"I dunno man, maybe it's not me. Maybe, it's...the rest of Equestria, ya know?"
Suffering badly from the almost inevitable rejection of his long time crush, Spike chooses to man up and cry in a bar instead of his bedroom. Looking to cheer him up, the squad assemble to help him realize he still has a place in the world; even if that place doesn't include Rarity.
Hopefully Soarin and Discord will be able to bring him around, as well as resolve some of the new tension between him and Applejack (who has had to put up with his insufferable brooding for four nights straight).
And what better a way to do that than over a couple pints of the Apple family's infamous Sweet Apple Cider.
Edit: This is meant just as a random, slightly mushy, humorous, light read. Just something that came to mind and thought I'd write just to see how it goes down. I have added a sentence or two and slightly revised the description, so that you all get a slightly better idea of what to expect. This does include Applespike.
Book 1 in the friendzoned series. Prequel has been written. The link is in the final chapter, 'The survival guide'.
That cover image is legendary!
Good start. I have been in poor Spikes place a few time. And it don't get no easer with age.
6193486 Thank you very much! I appreciate it.
6193466 Indeed. One of my own creations that inspired this little story.
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Awesome work! You're one for many seasons, I see.
Spikes carrying the weigh of the world on his back, , A marsh mellow monkey on his shoulders. . .
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So this one isn't terribly long, just something to keep you occupied.
Its Bon appetit damn british who doesn't know his damn french
You are what is wrong with Canada!
(edit: I had forget the words know)
6203978 This has to be the best thing I've read all day!
I was so tired when I wrote this, now I can only laugh at how stupid that mistake was. This is what happens when I try
Oopsy.
well It's all corrected now though.
Thank you so much for pointing that out.
I'm just glad I'm not Canadian otherwise I probably would have taken that to heart XD
6203978 See people, this is constructive criticism! Have a mustache my good sir
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And have a damn pancake with your space monkey new2.fjcdn.com/comments/I+thought+usa+stopped+sending+monkeys+into+space+decades+ago+_e064f4ff56f3b6efc42915cfe4318f1b.jpg
That cover image!!!!!!!!!!!!
6212924 Legendary isn't it?
I liked this!
The spacing could use some work, but good never the less!
6216891 Noted.
Hey guys, I'm not too sure about the tags I'm using for this story. Should I change this from a teen to an everyone or just leave it. Kinda lookin' to expand my audience, ya know?
It's mainly rated T because that was my intended audience, also due to the alcohol.
6216891 I have just edited the layout of the story. Hopefully the spacing is a bit better this time
This is a pretty damm good story for a debut. Have a like, fav and a follow for your troubles dear sir.
I will be watching your progress with keen interest
6225217 muchas gracias señor! I thank you for your keen interest. Have a mustache
6225166 Time for a re-read than.
Dude! 405 views and 42 likes...What is this strange sensation of euphoria I feel?
...Could it possibly be...
VICTORY!!!
As a huge ApplexSpike fan this already gets big ups, as a fan of fanfiction and a fellow writer I gotta say this is pretty darn good.
Great stuff man
6237068 Danke, much appreciated!
omg i loved this
so nice
maaaan i love this brotherly relationship thing between Discord and Spike
i always image those two being very good friends someday
Daaaaaaaaaaaw
6331783 That's what I was going for
Sweet tea and biscuits!
5..55...559...5...559 views!!??
And how many likes...52...FIFTY TWO!!??
THIS IS AWESOME
Thanks for all the views and likes.
And a big thanks to those who have disliked. Evidently, I have something to improve on...SPLENDID!!
Thanks again. I'm glad you guys enjoyed my work.
Marshall Out.
Needs major polishing.
6413052 Yeah, that chapter was really added as an after-thought, mainly to steer people towards the second story in the series.
But if you were refering to the fiction as a whole, I still agree.
This certainly isn't the best story out there, and was more experimentory than official.
