the Elements of Harmony do against an unspeakable evil who is holding all the cards?

One normal and completely average morning, everything went wrong. Rarity arrives at the Castle of Friendship to pick up Spike for their weekly gem hunting trip, only to find that Spike has locked himself in his room and Twilight is working herself into a frenzy in the library. As she tries to piece together what happened that morning, and mend a damaged friendship, she'll make a number of startling revelations.

Some of them bigger than others.

Cover art used with permission of Kilala97.

Thanks to The Albinocorn for proof reading.

A massage is just a massage, isn’t it? Apparently not when Spike is involved. Somehow finding a book on pony massage specifically for handed creatures like himself is fated to end the way that most of his adventures do: with the untimely destruction of Ponyville.
Unless Rarity can help, of course.

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Spike feels like a Dragon without purpose and without anything to offer his friends. He leaves Ponyville without warning his friends, in an attempt to find his purpose on his own.
Princess Luna finds Spike and shows him the nightmares that his friends have been having in his absence, in an attempt to convince him to return to Ponyville of his own free will. Spike learns that dreams are the quickest road to the heart.
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Celestia invites Spike and Rarity, as well as Rarity's family, to the castle for Harvest Feast. Just like most family get togethers though, it can only end in hilarity and embarrassment. Especially when the two lovebirds have been going out for less than a year.

Thanks to Imaginary Valued for some very impressive speed editing.

It's been almost six months since Spike and Rarity have gotten together. Sure there have been a few ups and downs in their relationship, but nothing they can't handle...
...but that all changes one night. When they wake up they discover that several things have changed:
Spike has not only gotten much bigger, but also grown wings as well.
They've apparently been married for twenty years!
And they have KIDS!?
Exactly how did this happen?! How do they get back to their own time? And more importantly... who's responsible for all this?!

Discord: *whistles innocently*

Helped me write this book:
Dyslexic Foal (planning, proofreading)
Alphamon_Ouryuken (main story idea)

Cover art by craftedfun3 on DevaintArt
The OCs are not my own and all go to their rightful owners (Kilala97 and Siansaar).

Spike loves Rarity; everypony knows that. But why? Is it just because he finds her the most beautiful pony he's ever seen? Is it her mane? Or is it something deeper, beyond just her looks? This question haunts Rarity, and after a certain incident strikes she's determined to find out the answer.

Got the idea for this after watching the scene from The Cutie Pox where Twilight's mane turns to Rarity's. Cover art is The Kiss by Jack-a-Lynn. You should definitely check his other work out!

A potted plant, and a small dragon. That’s a safe list of subjects for a new type of emotion-based spell, right? Thanks to Rarity’s sudden appearance, Twilight will never know. Something sure happened though: Spike’s can’t stop reading, Rarity’s obsessed with him, and Twilight might not be able to stay awake long enough to make everything right.
The story continues here: A First Date

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Edited by Pascoite
Cover art designed by Novel-Idea
This story is approved by Luna's Fanfiction Library
This is 100% Approved by Twilight's Library!

All I do is wait, wait for you to grow up. When you have grown up, we can be together, and all these problems will evaporate. This is my mantra, it is what keeps me waiting for you, because I know that one day we will find happiness.

An idea I came up with after 'Simple Ways'. I hope you enjoy!

After being given the short end of the stick by the Mane 6 once again, Spike wonders if he's worthy to be called their friend. When an unexpected visitor arrives, he decides to voice his opinions.

Just a one-shot I cooked up in my spare time. I always feel bad that Spike is constantly neglected or mistreated, even if he is the comic relief.

Cover art vector by: kapicator

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