Spike's happy world has always revolved around Twilight. From his hatching to their adventures in Ponyville, he has remained a faithful companion and loyal friend. But why is it that he has remained a baby for all of these years? There is so much about dragons that they do not know. In a rude awakening, Spike receives a letter from Princess Luna who promises to help Spike meet his potential. But how much will he change? Will his friends see him differently? And how will his life with Twilight evolve?

(set after season 4 and rainbow rocks).

Spike comes across Chrysalis after the events of the Royal Wedding, and shows pity on her from seeing the state of her, and her hive. However, she must still work to garner his trust before he will show enough emotion towards her to sustain her. He visits her in secret, and as the years pass, she accrues his trust.

Although more than just trust begins to develop. . .

NOTE: Weird shipping is weird, but it will pose an interesting challenge. Who knows, maybe this will blossom into more than a simple one-shot/short story.

Challenge here: http://www.fimfiction.net/blog/105794/new-years-shipping-challenge

Teen for some gore, and likely use of language - subject to change in the future.

Life is pretty unpredictable for me, but that alone is the predictable part of it. Pretty early on, I learned that I should expect the unexpected, and enjoy the brief moments of peace when they were there. Such an outlook helped me early on to keep from going crazy with all of the stuff that's happened to us all.

As the years passed though, I found my own source of peace: my closest friends.

My best friends were always there for me, and I for them. We held each other up when we fell below the surface of the sea of life, and offered friendly smiles and listening ears to each other when we needed it most. Even with all the insanity we weathered over the years, we became closer in spite of it...or, perhaps because of it. In a world of hoarding dragons, I may be the only one that cherished a small group of ponies over gold or jewels.

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Rated T for use of alcohol, language of a sexually suggestive nature, and implied sexual acts.

Cover art provided by Zwagyzonk, used with permission.

Note: Ponies are considered adolescent/mature at a much younger age than humans (six and fourteen, respectively). I've made an oversight on this, and I believe this explanation will fix that. Also, this will be a Spike-harem fic, but as with all my other submissions, there is no clop; just a heads up.

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Spike is Twilight's number one assistant, and he does that job with pride. He cleans the library, cooks her meals, and manages the finances.

However, Twilight has never been very sensible with money, and her income as a librarian is meager. To help out, sometimes Spike does jobs for Celestia.

Jobs that some ponies might be appalled by.

A short story that I had the idea for and wrote in a single day.

On the anniversary of her sister's banishment, Celestia comes across a lost dragon egg during her traditional walk that day. Desperate for some form of companionship, she decides to hatch it herself

However, she didn't quite take into account the effect the amount of alicorn magic she used would have on the egg's contents.

Be ready for a Spike quite unlike any you've seen (and I do mean that quite literally ! )

(just using the 'Other' tag because of the five character limit)

One night, after returning from her first and worst date ever, Twilight Sparkle decides to put dating on the very bottom of her 'what-to-do' list. Upon hearing that, Spike strongly disagrees and decides to change her mind with a little more than few words.

Will he manage to rekindle the yearning for romance in his long life best friend or will he fail? Read to find out!

Many thanks to: YourNeighborhoodAlicorn and MythrillMoth for pointing out some of the most glaring mistakes which helped this story become even better! Kudos to both of you, I'll reflect on that information and try to become even better at writing!

A/N: The original idea of this story as well as the art for cover belong to Lisboa. If you wish to thank someone then please also thank him and not only me because I have only 'colored the sketch with more words!' Also be sure to check out that amazing gallery on deviantart where you can witness the art created By Lisboa!

Everything that has a beginning has an end.

It is a lesson we all learn early in life, but some of us, more than others, experience that end sooner than we would wish. The end can put things into perspective, and make us see what is truly important in our lives...who is truly important. When the quantity of time is running out, we may find we must focus on the quality of the time remaining, as well as who that time is spent with.

Spike has made it to 17, a time when a colt becomes a stallion, at least for ponies. The same goes for our Dragon as he realizes what being a man truly means. After an altercation during his Birthday, spike will face his fate and possibly his doom at the hooves of a dark, and demented tyrant. It will be up to him to protect Twilight, to be her Guardian in the upcoming war against the shadows....

Image and Story belong to me, all character rights (if not oc's) go to Hasbro and the hub. I hope that you all enjoy
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http://bronyofgalifrey9.deviantart.com/

Dear Princess Celestia,

I'm sorry I haven't written in a while. Things seem to be falling through the cracks lately. Spike thinks I should go see the doctor, but...

Spike saves Rarity's life. Now he can't move, speak or breathe. He needs support to live, medically and emotionally.
He's had it rough but Saturdays are his prized day. Because his fiance always makes him feel happy.

Thanks Prettyskitty16 for making the cover art.