Hey, It’s Spike the Dragon! Princess Twilight Sparkle’s number one assistant. Twilight said we should do this journal thing, so I figured, well, why not? So much has happened since she became the leader of Equestria and we’ve both got a lot to talk about, so let’s jump into it!
~Entry 1~
Now where do I begin?
First of all, we’ve been in here for over a month now and I think Twilight’s got her first entry written. She didn’t do so great the first few weeks and got pretty emotional at times, but so did I. When she cries, I usually cry too. I’m just glad I’m here with her, always happy to cheer her up. She seems to get over things pretty quickly and all the other ponies in this castle are really helpful. You should meet the royal chefs and waitresses. Boy do they make a mean gem pudding and seasoned hay fries back there in the kitchen!
Anyway, I’m getting off topic. So yeah, Twilight’s been having it pretty rough, but she seems to be coming along as time goes on. We had our first ever “Council of Friendship” meeting a few weeks ago and, well, you know Pinkie Pie, she had to make it a memorable one. We all met at Sugarcube Corner and had tons of cake and ice cream and sweets galore. We talked for a while there and then took a walk around Ponyville doing some shopping and saying hi to some friends. After that, we took a quick tour of Twilight’s old castle and the School of Friendship where we made a surprise visit during a pep rally. Everyone was so happy to see her. By the end of the day, Twilight was really sad to leave, but I reminded her how we do this once every month and that there are always still opportunities to see them outside of the meetings. She did see Rainbow Dash a few weeks ago when the Wonderbolts came by to talk with us about important matters with the Equestrian military. Well after that first Council meeting, Twilight seems to be doing a lot better. She’s taking it one day at a time and I think she’ll do great!
Well I guess Rainbow Dash and Applejack both found coltfriends believe it or not. I’m calling it right now that they get married to them. Also, Pinkie Pie and Cheese Sandwich totally have a thing for each other. I just know it. I see them hanging out a lot whenever Cheese comes to help her throw a party in Ponyville and I’m calling that they’re gonna fall in love someday too. Some ponies keep saying they think Fluttershy and Discord are in love, but…eh, I’m not seeing it. Discord just really cares for her is all. He doesn’t seem that romantically interested in anypony right now and sees Fluttershy as more of an important friend than anything. I think she’ll find a good stallion one day, but right now, she just loves working with her animals. Rarity’s still single but hoping for some handsome stallion to come sweep her off her feet one day, and to be honest, I’m fine with that. I know I’ve had a crush on her for a while, and I kinda still do, but I don’t get to see her that much anymore and I know she’d love to be with someone she can start a family with. I dunno if I’ll ever find myself a nice dragon lady out there someday, but for now, I’m going to make sure Twilight does good as the new leading princess and I’m going to keep helping her out.
Well that’s all for now I guess. I hope things get a lot better with Twilight, but I’m sure she’s going to do just great leading this country. We’ll have a lot to talk about in a few years, so stay tuned!
~Entry 2~
So it’s been like three years now since the last entry. Twilight just updated recently so I thought I’d do it too.
We’re doing great here in Canterlot now! Twilight’s gotten used to the new princess lifestyle and we both love living in the castle. She’s getting taller like alicorns do as they grow in their thirties and wearing this nice bluish set of regalia. I guess she thinks the golden crown she got from Celestia and Luna is a bit big for her and she wants to grow into it. The crown she’s wearing right now looks great on her and resembles her old Element of Harmony tiara back when they beat Nightmare Moon.
As for me, I’m not the one leading so I don’t have as tough of a job as Twilight, but I was a little overwhelmed back when we were getting started. I didn’t say this before, but I guess the royal advisors that Celestia and Luna left behind suggested I work my way into becoming Twilight’s official advisor. I’m still mostly her number one assistant and just being a voice of reason for her when she needs it. That medal she gave me is still in my bedroom, but I’m going to wait till I’ve earned wearing it. Besides, it’s to tight to actually fit on me. I’ve gained some weight. Hey, what can I say? The food here’s delicious and the gems they serve are to die for!
