(Collab with yodajax10 who suggested the idea. Slight spoilers for "Nightmare Knights".) When Twilight organizes a party to celebrate Luna's new task force, Spike's wings start acting up around Tempest. The reason for this will be quite a shock.
Spike dreams of becoming a true dragon, and with no one to help him, he seeks comfort and training from a returning Tempest Shadow. In the month before she must leave, can she give the strength, skills, wisdom he needs? Two similar souls find solace.