A young filly befriends an old dragon taking residence on a mountain looking just over Ponyville. Who is this dragon and what exactly is he waiting for?
Spike, in his spare time that seemed abundant in the past few months, has been keeping a secret from Twilight. That secret's name is Scruffy, the completly normal, mundane, and in no way special, little black kitty... If only that were true.
Spike gets a job at the Ponyville Spa during the summer. Unable to pay him, the exotic and attractive twins Lotus and Aloe have to cook something else up to keep him happy.
Spike has had it. It's not his fault the library is a shambles. But he's not gonna take the blame. Until Twilight starts appreciating him, he goes on strike.
A dragon wanders into a land that banished him centuries ago. Never did he imagine he would return, but when the sun and moon failed to rise one fateful day, something compelled him to begin the journey home to the princess who shattered his heart.
Spike has been volunteering time to entertain the fillies and colts at the local hospital. Everything changes, however, when his kind actions are noticed by a mare with much less fortunate circumstances.
A thousand years after the events in Ponyville, Spike wakes up to find the world a very different, dangerous place. Now he has only one question, and his quest for the answer will take him across Equestria: whatever happened to Twilight Sparkle?
There are those who say that darkness makes the world close in. Spike, who once spent a sleepless night walking at Luna's side, knows the truth as something opposite.
Usually, we feel alone when we're by ourselves. But sometimes, the loneliest place is in the middle of a crowd. Spike has to get away, and he needs somepony to talk with him so that he can get through the evening.