Anyway, remember when I said Rainbow Dash and Applejack were gonna totally get married to those stallions they met? Well, I was right! AJ’s already had twins (Apple Chip and Annie Smith) and Dash’s already had one kid (Storm Streak) and is expecting a second! Dash’s husband is named Thunderhead and he’s awesome! He can fly really fast just like her even though he’s not a Wonderbolt, and takes great care of her. AJ’s husband is Tex. He’s the son of Burnt Oak, that one earth pony that her dad hung out with back when they were younger. Tex is big and strong like Big Mac, but he talks a little more and he helps out a lot on the farm. Like, so much has changed with these two; it’s hard to believe! Their kids are still toddlers, but they’re already learning to speak in full sentences and they love having fun. I’m gonna try getting them into the Power Ponies comics someday. Don’t tell Rainbow Dash I said this, but Power Ponies is way better than Daring Do!
Pinkie and Cheese have been doing a lot of traveling lately with their party-planning businesses. They haven’t started dating yet, but I’m sure we haven’t seen the last of them. They gotta hook up someday, they’re totally meant for each other! Fluttershy’s still doing her thing with the animals back at her sanctuary and Rarity’s still working on her fashion design. I really miss being with Rarity, but she has thought of moving to Canterlot since her new boutique is here and it gets a little more traffic than the one in Ponyville.
I’m kind of repeating most of what Twilight’s already said in her entry so if you want to know more about what all has been happening with our Ponyville friends, feel free to read her entry or theirs.
Well, I should go now. Twilight says tomorrow’s going to be a big day. We’re meeting with some delegates from Griffonstone. She says the griffons are looking to redo some things in their country and want to partner up with Equestria like they did back in the old days when Celestia and Luna’s parents were in control. Talk to ya later!
~Entry 3~
Hey, it’s Spike again, and wow, has it really been seven years since this all started? A lot has changed since then!
First of all, we were successful with that meeting we had with Griffonstone that I mentioned in the last entry. Twilight and the Griffonstone elders (which was just Grandpa Gruff and a few other reluctant griffons who joined him) all met and worked together to get funding to help rebuild and expand the city. Twilight sent in some soldiers to protect it from raiders that were causing trouble for a while until Griffonstone could build up it’s own military. They have a military force now and even have a leader named General Giovanni the Great (try saying that ten times fast). The reason he’s called “general” and not “king” is cuz the griffons wanted to go back to how it was when they were actually part of the Equestrian state and the griffon leader is in charge of a military faction. I guess some time after Celestia banished her sister to the moon, the griffons thought she was violent and were scared of her so they seceded and formed their own separate kingdom with a royal family and all. After what happened with Arimaspi, the city just went everygriffon-for-themselves, but our victory against the “Trio” (Cozy Glow, Tirek, and Chrysalis) encouraged them to start things up again. Griffonstone had quite a comeback. The city looks way better and they have tourists come by a lot. Gabby and I are still great pals and visit each other frequently, but she sends me some photos every now and then when she has the chance. She says she feels way happier living there and griffons have become a lot nicer and appreciative of the ponies. I guess you can say the ponies really changed their way of life. Gabby doesn’t know where Griffonstone would be without us Equestrians.
You wanna know who else’s lives have changed thanks to us? The dragons! That battle with the trio really helped show the dragons that the ponies can also be tough. Dragon Lord Ember says it’s become much less of a thing to insult ponies. She usually scowls at any dragon that does it. Ember sure has grown taller and she rules with an iron fist. They’ve taken to flying into the Equestrian territory more often to visit other non-dragon friends. Twilight usually teleports over to the Dragon Lands to speak with Ember about important matters, but Ember doesn’t mind taking a trip to Canterlot every now and then too. Whenever Twilight needs to send a quick message to Ember or any other leaders, she has me use my fire breath and it appears over a little torch they’ve placed in all the different lands that they can use to send a scroll back with a response. Smolder and Garble are also doing great over there. Garble’s been a good friend ever since he came around back during that incident with the eggs not hatching. He’s not such a bully anymore and the other dragons love listening to him play the bongos. Smolder is actually studying right now to become a teacher at the School of Friendship along with her other five friends, which I think is a great idea.
