It's been months, and it feels great to be back. Work not only kept me occupied but pretty much ate up all of the leisure time I usually devote to writing. This is a piece originally started for a contest and that I wasn't able to complete in time to submit. I finally found a few hours to complete and submit it. It's something I wrote because it depicts something I would like to see happen: Spike being viewed as something more than a second-banana. I hope you enjoy it!