The fiction as a whole is probably rushed and I feel it very juvenial.
Fact is, as an author, you are rarely satisfied with your own stories... well this is true for me in any case; there's always some way to improve.
I've talked to other authors in the past who have felt the same with their own work. I'm just glad that some people have enjoyed it. The sequel kinda failed
As for this story, I might polish up the last chapter, but I'm gonna leave the rest. If anything, I can look back someday and hopefully see how far I've come.
In any case, I'd like to offer my sincere thanks for your feedback. I've rarely recieved constructive critism in the past and I really appreciate this. Though I love all the positive feedback, I still treasure these comments because they keep me challenged and motivate me to improve.
So thanks again!
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No problem. My issue is with formatting of things such as dialogue.
Things like
and this
and this
are unacceptable. You must change paragraphs every single time you change speaker. And either you indent every paragraph or you indent none of them. And you should always skip a line between paragraphs.
6413857 Holy crap, that's bad!
I did indent the paragraphs and tended to split each paragraph with a single space.
Much
Like
this.
When it should be:
like
this.
Noted. Thanks a bunch for correcting this. It's embarrassing to say that completely slipped my notice,
Which it did.
Oh well.
"A man who asks is a fool for five minutes, but the man who doesn't, is a fool for life."
It's embarrassing, yes. But in the end this will improve the story a lot.
Or atleast make it easier to read, in turn making more enjoyable
...hopefully.
I'll get to editing it right away. Should take 10-15 minutes tops. Hopefully it will satisfy you.
Thanks again.
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No trouble.
If you're writing in Word, don't bother with indenting in the document, because Fimfic won't detect that, anyway; highlight the body of your story in the chapter edit view and use the Increase Indent button to get a consistent indent everywhere. You must manually create your skipped lines by pressing ENTER twice; just having the computer automatically double space it won't transfer over to Fimfic. Any bolding, italicizing, or underlining must be done in Fimfic with the tags , , and written out in order to show up in the story view. Fimfic automatically aligns left, can be made to align center, and cannot align right. It does not justify. If you want to use a specific text color, you must select it within the story editor. The same applies for fonts and sizes. Fimfic only has basic text editing capabilities, so anything fancy you might want to try is unlikely to work. All these limitations may apply for Google Docs, which does not always import perfectly. Always go over each chapter in the editor before you publish it. You will catch many errors you did not even know you made.
6414592 After revising the spacing, I was able to find a couple spelling mistakes and other kinks in the story. Nothing too major. But over all, I feel much more satisfied with this story.
It'll certainly teach me to be more careful with my other stories.
Good to see I'm improving.
I need to thank you and 6216891 for pointing out the problems in spacing with this story, allowing this story to develop.
6419389 Shoot.
Fixed it.
Thanks.
My favorite ship. And you pulled it off awesomely. I thank you for writing this. Very short and sweet.
I see that there is another chapter. I'll hold off on my rating til after
6426492 Thanks. Though, be warned, the last chap isn't part of the story, it's basically just a link to the prequel story...which kinda failed.
But thanks again for your comments. I deeply appreciate them.
Discord, you just got to love his randomness
Soarin and Spike's 'confession' - I just cracked up
fave chapter 
If he puts himself before others, he's selfish. If he puts others before himself, he's generous.
Loving this so far.
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Oh my...
HOW DID I MISS THAT!?!?!?!?!
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I am so grateful to you for pointing this out...
But I'm too embarrassed and humiliated to feel grateful right now.
It's been fixed.
Hope it didn't screw up the experience too much.
Trying
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Thanks again.
I hope these mistakes aren't paining you too much.
I love your stories man, AppleSpike FTW
6967613 Thanks dude.
This was a well written story. One of the things I enjoy about these kinds of stories is the fact that there is some time put into building up the relationship. Also this is one of my favorite ships. Bravo!
Yes! I always hated that guy!
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XD goodnight New York