Thorax has also made some progress with the Changeling Kingdom. They’ve built more homes around the castle and have been having more children. Apparently Queen Chrysalis would forbid them from producing any offspring back when she was in command, so she would just spawn them in eggs with her powers. That was part of the reason she didn’t invade Equestria for such a long time until Shining Armor and Cadance’s wedding happened because she needed time to build up enough of an army. Now that she’s gone, changeling males and females mate to produce offspring, though some already had started to behind her back, which explains where Ocellus came from. I guess after metamorphosing from sharing love instead of taking it, romantic love has been encouraged and as a result, they’ve been having more kids. Of course, their weddings are a bit silly since they take our traditions a bit too literally just like with Hearth’s Warming. They’re all doing great and Thorax has matured as a leader. He even appointed his brother, Pharynx, as the captain of the changeling guard.
So yeah, we’ve been having a lot of success abroad. Equestria and the lands around it are way more united than we were before. Twilight’s so happy with all of this and even better, our friends in Ponyville are doing great too. Rainbow Dash actually quit the Wonderbolts recently to focus more on her family. She had another kid, Lightning Flash, and now she’s expecting a third, possibly in a few weeks. Storm Streak (or “Stormy” as some of us call him) looks a bit like Thunderhead but he’s as brave and adventurous as his mother. I was able to get him hooked on Power Ponies, and he’s even got some of the action figures (I still buy them too. Don’t tell Twilight). AJ and Tex haven’t had any more kids yet, but Chip and Annie are both great helpers on the farm and they’re close friends with Stormy and the Cake Twins.
Now let’s get to the good part: Pinkie and Cheese finally started dating! I knew all along that they had a thing for each other and boy did they take long enough! Pinkie’s on cloud nine right now and Cheese couldn’t be happier since he was the one that asked her out. Here’s hoping he’ll propose to her soon!
Fluttershy’s been a lot more confident lately and has been singing more with the Ponytones Quintet. Of course she’s usually more occupied still with the animal sanctuary. She’s let in more exotic animals and expanded it. Discord helps out there when he can and he’s been behaving lately too. I think he learned his lesson after the whole fiasco with the Trio. He feels bad about that, but he’s done all he can to make up for it and everyone else seems to like him now.
Now for Rarity: something really special has happened lately with her: she moved to Canterlot! I was so happy when I heard she was going to be moving to our own town. She visits us quite often in the castle and Twilight commissions her to make some royal gowns. It’s great to have her back here. She hasn’t forgotten her little (or big) “Spikey Wikey.” Every time we see her, she always gives me these perfectly aged gems that she saves for me for several weeks, and oooooh boy, they’re delicious! Of course those gems haven’t exactly helped to slim me down. My belly’s gotten so big; I can’t even see my own toes when I stand up now. It’s not a problem for dragons though, a lot of dragons get better metabolism from it, and it keeps me warm during the winter. I’m pretty strong now too and it’s never a problem helping Twilight around the castle.
Well I think that’s all I’ve got to say for now. I’m just so grateful we’ve been able to get so much done in the past few years. Twilight’s off to a really good start as the new leader of Equestria and I’m so proud of her.
~Entry 4~
Hey, I’m back. It’s been just one year since the last entry, but I’ve got some great news! Flurry’s coming to visit Ponyville for a week or two and Twilight has tasked me with watching over her during her stay. I guess Flurry had a bit of a rough time at some fancy ball up in the Crystal Empire last night and she told Shining Armor and Cadance that she’s tired of being a princess and wants some adventure. Well, they agreed and decided that she needs to set out on one just like Twilight did back when Celestia sent her to Ponyville. Feels like old times already.
Twilight said she’s been having some strange dreams lately too. She feels like they’re premonitions and Flurry is supposed to do something important. I mean I’d be remiss if I said I couldn’t see that happening. Flurry is the first natural-born alicorn in Equestria in over a thousand years and she’s pretty capable for her age, but she really wants to know more about the magic of friendship. Twilight seems to think she’ll be the next hero that Equestria needs. I think she’s right. Well, if Flurry is meant for great things, I’d be happy to help her out. I have a feeling she’ll be staying a little longer than a few weeks, so I best pack up as much as I can. I’m really excited to be heading back to Ponyville for a while. It’ll be nice to be out in the country once again and be staying in Twilight’s old castle in Ponyville where Sunburst, Starlight Glimmer, and Trixie currently live. I’ve got a lot in Ponyville I’d love to show Flurry. She’s going to have such a fun time there!