Spike has been a friendship ambassador to a faraway land for the last 5 years. He hasn't seen his Equestrian friends for that long either. The new world was not at all what he expected. The memories still haunt him as he embarks on a cruise liner bound for Equestria. What changed about him? Why is it so hard to face the ponies he once called friends? Perhaps the long ride would give him some clarity about what he really remembers, and who he remembers it by.

Story set long after the end of the show (but not the final episode). Just wanted to write a story based off A Pleasant Cruise , but I felt like it could use some more. Emotional sappy stuff is the main focus, so I hope you enjoy your heartstrings being played. Make sure you check out the other story to support the original work! Very good read :)

Rarity, highly successful owner of her own fashion line, stumbles upon some problems designing the newest sets of evening garments for the next Grand Galloping Gala. Will her husband Spike be able to help her overcome her tribulations?

Title Picture cropped from an image by Amostheartman.
This story has a continuation which is also most definitely NSFW and rated mature - it's mostly just Rarity and Spike joyfully consummating their marriage.

After years of being the runt of the litter (despite having no siblings), Spike finally comes into his own and starts to grow up and mature. The result is a unique bit of magic all his own, or so the theory goes: He awakens one morning to find words hanging overhead that call him [The Gamer], along with powers that let him 'live life as though it were a game'.

How he decides to handle all of this, and where things go from there? That would be a spoiler, and you all know how we feel about spoilers around here...

Frequently asked questions will be answered from time to time, and those answers linked here for the curious:
The First FAQ

It was an average day in Carousel Boutique.

And then the monster came.

Edited by ROBCakeran53.
Original art and character by kianamai.

After a new playthrough of ogres and oubliettes our favorite group of roleplaying friends finds out that the new rules are unfair because a member of the party is practically invincible.

A one shot fic which happens before the events of being a good dragon is no easy task

Other characters tag is for Bigmac and Twilight.

Thanks to Nightmare Darkness for helping me out with my grammar errors.

In the midst of doing a favor for Ember in the dragon lands, Spike tells Rarity about his not-so-secret feelings. Rarity responds with a secret of her own, one that she's guarded for most of her life. They picked the wrong day, and the wrong kingdom, for a quiet heart-to-heart.

Winner of Steadfast Hoof's sparity contest
Featured on Equestria Daily
Pre-read by mrk
Cover art drawn by Pia-sama and designed by Novel Idea

Oh, good, you’ve finally woken up! I was wondering when you would. Allow me to introduce myself. The name’s Eris, goddess of chaos lol and harmony friendship! and I-

What, you say that sounds stupid? Chaos and harmony are completely different? Well, ha ha, there is a long and boring story behind that, but I don’t have the time to tell it. After all, I’ve waited so long for someone of your bearing and… demeanor to arrive, and it wouldn’t do to delay your story for ancient tales and pointless digression.

…well, maybe just a little. Now where’d I put that rubber chicken and bottle of lube… ah! I’ve gone off topic again; my apologies, a little quirk of mine. Hard to focus when you see in twelve dimensions all the seeing eyes beyond the fourth and the past, present, and future all try to beat each other up with pool noodles.

Hmm? You seem confused. No, no, that won’t do at all! You need to be ready, for this is the beginning of your story! So many chapters ahead of you – riches to claim, beasts to defeat, damsels to save l-lewd... Oh? Aa~heeheehee~! So you’re that kind of spirit! Oh, I am going to have so much fun unf~ with you~!

…hmm? Oh, nothing, just a little peek at some future pages. What, blushing, me? …well, perhaps a bit. Oh, don’t do make a goddess who don't need no man embarrass herself maybe a little you rogue master~ !

I’m you supposed will to do that play to with you me~

Hmm… I like that look such a qtπ on you face. It makes me so very… tingly deep in my core. Very well, let’s begin! A new chapter of your life begins. What happens is completely up to you, though I wouldn’t deny you if you asked me to play along.

So…? What are you going to do first?

Rarity has a problem with the way Spike snuggles with her at night. Instead of holding her in his arms like she wants, he simply lays on top of her, smothering her every night. She hates to do it, but she waits until he falls asleep and then pulls herself out from under him, curling up into a small ball in what space is left on the bed. She knows things have to change, but after she brings up the subject, she fears that she may have just done more damage than good.

Edited by Alcatraz
Cover art by Siansaar

Spike now harnesses the bloodstone scepter making him the ruler of all dragon kind. Of course he hands it off as part of an important lesson on friendship, right? Naw. He immediately goes mad with power.

Spike is helping Rarity at Carousel Boutique when disaster strikes. But love blooms in the worst of conditions, strengthened by the fire. Yet a romance between a pony and a dragon is bound to have certain... complications, that will require an epic adventure and the strongest of love to overcome.

Sparity

Bonus Chapter: PM for link, NSFW.

Picture:In Matrimony by *coyoterainbow

Authors notes: The first chapter is super short (its also really awesome if I do say so myself) but the rest won't be. Promise. There will be some combat later on, but at the moment, it won't be super graphic, so again, dodging a bullet. The first 2 or 3 chapters will be a little sad/tragic, but its not the tone of the story, and its nothing to bad so they won't be tagged. The entire story will not be written like the first chapter. Lastly, as the story evolves tags are subject to change.